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THURSDAY MORNING, JAOTARY 25,4923 Farm Loans Cit m ruts k r: 6 Per Cent : Interest THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON v f- - ' t - i ini m n 1 1 i.i ' 1 1 i .n i i gaigwaws .T-BT.irr- r-""! I : mmmmmm - --- -- - - - - - . - ui " II I Vi rM I Wl II v . J ,: . l 1 ' l VTv ' - I - I II - '.. I ..iM.IWiUii J. M Ui., 0 jf-M LL 4 V ii 11 0 11 li XI. 11 11 ' a ai a a - " a mm . m a aa a a a m a i,aam a a a b m avaiiarva a a a a a -i. .. m t a a a i i a '. r, , i -.. . , ai a a . in r: ' : . . ... - . : - ; : -J .1 i 1 . j ,. 3 ' li- v .. Ilrpresentte rortUtsd Joint Stock -iABd Xuftk -J 407 llMonlc Temple : -' Kalem, Oregon : r- .?; ; . : ' " Ccn-I::i!;ca Syrbta C3rft2tetjnot to L&k Srerer Drug Co 4 C3 Court Et. i Fbo&e lZi Oar MmIi ' Va: .T Bw4 Diy" , , Cpratta Co-c;cn:L7c Crcczcry A Ms-profit rtistU ira tiNlr 7 ta air7a Gn Xmtetnrt f Sttraa Battc :-ata ir :ir :mr- --vr -r-r .Iff DF TIIE OBEGOHCIIICraB COLLEGE FDIt TltEGntJVJlLB DF CELERY It Is Very Intensive Acriculture, and tlo One Can Learn All tha Tricks of ths Trcd3 and of the Production of ' a duality Xrcp in One Season, and. The v Expenses . Per Acre Are Hi5h;,cut so Are tne uross Money Receipts for the Right Kind. . . ;t; i -f.;'.: ("Celery Production and' Mar- -. ' t-.tlnr" . la -. the subject of . Cir- . eclar 13 of theJOreson Agrlcnl . taral eollege, 'diHed AprH, 1917; bat autborUatlve and not out or date. With 1 the hope of helping . to extend the trowfias of celery ,ln the Salem CJatrtct, Circular - IS Is printed In - full as fol- There is no doubt hut that Oregxm is ebleto produce celery ; ' of . the i finest; size and i quality.! Y Crops", of .. thU vegetable grown, J liv different parts "m of ' the state; prove tMs'to be so. The acreage f la. celry ..has . heen'. growing '. teadily ;ia 'ccprdanee with the , gradual' Increase of cities In Tar- f -fras dlstrtctft-" Many people hare Lad their atteniloa. turned to the losusibilitlesVof - making -"money tr: the growing, and marketing . c: celery. , A . large . number; of 1 iters recelTed at - the Experl r ent Gtat'on show that; there; Is a- rery decided ;tendency toward 1.8 plantiag of quite, a large . area to tbis" crop; that Is, should "a majority, of the' Inquiries for i-- f a ra a lion ciater iallza Into at- t .srt ti to grow the crop.-- i I vwrould .; offers at thla .time r rectel, word -or, precaution Jto V i.i particular, who:: hare h:. l.zt Jittle experience In grow- laz ".eelery 1. o" even ' hare" - done but little farm work. . The pror t - :o.v'ef jftfielery. "It:. reryf nte, tlTa ! farminff,- and the' v business ca-act b 4,, learned iti the grow lc s of iie first crop. I would r. racially .recommend that f Aone irs-ceei v slowly ; and saxtwltb a Rurriclently small acreage sa as la warrant? good: care and proper attention? Then' If market , con- : ? C fons - are ; fa-Torahle "one; can ' T ry readily increase oncft acre--: j t and with experience can -put i .tJ a- superior article. ' : Markets for Celery , - Celery Is a vegetable , that will 1 fani, up, wU under" transporta- ; t on,...-but-4 it .t must be handled V .ht, . Not a' great deal of Ore- 11 U o a celery ' Is , exported, Local markets furnish most of the bus Ines3."'rTL.ereris. no market ; tor r dirty, ungraded, wlItedT celery-v-'Kor J6es-; the trade want pithy, 4 1 ' tzbted, or -'blemished "sUlks. " father ii THl desired. that they .f t of medium to largV size, well J"-- P'-Jed, thoroughly cleaned, neat ; 1 : tlanched, free " from dirt, ' t or blpaisbea ; 'of : any; kind i haying ; a 'good 'color typical fpf . t iie ' variety -and Equality that j U nutty sweet, , and "crisp. a I mention 'these things because . ,-ftt tha fact that there is usually nrjch more .of Jhe former type . 1 b a n the latter nd there ; Is a ?ood market for high 'class' pr- 1' 1 would -urge , a branding of he celery If It is' superior RnUd V the market by' Jhe character f the -goods, and by, their su- Ulority they will cause a natur ' demand by the public. , ; - sera ' - Of extreme Importance Is the 'pstion1 of . seed . buying. Many . lurea can . be traced directly . ct;.p, iiferjor seed.' . Buy 'y - the-', best''' strains. Sprout ie early la the spring to test Dates of Slocani in Daily Statecman (In Twke-a-Week Statesman Followisj Day) Lotnberrlet. Oct. 6.' Prune, Oct. 1J. DairjlnX, Oct. If. r . Flax, Oct, 21. ' . FllberU, Not. . Wlnnti. Not. r StrawlMrrie, Nof. It.' ' Applet, Not. 21. : ' Raj SDerrlei, r Not. S 0. -' Hint. December 7. Great owi otc. Dee. li. JBlackberrtee. Dee. 22. -. Cherries, Dee. 29. ' Peart, Jen. 4, 1121. Gooteberrtet, Jan. 11. 1 v Cora. Jan.' 11. . .. , , - Celerr.' Jan-24- - - Eplnecavete., Feb: 1. , Onlona, etc, Feb. S. ! . . PoUtoes, etc, Feb. 15. , Beea,; FeSf' ttjjf,: 1 ' Poultry od pet stoek, Mar. 1: Goats, LXa-rcli Beant, etc.-, March 15 Pared tliiwayt.-Urch 22, , BroccoU, etc, Marc 2t, Cllom, etc., April 5," v Iiesximea; April 1 z . -Asparatut, etc., April 19. ' Orapea, etc- April 21. :- p Arrc if mc- rq: escape . .TT m U. S. Inspected the germination and Tigor "Of seedlings,: Purchase only .from the reliable" seed ' houses. ; Ask for the. best theyl hare. Extra expenditures for superior seed Is nvney' well spent. From three to four ounces of seed should be sufficient for -one acre. i .-...,:; t -Z " ' r Varletlefl.' - r. - irm VUM wra Annular In Ormf iV whf.-'fma aS Golden' f-J1".'..! :ZJ nV tt 'theibed tor "tarting the-pUnts. The L!?S;:BfaiJJ!!r..t5:l thould beomposed of !! :;r v . u J . what the market demands. V - . . ; . ' ";,:: CelT Soils - For commercial: growing, soils containing - much i : decomposed vegetable matter: are; best,-phy- sically and ; chemically. Muck lands, tide- lands, swale '- lands. "black bottoms - beaver dams, etc., j represent the above ,-. elass of soils. . The - soil must have a loose texture and - be fertile. Clay lands pack, around, the; plants too readily., unless there u a lot of stable . manure added. Drain age in - the , organic toils is most important. . . "Moist soils' - does not necessarily, mean "'wet soils Open ditches or drain tiles must be- properly laid 'out -so that the celery will .not be -on wet land. causing possible : dieae or giv Ing" a great deal of trouble in every way. : , . Sandy loams,,; well ; fertilised, produce- good' eelery.' . They i are loose, somewhat . too-; porous, in fact, for retaining mpteture,- and must""- be Irrigated more- often than tne.nuclcittds, - zi Volcanic-, ash ) soils or, find silt loams-Ifvcontaialng" organic- mat ter in v abundance are, accept able. V ; ' .:'.-;,;; Heavy feeding is necessary for good celery, e Stable . manure from "'23 to , 30 ton L per, acre is recommended. ' It must be ' cut un 'fine- and f thoroughly mixed in the solU.. .Preferably use fine well composted i manure. to that which ,is -strawy and fresh. - "' Commercial, fertiliser . should not -be used .as, a substitute for theJabove,,but they may sorme time be .useful In ' supplement ing --the manure. . - Most ' of .the muck , or, black; lands: are . defi cient in potash and 200 to 300 pounds of muriate of potash may possibly be, appliedf to advanUge. All fertlll3r work should v,,'be checked i upon, by' ubIok 'part t ot the same ground .tof . celery up on; which no ; fertilizer sis ;' used. Also various amounts of manure and commercial fertilizers should be usedi . f or ijgiving - field,; tests as to the ; economy of k each, f ' The commercial .fertilizer may be - applied ,V broadcast before transplanting or .along, the roV after the: plants' ,ars set. i -f ;- Nitrate of - soda acts quickly aa a leaf stimulant, and two or threr light applications or this.. fertillzer--jmay,' bel applied. care being taken not; to : allow the nitrate to fall on the plants to prevent - burning.. . One hun dred j to , one-, hundred 4.ftnd fifty rounds per acre is s normal ap plication, a .two .weeks Interval Druf garden. May 1. Sarar beeta, torfbtm, ete . May 10. ' 1 Water porrera. May 17. IrrlraUon, May 24. ' Mlnini, May 21. . . .' Land, trrlcatlon,- etc, Jane 7. Denrdratlon, Jane 14. Hope, cabbase ete., Jane 21. ,-' Waolettlins and J o b b 1 ng Jane 22. r . , , . i? . , Cnenmbere, ete Jnly i. Has. Jnly . j , . ,t City beanUtal. ete., Jnly 19. Schoolt, etc., Jaly 21. Ebeep, Aac 2. National adrertlalns, Ant 1. -i Seed, etc., Ans. It. - . LdTeetock, Anf. 2S. -AutomotlTe industry, Anc 20. f Grain and train srodacta. Sept 6. ; , . Manufactnrtns, Sept. 12. Woodff&rklnff, etc., Sept. 20," Paper mm,:ete., Sept. 27. (Back copiea oZ- tne Thnrtday edltlona; ot tne. Daily Oreson Statesman aire en hand. They are for sale at 10 cenu each, mailed to any address. Current cop let, 6e.) I. . elapsing until the next applica tion." -v : : : i-. -; Ume is nsnally beneficial! on fxrganic- soils, and- the Kalamazoo growers use 00 to 800 pounds of salt, annually per acre, spread broadcast and harrowed in light ly. It is claimed that It assists the quality of the celery and makes the stalks more, brittle and tender. Plant Production One ounce of -seed - producing 10,000 plants; one will bare to figure on orer 30,000 for' one acre, setting at the usual distance of 0 by 30 or 36 Inches. . There are two kinds of celery usually grown the medium early and the latevir To' grow plants for the former some form of heat is necessary, while tor the latter no heat la required, the plants being started outdoors. '' ' For continual production seed may be sown at regular Interrals of tjro to .three-weeks' up" to the first part of. May,, beginning the ' ' v . wo " March. Cre3n houses are much superior to hot- 8i"l muck and'sand. and the bed should be made Yery fine and l.,v is broadcasted and covered with finely sifted soil-one-eighth of an inch deep. Cover with burlap and water 4 with tepid water through the burlap, which Is removed at first signs of germination. Seed may be sown as early as the first of March. . J Manure hot beds may be atart ed about this time and the tem perature kept 'at 70 degree or thereabouts. . Ko seeding should be made in the hot. bed until the temperature' das decreased to 8 0 degrees or 85 degrees. f Celery to. be , harvested after September will be started out doors in beds as soon as condi tions become ' Warmer In the spring April lS to May 20 being the average . time. Succesaional sowings should, be made to insure plenty of plants and to. have them coming along at various intervals so that celery may be of different sizes in the field.' Figure on your market demands in the pliant growing. The celery should not stand In the field long after the blanching la done. ' Thus it is ad visable to have plants of various ages in the field at once. '. Pricking Out Planta The plants of the early crop are : usually pricked out into the frame before Held setting - in order to give them plenty of room for developmenti 2 by 2 Inehes Is the-usual, distance. : The soil in the , frames should be rich. The young plants should be sprayed with Bordeaux 'mixture when in the .frames in order to keep ' off the fungus, blight, v 1 1 '' p Transplanting to the Field . Operatetrpreferably. in' cioudy weather or Just -after a rain.: Set plants in freshly-,-, stirred toil. Plants should he, stocky and about 6. Incite high. , ,.They should be watered down, well ; eight to . 1 2 hour before: lifting. Organise setting gang. v Keep J the plants protected from the sun..: The soil should; be loose and marked off with marker-proper, distance of setting. ; Set ' -plants ; . level and straight. Do not dig any trench es.; See that the roots are straight and - the ' plants well primed. , Water -after setting if possible. ; ; Caltivatloa Do Hot stir the soil when plants or poll are wet Cultirate? regu larly, every 10 to- 14 days. ? Hoe frequently. Don't throw any soil up to the plants. Especially cul tivate after - irrigation.; 1 ,7j -v--.' .IiTtsatkm T . Both overhead sprinkling and ditch -.Irrigation are used. .Natu- SALEtt YORLD'S QUALITY, CELERY CENTER Otezcn took fast prize cl iht nzticzd celery contest last year. k Oregon hok second prize ct thst contest the yecr Jehrepronozhced a greater victory than taking the first, by Prof. Bouquet of the Oregon Agricultural college. r." . . The first prize winner cf lest year, nojgroa ing celery at Trouticle, vsas fojrnerly a grower ' in the Kalamazoo celery ; district- regarded up tor lately as the greatest celery jiistritt inthe worW , llcrion county produces as good celery as Hcltnomch or Lane . - Which means the best in the world. 1 The Lahish fJeadoas Celery union members hope and, expect to be the greatest celery growers in the world. They have now a f lCOfiOOiyear industry, on 100 acres. , ; There are 5000 acres of as eood celerv land . in that district BRAND 4. ral sub-irrigation, where possible, is best. Overhead system7 has a tendency to Increase eelery blight due to wetting of the leaves. Plants should be sprayed ? when young It one is going to sprinkle. On most organic toils irrigation, should be not frequent, but should give sufficient amount of water to thoroughly wet the deepest roots. .,'.,'(,,. . - f- , v Spraying . V ',? If the plants have been sprayed In the seed bed they .will -probably need only one or two spray ings in' the; field after setting. For details ' concerning spraying send to Prof. H. B. Bans de partment of 'plant pathology, O. A; C, Corvallis,Or. f : ; " i Blanching '. : -;' In western Oregon boards are used for blanching; 1 by 12-inch boards are , placed on each side of the row- and held : at the top t7 ' cleats - or : Btake against the outside. ' Board ! bhly - certain; amount of celery at ione time- enough for market for a week or so. as the ease may be,, Don't let the celery stand in the board long after being blanched; ' The plants should be 12 or 14. Inches high when - the boards ' are used. Sixteen to, 2 4. day .will be necest sary to blanch the celery, "" ; Dirt is sometimes used for late celery In parts where there is not much rain. Drain tile or paper on a small scale are suitable Harvesting The color will determine the time of digging. Lift with a fork. strip off poor outer leaves and trim the root to a four-sided coneC Take to the packing shed; wash. rinse, and - grade. . The celery should' be i graded " for size and color. . -They are tied in bunches of 12, with string at' the top around the leaves, and red or bine or white tape around the stalks'. The culls - may be be 'used at hearts." Neatness - In bunching Is very important; attractive, san itary appearance of bunches cuts a big figure. - Various crates are " used. -' All should be lined - with , paper. Crates with' a' 22 by 24-inch base and holding ; five to seven dozen standing , upright are common. Some use a square box holding four dozen. ; Each dozen bunches should be wrapped In paper. . . ' i I Marketing . VV- -r, ! Everything should be done to keep the "celery clean until It reaches : the 3" consumer. Celery averages In price. : five to sixty cent per dozen bunches.. Prices often reach .80 cents to 80 cents,1 but sometimes there is a drag en the market even ot good stuff. Hearts sell at & cents or two f of 5 cents.. , . , ' , - , 1 ( The cost of production varies from $175 to 4250 --fertilizer, harvesting and 1 marketing being expensive" items. vv'. il'l'' . -- Helpfal Uterature ' U Bulletin 1269, ' Celery ' Culture, department of agriculture,' Wash ington, D. C. . ' Celery Culture, Seattle, Orange Judd company, N. T- Crop Pest Bulletin. Oregon Ag ricultural college, 1912-1913. : Correspondence regarding - all problems in production of celery solicited , by A. O. B. Bouquet, section' vegetable - gardening, di vision of horticulture, Oregon Ag ricultural college, Corvallls, Or.' ' t IMMENSE POSSIBILITIES FOR CELERY IF1DUSTPY ' (Continued from page 2) mcstly: from the outside, to be expended : here. - There ar now 30 growers " In that union, mostly ' men born I in Japan; one born in Korea. ' Mr. Fukuda, a man with a good Eng lish edncation, secured j la ' this country,; and an intelligent -and ' : : 'BACONAND LARD SALEM, OREGON public spirited citizen, : has - been the' -moving spirit in this growth! World's Greatest Growers 1 He writeSj in The Statesman of this morning:: "The growth and rale are increasing; erery year, an "are - believe there (, will be con tin nous - profc-rese, and ' that we will., succeed in our ? efforts . to become the- WORLD'S LARGEST CELERY GROWERS," , They errow the best. . T h e v produce as good celery as that ot r'ranK ' is. Chase and son, Elmo, . who took second prize at the national celery contest at Al bany, New 1 York, year before last and Prof. . Bouquet . of Cor- vallls said publicly recently that they copped, there a really better prize than the first. And they produce as f good celery as that of H. C. McGinnls, who took first 'prize last year in the na tional contest at Indianapolis. il&tr -MeGlmiis formerly- grew celery ; W the--KalamasooV; Mich., district, "'- supposed to heretofore produce the , best ; celery In the world. But Oregon is. now in first '-plaCeV";distinctly.) - ; ; vA'ixt of Celery : " ' ; The, Lablsh Meadows growers, as v mentioned by: . Mr. Fukujla, chipped "last i year ;160 cars and expressed 3 500 crates of celery to the east; and, they; sent three cars to California, and sold it kt' about -a dollar a crate higher than 'was"' received -by the Calif dr. nta gTOWers for their best eel? ery." ' , ... There are 160 crates in a car, and the crates . contain four to seven dozen bunches of celery each; averaging; about' six' dozen bunches Thr.t is, the loose packed, if or : which tha price is about . 33.60 a crate. , The . bunch packed ;"celery goes 1 0 v"; dozen bunches to a crate, and the -price GUR diplomatic, po lite services meet . with public approval. .The beautiful dignity that characterize the accomplishment o f ; this organization Is a symbol : otK respectful regard.- - Wcbbrfi: CIcagh: Co. I . PUXERAIiDHlECTORS , 499 Cort St Salna. Saa 12 0 ' BUY AN OVERLAND ' AND Realize the Difference r i,.J'- '.- 'v.-.- ' ; VICICBROS. 'QUALrrYCARS, J -i.f nigh 6t at , Trade 260 North High Street a , Bcsst Thb Cocincity by Adfertislcs ca the Slogan Paes DID YOU KNOW that Salem is the market center of the " coming greatest celery growing r district of. the 1 United -States; that Marion county already leads Oregon in the in dustry and is increasing this lead ji that1 our growers pro-, duce here the finest quality: of celery grown in; the world ; that they seH the crop at $1,000 an ' acre; ' that there is a net profit of around $300 an acre in celery crow ing here in the Salem district, for, the man with the . .. right kind of land, some-capital, and a'great deal of Indus- try; and that there is a welcome in the alem district for . more celery growers -hundrecs of them? v averages about. .38, a' ..crate;;', as high -as' 113." ' ' ' - It Will be' seen from the-above that the Labiah ... Meadow grow ers sent? away for sale last year something ; like 13,580 crates of celery. " . r - vThey also sent "to market two of thread cars, of lettrce. They also raised a few onions sold about 10 car of onions. ,j Ti. fn. )iM. a1an, 1nna thV' received for their total ; sales last year efbout 3100,000. - It. 1 Bljnificant There ar at least - 5Q00 acres of land in the Lablsh Meadows district that are as good as the 100 acres now devoted to celery; as good for celery ' growing. And there are many. other, pieces" of this bea verdant land throughout Marion and1 Polk counties. When it is realized that' this Is the best, celery district in the world, and that there is a more than nation wide and an ever expanding market for this super ior product, and that It -v can be produced and sold at the rate ef . $1000 an acre,, gross a year, iti easy to eea great future for -the celery, industry, v with Salem vW the world , center for the quality ' product. It .T may grow,to a 15,060,000 crop an nually or a, 110,000,000 cropi or more for many type of ' soli here f will. produce quality cel ery; scores 'of thousands of acres of good celery land is here, 'out side of the beaverdam lane areas. , David Lloyd George denies that he recently attended a bullfight In Spain. But it. must be admitted that the former premier has had quite a 'lot of 'experience tossing the taurus. '-' Seed Corn Corn of All Purposes AU Tested D. WHITE & SONS Salem, Oregon ; Insist on , Better-Yet Bread: -:.:-H',;-:.--:.?--fr"!''-'':. . ; - o - ; IT'S BETTER OVPCO Broom handles, mop han dles,' paper plugs, ' tent tog gles, all kinds of hardwood handles, manufactured by the' ' ""?. Oregon Vood Products Co. . . West Salem . Auto Iectric Work IliD.IJASTOIT 171 S. Commercial St. Phcne , Lest&er Goods cf ; ' t i - . j 1 f - f Bags, Suite cics. Puttees ; : HARNESS F. E. Staler Phone 411 170 8. Coml , - Salem, Ore. " 1 . "Where The Crowds 'Always Shop" ' 1 . The j. ! 1".. ' - - . . . iPeopfe'd; - CaoEn : : SALEM, OREGON; OREGON PULP & PAPER CO. 8AIXM, Uaauiactarer of Hi;h Grade Vrappbj Pep era zzl ' Paper SpschllS: !M-OflaVs'S!s;i ' ' ;A;v'''.:---. v.'5p,iM-v.:''.-' - -:, SUBJECT-' IS " v5 Jiiicabii A Licensed Lady Embalmer ? to care for - women and - children is a necessity in , v all funeral homes. We are the only one furnishing "such service. t "; "v-- - TerwMiger Funeral Home ', 770 Chem'eketa 6t. , 1 Phone .721.. Salem, Oregon) - The Salem district produces the bi:t 7 cchr; grown in the wide isorld. .TOE- . boy: scouts deserve the 'support ot everyone who wishes ' to Inculcate high prin- clples of manhood into . v. , thf youth of our land. - This space paid for by Thlelaen A Rabjt " i .' fUild Uirrjr.l.'Ti . Buttercup ii V P. II. Giezziry, I!jr. SiO v Sonthy Cortirerc:.: f . UWeviM L u - 1 ;' Srrrp 184 S. Coin! Et. rtcra f milk and ch::a:: Phcns723 " HOTEL I nARIOIJ SALEM, CIirGCN ; The "Largest' xr.3 I': Complete " Hontclry N i j Oregon Qui of Perl!:: 221 8. nigh St., Ealeni, C Always la the market f . ;dried fruits cr all !.'-; . fy. . mm m k -v ,-1. . OBXCdN1 ' - h r,siM r - oiiu.ui;! ' ' ' ' r : "'. '- :- . . .. . :-i ,i i . ... . . t.- ... ;- , . '. 4--. .-'.(Cv.-yiivVt"- -', j".- 1C4 S. Commercial St. ::;;::35ALEMt"Ore., '.- r . '- ' Carefally Crows , -; . Carefully 6electel Carefully PacLeJ ,7ia Give r,it: rm: a to r 3 Tlatcr Cr " ") a t . , U i i a 42S -Ore-rca Il-jT . . riioae 17U3 Additional Ealesmna V: -1