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2 THE OREGON ! STATESRIAlJ; -SALfeM,' OREGON THURSDAY MORNING,' FEBRUARY 8, .1923 s: ii;':: hi. t:; IS y' ft " - U.y' v.. . -23". S , r. t .. . u i j : r1.' J! It IM " !5 ? ! 1i Mi 1 1 i i 1 i t h.tl: i i rot Bros. racking Cczpany f Salem Oregon Quality Fruits, V,: Proper growing," , . . : Proper packing ; i . Intelligent selling, V Courteous treatment, . . . Community service, - '-' j "'"j ;f; ,'''..-;':.;?!:"''. Are the" steps to . business success-' - DEHYDRATED and CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Oregon Products I King's Foodl Products1 Company . r 1 Salem Portland The Dalles - . , ..' Oregon i Gideon Stolz Company Balem Manufactrer f " Carboaatod BererageB " ;' -and ,: ' -V? . Llme-Salphnr - Solution 4 Track deJlTerr to' 11 p of tht TinrneltsYaDsyPrcse Asscchtion The oldest Association la j, the Northwest. .-' v Secretary "and Man'agef ' Trade ' A HfeliSt8. . Csasl, Oregon " NELSON BROS. r ' r . . - - ' Wrb Air Fvtnaeca, plumbinc -rllMtins ud the I Btrl work, tin ro4 vgrTl tooflag. tBrl Job- 1 Staff Ul W BS W wrk. I . r- .. - - 355 'C&enekett 8t ' Fhont 1906 Dixis Health Dread Ask Your Grocer, . Always Ride" the Trolley ' It's . ,s '-, Jonvenient . ' ' Comfortable , : Safe and . . ' ? Economical, too- Tl k Sarc Time Srtd in Strips of 5 for 3Uc Scalfccrn Pacific lines FOR YEARS AND YEAR'S " "TXir Btalenau h bn nh- .11 yntif trad! ) !rof ptHi r r printers (: f jrortb ad rit- Modern qitpm4 s4 Ilea tr 1 , th & ht gt fcf. STATESMAN PUBLISIimG COuPAIJY SELLING SALEM DISTRICT i'-i The Way to Bufld Up Your Home Is to7Patronize Your Home People v THE PRODUCTIOIJ 'OFOiB.TRIITEDlBY.UIEOJ.G:: An Exhaustive Treatment of by an Expert The Prep :antf an(T There Are Man many the Intelligent Appl (Following: is !u (fall Circular 8 of ; the I Oregon -Agricultural College onlfeodnctlon and Marketing 'of Onions," the author being Prof. A. G. B. Bouquet, the : ' wef! J krfow-n- authority on g&rdening subjects:) 5 .The. orfion fa one ; of'. Oregon's leading truck crops It is a val uable one. because it can! bp stor ed, during the winter months and sold . according to market ' con dttions. Tho. onion requires pe culiar growing' conditions for its best results. . 'Climatic Conditions ; The crop "can be grown In al most any Tcllmate in the state. The onion, however requires a lone growing sason; if produced from ; seed; tt is ordinarily - Itb months, sometimes" more, . before the crop .is put'Tnto storage;, if produced frttrfi set! the time will be 'i;.. somewhat- shorter. There rhould preferably he a dry fall season for curing . the bulbs Rains during the early part at September interfere : wUU curing and are sometimes xuinpus. F Dry summers are- conducive 'to good quality. Mo'et summers' increase possibility;- ol blight. The - oil ton '4s hardy and -will stand quite a low temperature In r We have a few gallons of BASS-HUETER f:-"-. - -.' .rand :-V:? ; V PHOENIX PURE AVhich we ro closing oat at - .53.00- Per Gallon ' Call andaee oar . stock of paints, leads, oils . Falls Cily-SaleTn- Lumber Company : . AJB.Ktfcr, Mitt. 319 S. 12th St. Ffcon 113 Ed. CIIASTA1N CLOTHING CO. 305 ilate S Men's and Young Men's Clothing qnd Furnishings jtJae uiy . ktafrs. .' It pays SALEM IRON WORKS - CcUlilUhad 1(J0 . : .: :' , t Founders, Bfachinists and ; - : Blacksmlthif i Corner froni A S(t Bin. Maifctttrr ef . thm 6han4 pmp for trriffMoa aad , ther f)rWHl. t CoTTpiidear oli; t4. Irrigation ioioraatioB idd pllM. r Maker' ot Bolca Iroa Works .Drag Saw a. , ; HOTEL BLIGH I 109 room of 6oUd Comfmr t A Home Away From Devoted to Showing Salem District People and Opportunities of Their Own Country and Its - : 4 Selling Salem District is a continuation of the SrJem Slogrtn and Pep and Progress Campaign !t " This campaign of publicity for community upbuilding has been made possible by the advertisements placed on these pages by. our public spirited business men men whose untiring efforts have builded our present recognized prosperity and who are ever striving for greater and yet greater progress as the years go by. ID' - MHilG the WholenSubject, Written aration of the Soil Is Import -y Other Particulars That De- ication of Careful Labor. I the field. Alternate freezing and thawing, however, ruins the bulbs. Onions'do well at a high altitude.', but the short! growing reason often1 hinders maturUy. Lack of sunshine in-the summer hinders maturityj of the bulbs; Oregon onions are' sold ajl over the northwesi; and are 'ex ported to middle western states and also to Kurope: : CalKornla also consumes some stock i late iu the season. ! " ' . i Home Markets A sufficient quantity of onions should be produced in the vicin ity of all towns in Oregon for home consumption. ! Should there be a surplus, cars should be load ed co-operatlvelri. Varieties of Onions . The Yellow. Globe Danvers Js most widely grown for home markets, - and for exporting. It Is a good keeper! and productive, yellow, and spherical and solid. In the Willamette valley some red stocky is growii tor Califor nia seed tde, the . bulbs being grown under contract. Southport Red Globe and ( Red Weathers tield : are varieties produced for this trade. . . ' . Australian Brown is a good variety lor home ductive on soila tility; :v; -l 1 use and is pro of average fer- White Portugal la a popular white onion not largely grown, mild In (flavor and is more or less in local demand. ut..i t sds uyy Good onion seed is grown' in Oregori'y c ntan 1 of the onion growars-ti nilUs j of the " correc spherical type ; are saved e a year and frpra.. them the black seed I-iscriitilui Ahe followhH year. Prejion grQwn seed is Rbltf fcy-Portttfdd ueerfslnen. i tl The best seed is none too good4 Buy the Oregon Made ' Furnaces W. W. R0SEBRAUGH CO. Foundry and Machine Shop . 17th & Oak Sts., Salem, Or; Phone 88 R W Ar Out After Two MUlina i W are now payis tTr thrra quarters of a mill ion dollars a jraar ' to tht dairymca ! of this section fa milk. r j , , i . -. f i "Marion Batter" --...Hs.tba Bast Batter : ;-T , : ' i 'i Mora Cowi and Better Csws is ., ' tk crying aaatf ; MARION CREAMERY & PRODUCE CO. Salem,, Ore. . Phone 2188 Salero Carpet Cleaning and , RUFF RUG " 'All sixes of Itg and Fluff - Knga Woven .. ; s Old Mat tree a, Steaming auad ' 'tA ?S4 Remaking . .; f ; ; I Otto Zwicker, Prep. ; ' 18H Ynibsur Street I n Town There ' should be as little varla (lT as ! possible in the size and sliape of the onions 1n "the rows this means planting good seed to begin with. 'rr - Amount of Reotl - - "About" three and -oue-hair pounds oil an average iai sutlfi cient; :i ' " ' ' son . ; , "j The typical Willamette valley soil is the true beaver 'dara.-Any soil that is wellLdraincdthat contains a fair amount of organ ic matter and that holds-moisture well during dry weather is suitable.. It must be rich that U, . contain an abundance of available fertility. No poorly drained areas will do. No mat ter how rich tho soil, onions villr give but a meager yield of smaller bulbg on land ' that is wet or which has low .spots. Drain your'land before you plant. . Good bottom , lands and sandy loams that are well supplied with organic matter make good onion land 3. Some light ashy soils that may be irrigated' are also suitable.. If in doubt as to the adaptibility oj your toII, send ' a one pound sample of the first; 12 inches to the . writer of this pamphlet and describe your' con ditions. Preparation of .JUand Boil should be as fine. as ashes if possible before planting. Har row and mash the . clods and re peat until you Are satisfied that you have a fine smooth :seed- bed. i The soil must be level for a hand-seeder to do good woxb:. Seeding Usev a standard seeder.' Sow straight rows 13 to 15 inches apart. The best time to sow is as soon as the soil is in - fine, friable condition towards the lat ter part of March or the first? or second week in April. Some growers roll their, land after seeding. Weeding and Cultivating The iflrst crop of weeds is the most important. Get on the bare land in February if you can and kill weeds. Begin to cultivate with 'a push or wheel hoe im mediately ; when '"you see the onjlon trows; let no weeds j go td iceed. The ; long baridled push hriaS I a IIia "AntAn 1 M r itrli 4 A A jniall hand weeder Is nsffyf fof"?6rkinB close lift, the plants;. DottT throw any dirt toward the bulbs. Cultivate every 8 to 10 days, or immediately after . rain, j, ; Thinning -i Aim to sow seed so you don't have to thin. Fill up bare spots in the rows with plants that have to be thtoncd. ;; Fertilization Stable j manure in abundance should be supplied only in the fall, one car to the acre. If the land is very rich do not use every year. Commercial: fertii 'zers should be put on In (be spring. Most soils require phos phoric acid and potash (fertilizers! Do not apply large amounts In discriminately, Study "Horticultur al Report for 1915 iQn onion fer til'zersr Use a check plot for test ing; the economy on applying cer tain fertilizers in ' Various amounts. Write to jthe depart ment of Vegetable Gardening for details as to how .tdtT proceed. . Insects, Diseases : A complete treatise on those at'fecting onions can be obtained by writ'ng for bulletins on the sa me. 1 i i a : HartestJn r Pull onions abotTt e 20th to ?0th of August, but only on con dition that the bulba are coming out of the ground and the tops ere falling over ahd turning brown. Pull three or four rows and put in windrows, tops all one way, partly covering the ; bulbs. .Leave for curJnp. Pull In dry earner. , Curing . , Sat! factory .curing depends en. tirely on dry weather. Usually two and one-half fa three" weeks are necessary. If rains " come, turn over the onions with a rake after sun comes out. No wet The , Industries Is to Support ONION GROWING Lab is h Meadows District t Might Lead the Whole : ? i World. Editor Statesman: Referring to your letter of Feb ruary 2, to Mr. Roy Fukuda In regard : to the onion industry, T wish' to '-write few words of my own experience in growing onions, although I am not prepared to give! any views on this subject. -excepting from my own experience; but,; from what' I have observed, believe that onions can bring an nually a great deal of. money to this! district; as well as, celery. From my observation, I estimate that there arc hundreds of acres of this Labish Meadows soil suited to the cultivatioa of onions. . . Why not raise onions, and make this district the source of a big share of the world's supply of onions, as well as being the capi tal of the quality celery world? ' Why not organize an onion growers' association that; would help to market ' and dispose of onions ' should be put into stor age.) - - f ; : ! : ! Sacking j Pick up only dry onions. Do not i pick up until dew is dried up and sun is well out. - Fill sacks full and haul to storage. ': j ' - Storage . -The hduSeBhould hare a hol low j. wall filled with sawdust ventilators at ground level, at In terval the leirgth of the house, also 'ventilator, at the ridge. Racks for holding the, onions should be 12 to 18 inches apart and: - 6 Inch boards with slight crack between will hold the loose onions. The best cured onions should go to the bottom, being the ' last to come , outf j n the spring. , Large doorwatsj tttj each end will give good 'ventilation. Temperature, off the. storagf , . is best between 33 and,-0 degceen i ; Toppinir and , Orading I J , This can be done in the. stor age; ' house during winter selling season or'In the rtleld if .there i3 to be no ; storage drade. out small or misshapen bulbs. A topping and grading machine is nsed in large districts, made by Vrooman of Ohio. ! Cooperative1 Shipping The Confaderated Onion Grow ers' Association of Oregon an nually handles 350 or more cars. Pool your products' if you can. . Good yields 300 to 230' sacks; fair 200;, average 200 to 250. These vary, according to land, uniform seeding, seasonal con ditions, care of crop, proper drainage, " freedom from insect and diseases. Watch all of these closely and aim to get big yields. J Prices . Received Average, for selling season for ten years $1.35 per sack. Price in 'September and October usual ly j$l.lo, sometimes 80c; price then ordinarily rises automatical ly jup to $2.00, 12.25, and some times to $3.00 and $4.00. , Items , in cost ot production per acre: s . ' jA . .1. .dthi. i . .O. . i ' Seed Seeding . , . . . . , , , . . Sol preparation ....... 7.00 2.25 3.00 Cultivating and weeding. 25.00 Fertilizer's, manure , Fertilizers, commercial . . . Palling ......... .... ... Sacking:, . ....... . 30.00 20.00 5.0U 12.00 40.00 8.00 Sacks ... .1. Topping ; . i i- - $152.25 For further, details concerning growing and marketing of this crop or other vegetables ad dress tho writer, of this pamph let. SHOULD DE PUSHED the Advantages Surest Way to Get them without much" loss, aa is now the risk-. taken ,by some in dividual groweri? What we need is a good associallo for the grow. ers" benefit. I i CJ"pcr.toTstaii J: . In my estimation, onion grow ing does' p&t require as much ex pense as starting on celery. If one has good " soil, , such as the land in Labish Meadows that I am growing them on, manuring is not necessary; but if you should enter the commercial onion busi ness, you ought to apply various amounts of manure and commer cial fertilizer - for field tests, and study which is best suited- to get the best grade of onions, and also study the economy of each. Pot ash is good fertilizer to . obtain onions that are firm, eolid and h"eavy in weight, and so does bone meal give good weight. . : ' I j choose . the Yellow Danvers varfety of onions. . - ' il; estimate approximately 250 sacks ; per acre paying $40 for rent, $10 for plowing and harrow ing; ;f 20 for tracks; $40 for hoe ing and weeding, $30 for Wrvest ing and sacking, and $5 for seed; selling at an average of $1.50 per sack. This will net $210 profit to the acre; or more it the prices are higher. "One man could take care of five acres easily; therefore if some one would wake ip and enlarge the onion industry, it is worth while trying. Your sincere friend, , ' An Onion Grower. Saletu, Or Feb. 4, 1923. (The above writer is evidently a Japanese; this conclusion being reached partly by the fact that he says one man. an "easily" take care of five acres of onions. An other correspondent from the same district, whose letter ,f is printed in this .Issue, puts it' at two acres. Roy K. Fukuda, whom he mentions, is the Americanized Japanese gentleman who Is the pioneer and leading spirit of the celery industry of that district. Ed.) IT Tfflffll Must Be Planted ahd Thin ned and Weeded and Har vested Carefully. Editor Statesman: - We received your letter yester day, asking us to give some infor mation about onion growing. The best time for planTing" is from the middle of March till rhe middle of April. They are planted with a drill in rows from 12 to 16 inches apart. . The weeding begins usu ally three or four, weeks rafter planting, and that has- to be all done, by hand, except between the rows the" scuttle hoe is used. Two acres is all one man can take care of, and it will keep him very busy while the onions are small. With the second weeding the thinning of onions begins, and they should be thinned out to every inch and a half an onion. .They have to be weeded about four times. The right time for pulling is the first of September, and we usually leave them on the ground from two to " three wees for curing. They are laid sideways so that the roots hare a chance to dry. When they are curcdTwe begin sacking them, leaving as many tops on' as we can. and also as clean as we can. The cleaner they are taken in, with lots of tops, the better they will keep. . It is best to sack them while they are damp, then yon, are sure; to , get the tops. Once they are inside they should hare lots of air, and should not be laying too thick on a pile. It has to get pretty cold before an onion will freeze; if it should, V- More and Larger Those You Have . -i - Why suffer with' StomAch " The Tale of an Onion (Written for The Statesman) An onion ft day keeps the doctor Away, , Labish is the place to grow 'em;.. So rent your ground and b uy your seed, ; And come right out and sow 'em;: x In February we plow our g round.' " H ; - t Disk it' well and harrow 1 1 down. . ' v Then on March's first warm day" - -'! ) yhen4alt the world is bright and gay, , The float, it comes in pretty handy To smooth tho ground out nice and dandy. ,. Now, we must drill In the seeds; (Leave twelve to fifteen Inches for the weeds); In big, long rows so straight and true. Now there's nothing more to do r ; 1 Until the weeds come peeping through. Which is some time in May. ' '" "-'jiL.:: ;.;,(::' . '.'.i -. ' ' 'I ' We usually use a jitney hoe. v ' - :. With two small wheels and knives just so, ; That -travel down -each, aide the row, . . . . . Leaving but a narrow ledge From which the onions rear their heads. Then come the girls in overalls, - : - f ' In bloomer suits or coveralls; . 'And kneeling down, as lfIn prayer, - ', r ' They, fry the Utile weeds t o scare. And with fingers both nimble and quick , From betwixt the onions the-weeds they -pick.- And soon the field looks spick and span, 'The glorious -work of inal and.man..'., . - It usually takes from. three to four , Of these weedings. and ho metlmes more; ; '.But you BceV my friend, . . - . ' It usually pays in the end. And spon we find it is July, t , When everything is hot and dry 1 I Then the onion grower takes his rest, i ' -v a ' ' Puts on his Sunday. coat and vest And goes on his vacation. When summer days are In .their prime. I Then comes September pulling time, And I suppose that everyone knows' f That the onions are pulled and laid In rows And left If or the sun to cure them. - . . We usually contract them Then we can send them fn lWho dries them for the na . Some we cell to tho whole Some we dispose of wher ..." ; And -others keep for specul It you will strive to do you You will get rich some da Brooks. Oregon! ; (The above was published anonymously, ": as shown, a year ago, . Shortly thereafter The Statesman received a letter from "E- F.'r "Jones and others," of Brooks, which read: The author of 'The Tale of an Onion,' which Sppeared in your paper Thursday, February, 10, is Miss Lucy Harris, who' is now In Salem, where she finished the Capital Business Col lege.' Her parents have raised on ions on the Bolter farm for the past .few years. We, the onfbn raisers on Labish Meadows, think however, leave It : alone until It has thawed out, then we turn them around; otherwise they will get white roots. We usually plow our ground in the fall, nnrt wn put fertllTzer on the ground every year. Of all the fertilizer there is, stable manure is the best. We harrow the ground three or fotir times, so as to get It as fine as possible, and then It is clodmashed yet before planting. We plant as shallow as ' possible; ' Just so the seed is covered not more. Seed Ask For Your Copy of Our Booklet "Your Next jJ ' - ALL SIZES ( Give Our Best Efforts At all times to asslat 1. any poslble way the dtrel opment of tho fruit as berry Indaitrlea In this til ler. '.;;'' Pacliiiir Troable when Chiropractic vrl:: nemore tarn Cause Your Health Begins Yhca Yc j Phone 87 for an appointment Drs. SCOfTT & SCOFIELD P. SL 0. Calrepracton Ray Laboratory 414 to 419 U. & Karl Ei. . . l, ,. .. . Bldg., Iloara 10 to 12 awm, and 2 to fl p.m. 1 in the spring, to King, . tlon. , : sale man. e we can, ; atlon. r best, y with the rest." , , , An Onion Crowe he deserves special menti Trusting you will think t eame." etc. After a lapse oi year, the author will probably t object to having her name pi llshed. But Lucy Harris is not I name nbw. That waa her nar but she is now Mrs. II. C. Lot hart, and she lives in Alas: whither, no doubt, the go wishes of all the onion growers Labish Meadows, and a gn many other friends in this sect I follow tier.-Ed.) . per acre, 2" to 3 pounds. T: Oregon Yellow Globe Danvcro the best for Oregon, the best ni; ket onion and the best product Production ia 500 bushels r acre. The average price is fix $1.50 to $1.75 per hundred. You sincerely, -, . Frank Pohlschneider. Salem. Or., route 9. -box 60. The local undertakers are i ranging to give Imbibers of t "white mule" a reduced rate. Los Angeles Times. : Home Salem Brick' & Tile Cc. Salem, Oregon. ; Ilione 017