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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1923)
THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM,? OREGON THURSDAY MQRNINGy MARCH- 2Q?Q2AJ: Eat Plate m Day v II Farm Loans I I tri tt tt tv JZ. I rr TT tTZ tt- tt i-tt- tt- tt - w I ll I vr 4". 1 t 1 : I . : t f I 6 Pet Cent Interest : A. C Bohrnstedt Representing Portland Joint . Stock Land Bank 407 Masonic Tempi . Salem, Oregon , Leather Goods of Bags, Suite Cases, Pntteee , HARNESS 1: F. L Shafer Phase 411 170 8. Cornl - Salem, Ore. ; , On IdMl: ' H Hko4i '"Tks'Bwl Oaly" Ooopmtisa City Cooperative Mtirsly by tk 4irram. Oia M Uti. - - - :: 1 . . If Mfetxrt f Bmture Batter rWB S9t 137 ft. 0ml Ml VALLEY : y. bushi R0SEBUR6 D1STRIG . 1 . Broccoli Industry Is a Great Blessing for the Umpqua C i , : Valley Districts-Prune and Broccoli! Men, in a Class Apart Sees no Reason Why Willamette Valley Growers Should not Produce Broccoli Successfully Editor Statesman: . Tour request for an article en broccoli came at a good'tlme. as we are in the midst of the harvest. Douglas county, has the biggest and best crop of broccoli we have ever. grown-T Weather conditions seemingry were, ideal for. broccoli the pa$t winter. , The California cauli flower ' is fast cleaning up. and the market .is all ready to absorb the broccoli at a' fair -price. - Sales are made for cash when cars are loaded. 'Broccoli is fast becoming one of ;the leading crops in Douglas coun ty. Thb , af reageii nearly doubled the past: year and there will b' a big increase agaJn this year. ' .The ifairmer; whof has good broctoli land is. fortunate. . It' requires well drained, fertile soil to gTOw , good broccoli,, the drainage being Ihe moBt necessary, as it will not stand wet feet. : Does Not Deplete Soil , j Whea we' first began growing broccoli many growers thought it would sooa deplete the fertility of the Boll.i Such does not seem to he the casei as broccoli has been grown tn the same land from eight 'to ten years' consecutively, and crops continue good. There cannot be much fertility remoTed from the eoil'5 provided the leaves and refuse are left in the field,; or returned 'to the field ;after the broccoli Is packed..': the part POIH FROM THE OAC COLLEGE Insect Control, Careof Bees, and Suggestions to Breed1. - ers of Poultry 1 ; i . (Following Is a current bulle tin from the department of indus trial journalism of the Oregon Agricultural college:) ' Tent caterpillars were seriously abundant in many orchard sec tions last year. The insect occurs st this time as eggs deposited in compact masses in the- form f of wixy rings tabout the terminal twigs.' - These egg masses should be' watched! for and' where ob served should be cut out ot t.he trees and removed, from the or chard; - -i. . . -'.-, . . v ' - ' . - The peach and prune twig min er', is (controlled byt the" standard application "of winter " strength lfme-sulfur sjolulion. This wormJ has been 'seriously abundant as a fruit pest particularly in ieaches and- apricotsJ Summer sprays are ofliUle Value in their coritrol. It is the exceptional Vrchardist who caa afford to neglect -spraying his prunes, ,"peaches' or , apf IcotV for th'e' cbn'trol of this serious Insect pest.. ; - . ? : v European, foulbrood, and. cross bees may he eliminated by replac ing ajl inferior queens with good Italian queens.' fit is the highest step toward 'success.' The names of southern queen breeders ' ap- '..,! j U 1L ILv 1LS 1L 1 N VJl py JIiLJ I V 11 iL Ji LJ Jl Jl 11 X. ii a ai a a - m m - mm aa, ai'. m m. si mm , m m m m m -m, m mm . mm mm mm m a mm -mm w m ma - . - . . - x Dates! of Slogans in Daily Statesman (In Twiee-a-Week Statesman Following Day) Locanberriei, Oct. S. Prunes. Oct. IS. Dairying, Oct. 1. Flax, Oct. 26 't .V Filbert. Not. J. Walnuts. Not. 9. ' Strawberriet, Not. 18.' Apples, Not. 21. Raspberries, Not. I0a Mint. December 7. : Great cows, ate.. Dae. 16, Blackberries, Dee. 22. Cherries, Dec. 19. - Pears. Jan. 4, 1111. , Gooseberries, Jan.1 11. Corn, Jan. 18. Celery, Jan. 25. Spinach, etc, Feb. 1. Onions, etc., Feb. 8. Potatoes,' etc., Feb. 15. Bees. Feb. 22. ' Poultry and pet stock. Mar. 1. Goats. March 8. Beans, etc., March II. -; PaTed hlfhways,; March 22. Broccoli, ;etc March. 29. Silos, etc.'Apiil 6.! . ; ; Legumes, April 12. ' Asparagns, etc, April It. Grapes, etc., April 28. .-X:. that' is packed Is only a' small portion of the original plant. The Labor . Quest ion ' The harvest of broccoli requires considerable labor, but coming m a time of year when other work is . rather slack, help is usually plentiful. Wages are higher than for the usual farm work, as broc coli .has to be gathered when it is ' ready," regardless of weather conditions V ' A Great Blew! ng " Another blessing ; that broccoli brings is : some cash when no other cash crop is in sight. This helps the family exchequer of the laborer, as well as the grower. One man made the statement that farmers of Douglas county did, not hare enough to eat unless they grow broccoli or prune. I cannot-Touch for the truth of this statement, but- I do know that the, farmersl who -grow! neither broccoli nor; prunes are having hard sledding.; ' - - i ' As .to Valley Growers. For your Willamette valley growers, if they have well drained fertile -soil, I see no reason why they should not prow broccoli suc cessfully. .Yourclimate is a ..little more severe .than ours, but broc coli Is grown near Portland and at Independence, and I see no reason- why it will not grow In the Willamette valley. . R.. A. ISusenbark. Roseburg, Or., March 27.- 1923. pear in, any bee Journal.. The man who keeps his bees in any old box is in the same class as the. one who lets his chickens find their own feed in the 'grass and looks for eggs in the brush pile, k ; 'P j It has been said that one of the main reasons for failure in the poultry business lies in not getting eggs hatched in time for the fall season of high produc tion! and high' market prices. . Since heavy breeds Of chickens are 'slower- i maturing than the light breeds, they should be hatched "earlier in order, to arrive at production at the same time. S LAID BY LADY JEWEL : .1 .'. . ' ! i Western Washington Heii i :i.?iu : i nr..i -ru., Lwcuie Mnuitiiu diiu i iitii, , Laid trie Golden Eggs . Not only does II. M. Leathers of Woodland.1-Wash:, hold! the world's record for high hen in any official egg-Iaylns "contest, since" his White Leghorn" pu'W, "Lady,' Jewel," last fallcotupleted her year at the western! WashinKton .egg-iay-fu content at Pnyallup. -with eggs to her credit,, but Mr. leath ers also, holds the world's record for sale prico of eggs. . ' " ' He recently filled i an. order from a middle western poultry man for a few eggs from this won derful producing hen, at $30 each. PACKING PIONEER SUCCESSFUL GROWER WRITES SI EACH FOR Drag garden. May 2. - Sugar beets, - sorghnm. etc,. May 10. , Water powers. May IT, Irrigation. May 24. Mining. May 21. Land, irrigation, etc., Jnne 7, Dehydration, Jane 14 v I Hops, cabbage, etc, Jane 21. Wholesaling and Jobbing Jnne 28. . : Cncnmbers, etc., July B. Hogs. July 12. City beautiful, etc.. July If. Schools, etc., July 28. Sheep, Aug. 2. National adTertlslng, Aug. t. Seeds, etc., Ang. 16. LiTestock, Aug. 28. AntombtlTe Industry. Aug. 10. Grain and grain "products, Sept. 6. Manufacturing, Sept. 12. Woodworking, etc., Sept. 20, Paper mills, etc., Sept. 27. (Back. copies of the Thursday editions of the Daily Oregon Statesman are On hand. They are for sale at 10 cents each, mailed to any address. Current cop ies, 5c.) 1 s X i i 1 which all must admit is a good remunerative price for eggs.. Mr. Leathers-states,; that eggs from this wonderful hen are running 100 per cent infertility at pres ent, and her chicks are fine and husky. Every chick raised from this hen and her great male mate are valuable, either cockere or pullet. This comes near exceed ing the record "of the proverbial bird that laid the golden eggs. j Xot Far From Salem "Woodland, Wash,, the home of Lady Jewel. Is less than 100 miles f ! - - - V Lady Jewel. . from Salem. It is on the Lewis river in " the extreme southeast corner of Cowlitz county, just across that stream from Lewis county only 28 miles from Port laud, and only SO miles from Sa lem. ;,! -r The Salem district, running as far south as Cor vail is, has already produced a number of world re cord pens of hens. Tbestate hos pital (asylum for the insane), out at the end of Center street, Sa lem, produced the ' world's 14 greatest laying hens. ? The Salem district is as good a poultry country as the district around Woodland,' Wash. Some of our best poultry fanciers here will . tell you our section has ad vantages over any part of western Washington for t the successful breeding of poultry. r ' So the bird that lays the golden eggs may in due course of time have her home here. Watch the smoke .of the Auburn poultry breeders: the bunch of highTclass men who are making that district famous as a budding Pasadena. The Auburn 'district commences just where the eastern suburbs of Salem leave off. , i WEEK IS NEXT WEEK That Is, - in Oregon, Two Weeks Earlier Than Time Endorsed by Hardin rr (Following is a bulletin of the department of industrial journal ism, Oregon Agricultural college:) National garden week will be April 2-7 in Or'egon this year. It will be held 'under the ans- Lpices of the State Federation of Women's clubs. Mrs. Ida H. Calla han, president. ' The date and activities were ar ranged with Paul y. Maris, direct or of-college extension, who with his staff, of specialists, tho county nd .home demonstration, agents and the young people's garden clubs, will help 'carry out the work. ' : . :. ' A t reissue of the farm ; garden vegetable bulletin by A. 11. Dou Quct. head of vegetable gardening at the rollege, will lie one fea- I tore of ( the week, the first issue being exhausted. I ! To help the home gardeners tre- CO ITIOli GARDEN WHAT OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY BROCCOLI INDUSTRY The above is a serious question x But the growers of the Salem 'district are an swering it by buying their seed for spring sowing, to raise plants to set out next summer, with the hope of having a good crop to harvest and sell in Fetbruary and March and early April of 1924. s In the face of two failures or partial failures, owing to freezing and' thawing weather in the months of December and January, this marks these growers are good sports. They are surely not quitters. Who knows but they are pioneering one of the Willamette valles greatest early .money crops? l There are some things' to learn yet, in order to make the broccoli industry successf ul every ! year in this district, but our growers are not down hearted. T CASCADE BRAND HAMS BACON AND LARD U. S. Inspected SALEM, OREGON WILL IT PAY FOR THE WILLflMETTE GROWERS TO STAY WITH IT? LISTEN! This Question Was Put to Foster Butner, Manager of the Umpqua Broccoli Exchange, by the Editor of The Statesman, and His Reply Is Printed Below Editor Statesman: ! ' The editor of The Statesman has asked mea difficult question. It is my opinion that the growers of the Willamette valley are far bet ter prepared to answer this ques tion than I. However, based upon the results of f.he past few sea sons, it appears to me that the pro duction of the crop in this regtVn is attended with more hazard than in the Umpqua valley and even here there Is seldom a.seqsonw.i.yi- out more or les3 frost damage. Upland for Willamette Crop In the Umpqua valley the crop is grown almost exclusively on riv er bottom soil the very best gar den soil in i the district. While 1 am not familiar with all the broc coli districts of the Willamette, it seems to me that only fertile upland should be used for this crop. The first- requisite is good drainage. Develop late iStrain The harvest period of the Wil lamette is latert than the Umpqua, and since this late stuff usually sells at a premium it seems to me that the logical thing to do is develop a late strain and grow it upon the best upland available. Oregon broccoli is so superior to the California cauliflower that the eastern buyers are ready custom ers at good prices. However, it is welljfor the Ore gon grower to realize that Cali fornia cauliflower and other veg etable crops are grown largely by Japanese. , " Produce Superior Quality The American farmer is unable to compete in the matter of price 'with these Orientals. The oniy way Oregon can win the fight is to produce superior quality and educate the consumer to support all produce grown by Americans in preference to that grown by aliens. As I said In the beginning, it is a hard question to answer. But if I were a farmer of the Willam ette it would require more tl an two failures to make me give up. I would proceed with caution un til the question was .fairly; decided. Foster Butner. noseburg. Ore., March 23, 23. (Mr. Butner is one of the, lead ing growers of broccpli in the Roseburg district, and he. was one of the pioneers of the Oregon lect helpful books on care and use of the garden, Lucy M. Lewis, col lege librarian, has prepared a list to be mailed out to the rural newspapers who are willing to co operate in spreading tlie gospel of good gardens and plenty of them. Special items on the relation of the home garden to the family diet will be .prepared by Margery Smith, college nutrition specialist, and distributed! by specialists, county agents aod farm and city press. j ; - ' ' - A good garden is regarded as an addition to the health, wealth and pleasure, ot ! both rural ud town : homes. ' ' i National garden week as en dorsed by President Harding sis April 16-21, but the coast region is two weeks ahead of the rest of the country and calls for earlier observance. , Governor Walter M.x Pierce has been asked to aid in the movement by proclamation or otherwise as he sees lit. ; , broccoli industry, which was start ed in the Roseburg district in 1914. Mr. Butner is the manager of the Umpqua Broccoli Exchange, "growers; and shippers of broccoli or- winter . cauliflower," as the printed matter of "this organiza tion proclaims. It seems to the Slogan editor that the advice of .Mr. Butper is worth following. Where would you go to get better advice? Ed.) FARM REMIIERS .i.C. Pointers on Head Lettuce, Spraying, Preserving Seed Potatoes, Health, Etc. 1 (Following paragraphs are from a current bulletin of the de partment of industrial journalism of the Oregon Agricultural col lege:) , The earliest head lettuce'ls that grown-to a state of solid heading, in a cold frame. This crop, usual ly called frame lejttuce, is much in demand in the spring and late fall. The plantsflnvariably make fine solid '- heads.' ,, The time for setting the young plants in the field is usually in late February. The crop will begin to mature on about April 15. ' - Many (successful fruit growers are constructing spray towers on their spray rigs in order to insure better protection from pests in the upper third of trees over 12 years of age. Most of the damage done by scab and worms has been on these unprotected parts In the past. At this season potatoes in stor age should be kept well ventilated to prevent sprouting, which the warmer weather is beginning to cause, in v the v Willamette (valley. If the potato piles are opened and the potatoes spread out, and the storage places are opened on cold nights and kept closed during the warmer period, the potatoes can be held in good seed condition for a longer, period. . " i Home Pointers t(By home demonstration , de- BUY AN OVERLAND "and Realize the Difference VICKBROSi QUALITY CARS - High St.. at Trade ' FROM THE 0 y&lley 'Motor Co, 260 North High Street Boost This Community r by Advertising on the Slogan Pages DID YOU KNOW That broccoli is a great money crop; that there is a large demand for the product, which can be sup plied in its highest perfection only from Southern Oregon, or, in most years, from the Willamette valley perhaps, when the pioneering is done, in all years from the 'Wil lamette valley that Oregon ought to be sending to market 5000 cars a year; whereas she is sending this year perhaps less than 300; that the leaves of broccoli after 'the head or blossom is taken out make a good dairy feed, coming at a time when there is little other green feed; that, in the face of two partial failures on aecount of unusual weather in the months of December and January, the broccoli growers of the Salem district are now buying seed for spring planting, for the crop they hope to harvest in February, March and early April of 1924; and that they may make Salem the world's greatest broccoli center ?i V V BABY - I is: 1 . . ,7. I t ... T tT' 1 ; SaDDori Homie Industry C. NVNEEDHAM 558 Stale St. 8AXM OREGON partment, vice.) . OAC Extension Ser- Long nights of sleep mean long years of health.. No matter how much work you have, rest a little while every day. Sleep with your windows open and your mouth shut.". Let your favorite cake be a cake of soap. '. ' ; " -7 ..' Brushing the jteeth twice a day does not wear them out. High Yields are Best for Gardens Growers' of vegetables who plant an acreage for a cannery or dehydrator carefully consider all of the important factors that gd to make a high yield of the vege table thby are growing. High grade seed, a soil natural ly fertile and in some cases' addi tionally fertilized with manure and commercial fertilizers, as well as irrigation possibilities directly determine high yields. I Low yields make the overhead costs too high ' for much if any profit; High yleds corresponding ly reduce . the overhead cost per ton. Cabbage is a good example of the comparative value of low BROCCOLI SEED A .'Specialty D. A- WHITE & SONS Salem, Oregon Insist on Better-Yet Bread' n IT'S BETTER OWPCO Broom bandies, mop han dles, paper plugs, tent tog gles, air kinds of hardwood bandies, , manufactured by the Oregon Wood ;i Products Co. West Salem Auto Electric Work R. D.BARTON 171 S. Commercial St. Phone 1995 CHUCKS 1 ll i 1 I and high yields when it is being grown on a contract basis at so much per ton. OAC Experiment Station. Rooster Will Not : Eat Feed of Mate Watch the male bird during the breeding season. It is ; not un common to find a male bird los ing flesh and remaining In poor condition because of his anxiety t,o see that his flock has plenty to eat be"fdre he himself 'will eat. Either give him an extra feed at night-or nair a-can on the side of the wall out of reach of the hens but from which tie. male bird will feed. OAC Extension Service. ' 5 - The woman ' wnose husband thinks most of her Is the one who laughs where other women would cryj What has been your observa tion on that line? OREGON PULP & PAPER CO. SALEM, OREGON ' MaBufacturera lot High Grade Wrapping Papers and Paper Specialties Mext Weep Slogan SUBJECT IS; and A Licensed Lady Embalmer to care for women and children is a necessity in all funeral homes. We are the only ones furnishing such service. Terwilliger Funeral Home 779 Chemeketa SC. rhone 724 . Salem, Oregon Silos ; The growers of the Salem 'district are good sports they will stay with the broccoli industry. THE BOY SCOUTS dwrve the support of ; everyone who wishes ' to Inculcate high prin ciples of manhood Into the youth of our land. This space -paid for by Thielscn A IUha Weatherly: Ice Cream ' ' - - . - .- Sold everywhere Buttercup Ice Cream Co. Pe M Gregory, IJsr.r MO South Commercial Et. Salem ' . . "Dodge Brothers Sedan i - Bcneiteel Meter Co. 184 8. Com! fit. . 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