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THURSDAY MUtwiftQt m-mij - We Wffl Our 2 ' 1 ; THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, UKlAun i Hi . ' " . ll I :-.w rr r a jt ir n T TTv TT tO HP TTn IT T HP r a -a a , n- w : ji- n Give .1 ft ' i I J: r v . . ll 1 1 llli ' 1 1 i II Ccspaay 1 '-' ! ;' ' : : ' 1 : 1 : " ! ' H H . . .. : . ., Galem, Oregon Quality Fruits, Proper growing, Proper 'packing, Intelligent selling. Courteous treatment, Community ; service. Aire the steps to business successr , DEHYDRATED and CANNED " FRUITS AND VEGETABLES .. Oregon Products . King's Food Products Company . , Salem Portland The Dalles h . H ' Oregon -1 i- i-v 1 - j - Gideon Stolz Co. Maaufactttrers of. Dependable. . Brand Llme-Snlphur 8olntlon , The brand 'you can- depend on for opacity and test ' Prices upon application . r ..:, uj.:--., i v-!j'- i i Factory near' corner of i Summer; and Mill- St, Balem Oregon -3: 7iIki2tteYall8y Prone AsccchticD The oldest Association la tfta Northwest. - ; Secretary and sfanacer Trade -A BUgh - 8U. Oregon f: .v NELSON BROS. Vfm' If r " roTniceC plavbior kMtinff ui tlMet mUl work. tin . tld ptnl reflc lgenl iob . klif U tU a gslTftmlstd lroa ; V'' v - W';.'. .SOkMkta V na 190S 1 ' 3v "DIXIE rBREAD ; Dixie Health Bread Ask Your Grocer TravBl by TroiloyV When going about ypur. fair citytake the trolley1, car for - Safety Comfort and Economy.' Tickets Save Time ' Buy Them by the Strip Sculiern Pacific Lines FOR YEARS AND YEARS Tb BUtdBti haa bia MdoIt- ln tba wanta of tha critical Job ' T priotiag f lrd , Preaf pAtitlva i ara prlntara ( watts and marlt. M4ara aqolaieat aad Maaa ara taa mh that gat fcy. STATESMAN PUBUSHING C0L1PAI1Y ai 1, M. The Way to Build Is to Patronize BY PROF. BDQUETDF ASPARAByS FOR HOME USE AND MARKET It Is the King of Perennial Vegetables and No Garden in This Section Is' Complete Without It Is a Sure r Cropv Easy to Grow, and Gives One of the! Earliest of All Vegetable Supplies The New "Washington" ' Variety Superior . t Editor Statesman: Asparagus is the king, .of perennial " veget ables. It' Tas a place in etery farm; garden of the state, where it 8hould.be grown foithe benefit of the farmer family. No garden is eompleta without H- -This veg etable ' has! muchto recommend itself first, it is an absolutely sure crop ach year,' for nothing prevents it, from coming through the gToundJ regularly each spring; second, it 4s a vegetable that is widely adapted to a variety of cli matic conditions "over the state, and in f most -soils of reasonably good physical makerUp it will thrive well with ; proper care; third, it is one of the earliest-veg etables to be ready fpr .spring harvesting; fourth, it may, be canned "on ; the farm by blanching the green stalks with dijrt and changing them to, ! a fine white colof.- L; ' ;-' ' One of the greatest recommen dations 1 for an. asparagus patch in the home garden is ths fact thst the finest quality, and least toughness! is "in the stalks that are J eaten noon . after they are cut, which . is-not jpossiSle with that which has to be purchased except ;in the' case of locally which can be grown grass CIean4Jp and Faint-Up See oar complete f line of ShcrWra-Williams ' I House Paints Falls City-Salem ' y Lumber Co. -'34S So. 12th St. ,1" Phone 813 ; ,'T -A." B. Kelsay, Mgr.' Ed. CHASTAIN (MHINGCa 305 State St. i -:. ' f . Men's and Young Men's Clolhing'and Furnishings tfae nay. stairs, It pays SALEM IRON WORKS ! EatabUtbad 1860 Founders, Machinists and , Blacksmiths ' Corr Front a Stat Sti. MaiMifactntwri of . tba Sband pans for irrieaHon aad other parpoava. - Correspondence eolio-itejj.- Irrigatioo, iafonaatioa : ap otterl. '! , . . ' Mahert of SiVem Iron worka Ttrg Bi. BLIGH 100 room of Solid Comfort A Home Away From' HOTEL and ODDortunities of Their Own Country: ' . Up Your Home Town Your Home People J belling oalem Uistrict is a continuation or me oaicm jiogoii txxiu 1 Pep and Progress Campaign THis campaign of publicity for xommunity upbuilding has been made possible by the advertisements placed on these pages by pur public spirited business men-r-rren whose untiring efforts have builded pur , present recognized prosperity arid who are ever striving for greater and yet greater progress as the years go by. j CORiilS COLLEGE delivered fresh each day. In other words, no asparagus., can equal in -tenderness that : which is cut at 10 or 11 p'clock in the morning and consumed at noon. . -"Washington" AsparaKU? In the last few years there has been a revolutionary change in varieties and plants of asparagus. Whereas heretofore such varieties as Palmetto, Argenteuil and Col lossal were grown. These have now been replaced by the new "Washington" aapargus, rust re sistant and ftttremely vigorous. Most of t he -new com mercial plan tations ot asparagus recently set out have been of this variety, foj in it are . contained qualities of rust resistance, wonderful vigor of roots s and crowns, land freedom from brsaking' or, brancmng when the stalks are not yet high enough to cut that no other var iety possesses. Washington f'gras.s" is ; a government bred product, primarily selected for resistance to the dreaded "rust" disease. The necessary careful selection of resistant plantsyear after ysar has resu lfed in a .strain of aspara gus lhat is markedly superior to anything .else obtainable in the line-of plants. j- "Reading Giant," another var iety, formerly an English sort and ona of the original parents of the new "Washington grass," i3 also a good variety to plant. Preventing Toushnes of Stulk Many people who grow or eat asparagus may wonder at the reason for the stalks becoming tough after they have tstood for a" certain time after being cut The reason for the toughness, be ginning at the butt end and . ex tending -upwards, is simply ex plained by. the fact that the tis sue'df the stalks,-, after they are 'cut, begin to changa frorri its or iginal condition to form a lignin frr woody fibre inside which in- s Buy; the Oregon Made Furnaces W. W. ROSEBRAUGH co. Foundry and Machine Shop 17th & Oak Sts.. Salem. Or. Phone 886 We Ara Ont After Two Milliona "We are now paying over;, three qnartera of a million dollar a yeng to the dairymea of thia (action for milk. i ,. "Marion Butter" V .la tha Best Batter; ". i 'i , ! .: Mora Cows and Better Oowi la . . tha crying aead ' MARION CREAMERY & PRODUCE CO. Salem, Ore.; rt-ne ;ai8 Salcra Carpet ! Cleaning and Fluff Rug Works Hag and fluff , rugs woven any sizes without jBeams, New mattresses made to order. Old mattresses remade. Feathers renovated. 1 1 buy all kinds of old carpets lor fluff rugs, i Otto F. Zwkker, Prop. Phone 1154 i f ,'c , 13 M and Wilbur Streets aWaMSSJaatBS- -: to Showing Salem District People the Cities and Towns. 1 creases from hour to hour follow ing cutting unless steps are taken to keep it as much as possible in check. Thorough experiments along, this line have tlemjjnstrated that when the asparagus ig kept in a cool, moist chamber or place and away from ordinary circulat ing air currents the tough woody fibre is reduced to a minimum. Thus, asparagus stalks kept in the ice box with the jbu its either in water or not urtll keep' in better condition than in any other place. !' . i ' No groceryman or 1 dealer should keep asparagus outside the store, exposed to the air. and the butts not standing jin water. On the other hand the "grass" should be in an enclosed! chamber which is .kept moist byj standing the bunches in Shallow! trays of water. Tough asparagus hinders consumption and ruins the mar ket. Frssh, tender "grass" helps to make satisfactory feales for both consumer and grower. The Conirm-rt-ial (Jtxming From a1 commercial standpoint, the asparagus- areas of the state WASHINGTON ASP1RA6US IS THE ONLY - miUCi CHASl. Member of Well Known Eugene Firnrof Market Garden ers Praises the New Variety Originated by the United States Department of Agriculture Methods of Planting Are Described i 1 Editor Statesman: Find enclos ed a short article on asparagus as requested: Washington asparagus This variety is the newest member or the asparagus family and comes to U3 with a full fledged pedi gree. The United States depart ment of agriculture laj responsi ble for, it. having spent several years in breeding up ia distinct new strain of superior quality and naming it after the father of our country. It is common know ledge that all the existing varie ties before this time have become 'so mixed and their names con fused -that the variety I meant nothing as applied to. any parties ular strain. " . This pew asparagus Is1 conced ed by the best growers, in : the east where it ihas been i grown longer than on the cmst, to be superior in every way to the old standard- varieties such as Pal metto, Argenteuil, or Colossal Its superiority lies 4n irs rugged growth, which produced stalks of large size, some of them measur ing over one inch in diameter. Its dark blue or green color in contrast to some of the. t white strains is another . advantage.; Be ing resistant tbj, asparagus rust makes it valuable - where I this trouble or-curs-i-jand who, is to say that it may not be a (factor in the northwest b'ore our bear ing fields are replaced :. with new ones?; The head is com part , and will hot spranglf out until' the shoot: is often 18, inches high, wh'ch helps in producing a first class article. j I i In Fr lUrst 'riey i From comparative, tests on' our own farms' we believe 1 that the Washington variety will outyield' any of tha other varieties. ! " Its superiority over other strains planted the same year is so mar k ed that we feel, as many other growers do, when considering which are the best varieties or asparagus to plant at th present time., that there is only one var iety that is worth considering, and that is the Washington. Uc selections have since been niad' by private growers which close ly resemble -the parent Washing ton plants, but are more uniform. These have been called' the Mar tha Washington and the Mary Washington, the latter being the latest; development and superior to the' others. i " The are to be fonnd in various dist ricts where acres of fine sandy soil are; located. This type of land , produces. - early.- clean, straight andmedium, good market size -stalks. Any asparagus plant ings of the future should be in such soils, and only settings of the best: kind of plants obtainable shoudl be made. Inasmuch as the crop" remains in the ' same spot for years,, particular 'care should be taken- in planting the very best plants in exceptionally good soit. ; . "beetles Beetles, ave been unusually bad the past two or three years 'and definite action must be talteh to fight thenr They have been steadily- gaining in numbers and damage ; done, and if allowed to be unceicked will seriously inter fere, with the asparagus business of the northwest. A. G. B. BOUQUET. Corvallis, Or., April 17. 1923. ' (Prof. Bouquet, te writer of the .above, is- professor of veget able gardening of the Oregon Agriculturel college, Corvallis. Ed.) i The best method of planting as paragus is to run out a deep fur row, twelve . inches deep if pos sible, and spread out the roots in -the bottom. As the season continues the dirt is gradually worked into the furrows, butthc plants are only covered two or three inches at the time of plant ing. In 'most; commercial itields the rows are about six feet apart and the plants are from 2 to 3 feet in the row. One year old roots are conceded to be super ior to two year "old for planting. Early spring planting so that the roots may get a good start be fore( the dry weather comes oh is important. Sandy bottom soils are best for this crop, but it does well on a variety or soils If they are not too j wet. JThe second year after, planting a partial crop may be cut, bbt the season should not be too long or the succeed ing crops will be damaged. y Ublmo b. chase Eugene, Or!, April 15. 1923. (Elmo B. (Chase is a member of the firm (of- F. B. Chase t Sons, growerk of "Chase Willa mette Brand j Vegetables." their farm being three miles' east of Eugene- They grow celery, as paragus, rhubarb, -hothouse toma toes, cucumbers and lettuce, and they have perhaps the largest plats of land; under glass in the state; . using fteaans to cultivate their crops under glass.. In writ ing for a former Slogan issue of T,he Statesman. Mr. -Chase said the returns! from asparagus should run from $200 to 300 an acre under pormal conditions: and that these figures are "much below those Secured by many growers whoiVpecialize on this crop."-He'saiid that on their own farm asparagus -is one .of the betgt crops grown, taking -into oonsid eration both it he expense and in come from Urt Here. ' He mention ed that is it a good crop to ship, the price pef pound being high and allowing; of the payment of repress ratnti The Seattle mar kef takes a good deal--from this (listriet.l'Vli ' ' ! i i ' " ' Witloof chicory, or French en dive, should jbe sown early in the spring; to produce large roots which, forced in the dark next wintct. will provide ,'thc most de- licious salad,' of the j cold beason. Advantag Its Surest Way to Get Industries U to Support 'WJUT BROWINB IS THE MOST PROMISING - ' ; - j AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL IHSTRIf This Practical Grower of Oregon Walnuts, Who Has Been Engaged In the Industry - for Eighteen Yearsi After a Visit to C alifornia, Brings Home Some New Point: ; That Are Vastly Interesting and Enc ouraging to the Growers and the Farmer; ! of the Salem District -vi-:"-.' : - (Ferd. Groner of Hillsboro is I is only a little, more than one one of the oldest and best Dosted third of what it was 60 or .70 walnut growers dn Oregon. When he speaks on the walnut industry he speaks as one having author ity. The following communica tion of Mr. .'Groner in the Suhday Oregoniati of April 1 ought to be read and . remembered by every walnut man, and every farmer, in ; the Salem district:), HILLSBORO, Or.. March 30. (To. the Editor. Having return ed from a. trip to California, where I visited the leading walnut-producing "section, I am now more i than eyer bo! ore impressed with the possibilities of growing wal nuts for profit lit the' northwest. A few comparisonjnay be in teresting. The average price of walnut land 'in California is $600 per acre, i in Oregon $175. Full bearing orchards In California are selling at $1700 to $4000 per acre. I do not know of any good grafted orchards for sale in Ore-' gon, but laud can be bought and 'developed! into full-bearing orchard- at a total expense of' less than $300 per acre. Records ot grafted, Franquette. orchards, or which we have a few, show a pro duction fully equal to those of California.1 The cost of developing, in Cali fornia is much greater on account of irrigation the cdt ojf raising any crop' is h-igher for the same reason. Harvest lasts from four to six weeks there, while Fran quettes in Oregon can be harvejst e4, in three'weeks. Many of the hulls adhere to the nuts in Cal-I iforna 'on. account of very, dry weather during harvest and must ba removed by hand or by ma chinery, tansing considerable, loss by mildew' and discoloration of kernel;'; whye' Oregon Franquettes canfte harvested for about half the eapense. owing to shorter per 'od of harvest and the nuts drop uing free from' the hull. Xo doubt users of walnuts have noticed that many of the kernels are dark and rancid. This is caus ed byv high temperatures while growing or by the hull adhering to the nut, which Is also partly due to high temperatures. This condition may be brought about, too, by raising the temperatare too; high; in the dryer, the nuts beginning to show j, damage at a point of about 10 'degrees. - t 'Owing; to the faict that' such temperatures are. seldom reached in the' walnut districts of Oregon and southwestern jWashingtori, ur walnuts have gained the etir viable reputation fit bO'n! the highest quality in the-world, and for which the., highest price is received-j abotit. 3 to 5 cents atiove - the .-California prodWt. This difference, added to the cost olf irrigation and the extra cost of harvest in California, will practically take care ot our har vest "and the expense of cariiig for. the orchard. If the Calif or nia walnut grower can grow wal- nuts at a pmit t'hry ought to; pay handsome dividends to the Ore gon groWer. The price of wal nuts hart len more uniform and production more regular in prop erly located orchards thai, any other farm "or. -orchard crop In Oregon. ' . ' Many; do not realize the' con stant change that is taking place in regard to the decreasing per Capita rbnSumpUon of. meat and the increased use o( nuts and (riiit,' jPer capita consuntption of meats la the United States now More and er Those You Wby anffer Kith Stomach . ITJ THE NORTHWEST." DELARES FERD.GROil I vears.aeo. while tha consn motion of nuts has , increased at a- much greater ratio, and no doubt will continue at a faster rate in the future. : Dietitians . are continu ally teaching "Eatj less meat, and eat more nuts and fruit,' and re sults show fhat' the advice is hav ing itseffect- V ; 'r; . i In the last two years there has been a slight increase . in meat consumption, partly , due to the unusual - prosperity! oj the labor ing classes -the result . of high wagesbut largely owing to the extensive "eat-more-nieat" cam paign put on by the meat packr er. Whrle' the red net ion in nteat consumption has beeen checked temporarily,- no doubt - the de crease will 'continue in general a1 in the past. ; '. i ' f In regard I to walnut culture,. 1 have reached thfe conclusion that there' are too many people 4n tlie country, who work today and.wjfnt their money jtonight, so as to spend it before-morning, for" fear they might, die and hove some left; others wait a week for their pay; still tewrer In number wait a month, while a very (few are willing to wait a year. But the man; who is willing to wait from six to ten years for yeturns.from his "walnut orchard will find few in competition and will reap , a ricH reward for his self-denial and perseverance. , " . : No doubt walnut consumpton Is heavier in the northwest than 4n any other xart ofi the jUnited States, .this . condition .. being brought about by. the - introduc tion of thej high-quality Oregon and Washington walnuts on the market. This increase will sure-' ly spread, as these nuts find their way to the eastern .markets. - I do not believe 1,'per -cent oftne people of the United States ever tasted an Oregon; walnut. What will the demand be s when th Lis- tribution has been; wide enough ffor all these people : to . get ' a taste? ." " ; - " ' ."j Walnut planting is increasing at a rapid rate since the introduc tion nT the grafted Franquette, which nut really" put" Oregon on the walnut map. There was a demand in the eastern states and in the middle west last season for many carloads at fancy prices but not one was supplied.- There' are opportunities for an immense in crease in production without the least possibility of over-production Tor many years. At the pres ent j time there are more than 100 prune trees .planted, for every JLiul-bliiL PAKrrnoit tile iA t r and Tile Co. ? ! LSalcm, Oregon :-SSSSk Uw - " .- .'- -'"-" -. "' 1 ""v r-I . . . -. ' .. . .-M -:'- '.-:-.?' ..-'.'' .-,'.. : " " I . ' . - - . - Best Efforts At all times to assist ! any posible way the dtrc" opment of the , fruit tz ' berry industries In this ti ley. XT Pacldn mm. V Trouble when hlropractio wll: . ItomoTO the Cause. Your Health Begins When Yes ; Phone 87 ) v- for an Appointment Drs. SCOTT & SCOFIELD - F. 8 oL CUropracton Ray Laboratory 414 to 410 V. 8. Natl Ei. . ! - . Bidg. l . Hours 10 to 12 sum. and 2 to 0 p.m. 11 walnut treei in the northwest; y I find upon. asking more than 1' heads of families dn the vici&i of Portland the question, "Do your family consume more prun than walnuts?" .that by far f. largest per cent use more nuts than prunes. The reasc why more prunes -are planted i. because the industry is older. I. took 20years after the introduc tion of red clover before U, ; planting became general fn.ti.3 Willamette valley; some made fortunes wnile others were tiink ing about it.i yet no. other arm crop- paid better. , After a care ful study of the walnut Industry In the United States for 18 year? I am .more than ever conviaceU that walnut growing is the most nrnm iafn fr 9 prtpulf nral fcnrtf cultural jindustry in the north- y west. j ; rFERD GRONER. Tall l-'rench Marigolds . , While the dwattf French marE golds, with their thickly massei foliage, studded with gorgeou: double and single, orange, yellow, crimson and - mahogany-mottle' flowers, have long been favorite the tall French marigolds have been neglected for their sturdier and heavier growing relatives, the African marigolds which have nothing like the range of color found in the French. The tall French varieties make beautiful plants and have the ad vantage sover i the dwarf section In giving flowers with, .stem's long enough to cut fpr bouquets. The dwarf-type flowers jare so close to the foliage? that it is difficult . to cut them without disfiguring and mutilating the plant. . - These marigolds are at thefr best in the cool days ot fall, when , they take , on' unusually brilliant colors. -: The, fdwarf French used as a border lor the tall Frenca t or the tall Africiin make a gor geous bed.. 4. planting of the tali African varieties with their heavy heads of lemon, canary and bril liant orange J and a few of the t tall French Sorts, make a- fin3 comWnation.j ' Then, the bed can be finishei . off with the aby marigold. Tar getes signata, pumila, a tiny little bush - about, jsix,, to eight inches . high, with aj ferny foliage, stud ded with brilliant yellow mina- ture flowers.1 makes an ideal edg ing plant. When plants growing indoors turn yenow the first fault to lxl for is poor drainage. Water must run Off readily to prevent trouble- r 1 I': I if i ml'- X