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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON . THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1924 fi 5 ') ) i : t I'vi 1 I n . - i s V ? OWFCO Broom handles, mop han dles, paper plugs, tent tog gles, all kinds of hardwood handles, manufactured by Up ; : Oregon Wood Products Co. West Salem BUY AN OVERLAND , And Realize the v, yick Bros. ; ! QUALITY CARS i HIGH ST. AT TRADE VALLEY EI CUCUMBERS IDER GLASS i ) 111 SALEM DISTRICT PROGRESSING H. Field of Chestnut Farm Preparing to Add Improve ments in Order to Get Larger Yield and the Savage ; Gardens Will Get - Into the Industry in j First Class Shape ; . ' ' : . . I J There; is to be a new heating: system installed In the green- , houses of the Chestnut farm, and i improrements added with a view to producing larger quantities of i cucumbers under glass. ; , , : ; 4 L Our largest grower of cucum j bera under glass ia H. Field, of Chestnut farm, just east, of the i main buildings , of . .the state asy - lum for the Insane. H. Field Is a woman. She is Miss II. Field, and she succeeded her father, x Dexter Field, who -was- a pioneer i gardener, greenhouse operator and fruit grower, and a writer of note on .the subjects with which he was familiar, and who died some years ago J j The Field place contains 25 -acres, devoted to, gardening and ; seneral farm crops, and there are . two ; pieces of land -under glass, one 72x150 feet, and the other 30x90. The' larger plat Is now devoted to tomatoes. In t h e - spring It '"was devoted to lettuce, and in the fall to spinach. The other plat is kept going the year through, also. ; but the summer .' crop is cucumbers. J : ! : Changing Varieties ' ' Miss Field 'has formerly used the Davis Perfect variety; but she was not altogether satisfied with the production from the strain ofseed she had. There isfabout as much in the Btraln as in the variety. She has j been a successful grower of . cucumbers under glass, however, and she is constantly studying and experimenting. She has tried the Abundance variety and abandoned It. This variety was successful for other growers, under different con ditions but not under the condi tions here. She also tried a spec ial strain of Davis Perfect, and found it not satisfactory. It . is difficult to get the right strain of seed of this variety to suit the con ditions under which she works. - She is now using the Windowmoor Wonder variety, and finding it a success. The Davis Perfect pro duced cucumbers too 'short -for large acreage yield and the best ; marketing demand. The Win dowmoor does better for her. tJeiri Ueelfs Slogan SUBJECT IS SXE DEDIK6 S e L LIN G SALEM DI S T R I CT i Dates of Slogans in Daily Statesman (In Twice-a-Week Statesman Following Day) Loganberries, October 4. Prunes, October 11; Dairying, October 13, , Flax, October, 25. Filberts, November 1. ; Walnuts, November 3. Strawberries November 15. Apples. (November 22. Raspberries November 29. - Mint, December 6.- Great cows, etcj December 13. Blackberries, December 20. ' Cherries, December 27. Pears, January 3, 1924. Gooseberries, January 10. Corn, January 17. e Celery, January 24. v , Spinach, etc., January 31. Onions, etc. February 7. Potatoes, etc.; February 14. Bees, February 21. ' Poultry and pet, stock Feb. 28; Goats, March 6. - ... Beans, etc., March 13. Paved highways, March 20. . Broccoli, etc., March 27 , Silos, etc., April 3.' 1.. , ; Legumes, April 10- Asparagus, etc..1 April 17. Grapes, etc-April 24. FMM Theproposed new heating sys tem, too,, will help in getting large yields. It is. possible to make a difference of t,hree to four to one under the right conditions that IS, a grower of cucumbers under glass may produce four times as much as another grower, with a more suitable variety a better seed strain, better mechanical, equip ment and soil, and a better "know how.' ' ! . Fighting ; Tests '.' i Then, too, the growing of cu cumbers under glass Is a constant battle with bugs. . But one to be successful must be a good soldier. Miss Field is a good soldier. She fights the pests persitently, peren nially. - She fights' the white fly With hydrocyanic gas, and van quishes it; but this is one of the most deadly of poisons, and ama teurs should "keep clear of It. The red spider is a harder customer, but she fights It constantly, and manages to measurably control it. There are many others; there may be a new one any morning'. j This has been ; jpeculiar year, in the greenhouses as well as outside. She has lost a lot of tomatoes to the blossom end rot.- Authorities attribute this to lack of moisture. Other authorities say it Is on ac count of too much moisture. She is puzzled; but she fights on. She Is trying for higher production pert plant, of both, tomatoegi and cu cumbers. If she gets what the ex periment stations say they get, she will be satisfied, but not till then. She is being assisted now by her nephew, A. .W. Bagley, a grad uate of the Oregon ' Agricultural college. He has youth and indus try and enthusiasm, and he looks every Inch aT fighter a good sol-; dier ; enlisted in the war against the bug army. It is predicted that this combination will give for the Salem district a ; larger and in creasingly successful industry. Savage Gardens Coming Batk : H. W. Savage raised fruits and vegetables for the Salem markets for many years. He passed to his reward some years ago, but the gardening operations v are going ; GIVE; US p m - ' - . ' A list of Your Loimber P Requirements. : Build Now ; Oar Prices are Right C0BBS & MITCHEL COMPANY 849 So. 12th Near S.P. Depot A. Ik Kelsay, Mgr. ; ID 0T1UCGS IMG Drug garden. May 1. Sugar : beets, sorghum, etc.. May 8. j : . Watef powers r May 15, Irrigation,1' May 22, Mining, May 29. Land, irrigation, etc., June 5. Dehydration, une 12. Hops, cabbage, etc., June 19. Wholesaling land Jobbing, June 26. - ' Cucumbers, . etc., July 3, Hogs, July 10. ' City beautiful, etc., July 17. Schools, etc., July 24 Sheep July 31. National advertising, Aug. 7. Seeds, etc.. August 14. Livestock,! August 21 Automotive Industry, Aug. 28. Grain and grain products Sep tember! 4.- !-'"''' t j Manufacturing, September 11. Woodworking, etc., Sept. 18. ; Paper mills, etc., Sept. 25. .'(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 copies, 5c): . . ; R:: .' ; :( - V, U. S. Inspected 5 t i ' on. His sons, J. W. and Ben H. Savage, are carrying on the oper ations, i This Is the 46th year for the Savage market gardens, which are on. the Garden Road, jut out side the Salem city limits. They have been out of cucum ber growing under glass for a lit tle while; but they are preparing the way; to get back into this game an in a j larger way than ever be fore. i : i-f - :.- ' -il . 3 J. W4 ("Jess" Savage says this is a good .cucumber country, and that Salem ought to have pickle factories, to be supplied with cu cumbers; from our rich farming lands, especially the beaverdam soils. h !;- - !,:;- i ; The Savages are good garden ers, industrious and; enterprising, and they are -making improve ments and extensionsi .in their irri gation system, and they will be larger factors in the job of giving Salem and this whole section their supplies - of good 'vegetables, and in furnishing employment to la bor. ' : THE CUCUMBER - : II j UNDER : GLASS (Continued from page 8) these troubles. Lack of ventilation and oyer watering favor their spread!.! j ;' ; i ': ,"-' - Powdery mildew ! j attacks . the leaves) and ts noted by the spots which, are of a brownish color and appear on the lower side of the leaves. They soon show on the upper side taking on a yellowish cast. If the growth of the disease is not; checked it will soon cause the entire plant to become sickly and eventually die. ; - Downy mildew is caused by a parasitic fungus and is spread by spores. f . . ; ; . ; . . Anthracnose causes round dead spots if rom one fourth inch to one half iach In diameter on the leaves and somewhat discolored' and shrunken areas on the stem. The disease is also caused by a fungus and is successfully i controlled by Bordeaux mixture, r Spraying . with Bordeaux is to be advised if any, of these diseases appear. The weaker forms should be used and it Is Important that the leaves be coated on the lower side as well as the upper side and applications made weekly. ' High temperature accompanied by excessive moisture or draught and sudden temperature changes should be avoided. " .4. Harvesting, Grading, Marketing. It is customary for most growers, to pick every-other day, sometimes every day.! The fruits will make rapid growth la warm weather and jmust be carefully watched, Cach! cuke should be cut and nev er pulled, j A good method by which to tU whether the 'cucum ber is of the proper size to cut is to encircle it In the center with the thumb: and second finger, j If these' do not. meet by about one fourth, inch to one-half inch, the cuke! is of a desirable diameter. Cukes -marked "f irsts should be fairly uniform in length, diameter and color, t One or two abnormal specimens will 'spoil the appear ance (of several dozen; The "sec onds'!' should i be shorter and thicker and slightly off In color: Theyj should never go with the "firsts" and likewise should never contain any nubbins. These should" be sold cheap to a' certain class of people or thrown away.. It never pays! to ship them. Each grade should be plainly marked so that there will be no mistake by the salesman.:; The expense in growing cukes is usually greater than lettuce, due lto the work of pruning and training, increased amount of heat required and extra watering. Good plants produce on an average of 3 to 4 dozen Ho. Vs and one to WE SHOULD HAVE A BIG ' CUCUMBER INDUSTRY The cucumber is Oregon's most import ant greenhouse vegetable-j-'. C And this industry is ! capable of much expansion ; supplying high class markets in a wide range. i Also, Salem must secure pickle fac tories,;';;.. I ;; --i. ' ) .'l; )'::: There is scarcely a limit to the supplies of cucumbers that might be produced . " ; ' ; ; , Especially cucumbers of high quality on our rich bottom- lands ; and still more especially on our "beaver j dam? soils. A wide and constant search ought to be made for men who , understand pickle manufacturing. The Salem District has 1 outstanding advantages' i to offer 1 them. One good organization with a vision could put this over big. . CASCADE BRAND HAMS, two and one-halt dozen No. 2's but with very prolific plants this may be greatly increased. Good strains of seed and high feeding coiTpled with proper pruning will give ben eficial results and ! reduce the number of culls to a minimum, v EL New Hay Grades are De i veloped; Make Hungar- lan Vetch Hay . ; New hay grades, more accurate and satisfactory all arotindt are be ing developed Jointly by the-Ore-gon,xperiment station, arid.. the United States department of agri culture, j In ' the meantime the quality of Oregon hay Is material ly improved by; being cut 'and handled right and at the right time. Success depends on getting the surplus moisture dried . out quickly with as little loss of leaves and fine parts as possible. Cutting Jt before It is over ripe and while it has plenty of green leaf surface and nutrition in the plant is rec ommended by the station. Its feeding value is lessened by wait ing till It is well matured with fully developed and ripened seed, when the leaf loss is heavy, palat ablllty reduced, and niarket price lowered, i ' ' y ; The number of pigs raised in each litter Is regarded by the Ore-" gon experiment station as the big factor in the cost of producing weanling pigs. The feed necessary to j produce a litter is about the" same whether the litter Is large or small, and no good evidence ap pears that the weanling pigs in the large litters are less" thrifty than pigs front small litters. j ! Insects, usually infest vegetables in. Oregon at this season of - the year. Many growers are now com batting these -insects.; Beets are. often badly chewed ; when very .young by flea beetles-, -Lead ar senate dust controls them effec tively, reports the experiment sta tion. . '' I Making a hay crop rather than a seed'jerop of a good ideal of Hun garian vetch this year is recom mended by the Oregon experiment station, because of the dry season here? and the forage shortage in California. Market conditions al so indicate that much of theJcrop will have a higher acre value in hay than in seed. ', - K " OUR diplomatic po lite services meet with publio approval. The beautiful dignity that characterises the accomplishment o t this organization Is a symbol of respectful regard, u " Webb & Clough Co. FUNKHAL DIRECTORS 499 Court St., Salem . Phone 120 i OH Bf DAG BACON AND LARD SALE5I, OREGON Baker. Kelly & McLaughlin are buying -some r . loganberries' and black and i red raspberries,, to bar rel. jTjhey will' remain for about six weeks longer, and they expect to put a lot Of Evergreen black Into barrels. our cherries , are to .be berries Alt taken; all the blacks, and all the Royal Anns and other whites. . Something like ,350 tons of Bings and1 Lamberts and other blacks wilL ,have rolled out in cars-jby the' time the; picking sea son Is over; around the last of next week; Never before has Sa? lem jsent to market j ih this way morel than 25 to. 50 tons bf black cherries In any -one year. Som blacks are being canned. This j is v the first year that; this has been done here in much more than j an experimental way. The Oregon Packing company, at their Twelfth street cannery,, are put ting ii Cans about; fifty tons of black jcherries. The Hunt Bros; cannery on Front street is putting up a lot of blacks in cans. ' - ' Royal Anns Galore The Raas people : were yester day closing up their operations in Salem for the season They have put about .300 tons of Royal Anns in barrels and' shipped them to thelf maraschino, plant in San Franc sco. They say they have secured all they i want for this year, j ! ; - - But; the canneries are all using Royal Anns, and will use - them as long as any are, left. ! Many of the growejrs on the. low lands are through picking .Royal, Anns, and most jot the rest will be through by the' end of next week;:' thouga "HoyaB Anns will be coming fn smaii; quanaiiies : irom . me fom countjy Tiills and' other hill sec-tlona-ffor three weeks yet. y : Five Cents straight Through i The Oregon Packing company offered 5 cents a pound for Royal Ann cherries- on contract before the ( opening bf the season; they paid 5 cents ' when the season opened; they paid that price throughout the season and they are j paying 5 cents now,' and will take ion all the good Royal Anns that jcome' In, to the very end o"f the! season, at ' 5 cents a pound. It hais been 5 cents straight there for ! Royal Anns, and it will be 5 cent j straight clear through to the end. ' I , j; : A Lot of .Money. ;", . - Tf, The cannery of the Oregon Packing company, with ' all the others, are now working on logan berries, red and black raspberries, Royal Ann and black cherries; and they are all busy, and will be fori some time. Till the lull be fore! the evergreen blackberries begin , to come in in quantities; then the Dears and prunes and apples. It is. going to be a great canning season. ' '. ;.; i. Tbe cherry pack is going to be a gteat deal. larger than ever be fore!; bow much greater no one knoi-s just yet--or 1 If any one knows4 be will not tell. Tie : payroll ' of the Oregon Packing company for last week was! $15,000. A lot of money la being distributed by the Salem canaeries,' and by the other can: neries in the Salem district. 1 is great fruit season. There is j plenty bf labor. Nothing is going to- wabte. There Is only one fly In : tb4 ointment: the low prices for some of the. fruit. . ! Foster Butner of Roseburg. who came here for a few: cars of choice. i Lambert cherries to fill eastern orders be could not filH ALL OUR GKERRIES 260 North High Street Boost This Community j by Advertising on the Slogan1 i Pages i t DID YOU KNOW That Salem ought to be the headquarters and market center for a great cucumber industry; that more cucumbers ought to be raised under glass here, for; the local and outside markets; that many acres ought to be devoted! to the field cultivation of cucumbers,. for pickles; . that big pickling works ought to be conducted -in Salem with salting stations at various points; that there is money in the raising of cucumbers here, either under glass or in the open; that, in fact, this is the best cucumber country on earth, and only awaits the right men with the right methods;, and that a search ought to be made for the right men? . : . v ,. . " - ; : : " -'.--i j - i - . . j "; . . " ' - ' - ; . . - - " ' . V " . ' ' vstivavavav fc. aa, aa. aa. aa. a. aa. aa. aa. m. ' yyy , the Umpqua , district, is getting the Cherries he came after load ing r them for- shipment. ; He is paying'1 cents a pound for the jumbl'pack of the farmers, and is furnishing the boxes. What; Materials to' Use and How to PTepare; Success . With the Pears j. ; Th Oregon cold mix sulfur and lime is'meeting the hearty approv al of growers by giving excellent control with no damage to crops and at low cost with great .con venience. It is made of 8 pounds sulfur superfine flour 4 pounds hydrated lime and 2 quarts of skimmed milk, prepared as flo lows: j j : The sulfur and lime are weighed Tut and lightly mixed. ; The milk Is mixed, with 2 quarts , of water and poured over the sulfur and lime which is stirred into a smooth paste. If too thick, water. Is add ed slonfly. , .. ' Several gallons of j water are then added and the solution is poured throligh a, strainer into, the spray tank where It Is diluted with water to required Btrengt, ready for-use. ; "Less care Is probably required to prepare this substitute for self boiled lime sulfur than for any other,'says R. H. Robinson, assoc iate chemist at the Oregon sta tion, who worked out the spray for convenience of Oregon grow ers?' The sulfur should be ground superfine. The hydrated lime does not have to be fresh. : If skimmed milk cannot be had whole milk will do, and if slightly sour it may still be used." F "' " ' Tap cost of material Is the low est for the kind, and the -method' of making the spray is simple and convenient. The materials may be mixed dry by substituting a half " pound of calcium caseinate for the two quarts of skim milk, and kept in stock ready for dilu tion when needed, at the. rate of 12 pounds dry mixture to 50 gallons of water. ; i 4 - The spray is used on ' tender skinned pears in the Douglas coun ty districts with entire success and entire absence of damage:by rus seting. according to reports reach-? Ing the' plant pathology ; depart ment. Some such damage to this type of fruit is almost always present with lime-sulfur . even in its weakest effective dilution, says Professor H. P Barss, station en tomologist, j Because less effective than a caustic 8Pray .In cool weather, the PIPE Road, well, sewer, 4and drain pipe in stock at all times. v Get your pipe, where you can see how good It is made. . ' MILESTONE Concrete Products. - i if . 4 f Oregon Gravel An Independent Organization yi405 iorth" Front. Salem BOREUIX APPROVED I . . ; r - -- ' - '. i - Y -.- " 1 1 - ) i Company i Phone 1995 AA. fc. AA. Oregon cold- mix ,1s not used -for the calyx -r falling petal applica tion, but -it is j used, for all subse quent application. ' ' , j ! 'It is also : effective on prunes and peaches for : brown rot con- trol. - - ' ' - f ' -f-'i Missing Man's Estate 1 Being Squandered, Alleged ALBANY, July ! 2. Alleging that-they fear that 'Ernest Stew ard,' wealthy iHalsey farmer who mysteriously disappeared on A'ug ust 2, 1923,33 met with foul play relatives; of the missinb man have filed in circuit court through their attorney, W. C. Winslow of Salem,; a petition asking the ap pointment of la trustee for the es tate and for an accounting by Lee Hayes, who, they allege has been managing the estate, as his own since Steward: disappeared. The suit revives a situation, which the Linn county auhoritifs have been trying to solve quietly for many months. v When Steward disappeared on the evening of August 2, 1923, he left his stock unwatered and un fed, it is stated. More than that he left a substantial deposit in a Linn county -bank, against which he has never idrawh any checks o" made any inquiry concerning it. It said that pertain persons have seen him since that time, but there has never been any conclusive evi dence shown ! that he is alive. 1 Steward's relatives allege that the missing ijian owns real estate and personal! property valued at 925,000 and that It is being wast ed by Hayes. They also state .that one of his tracts of realty is en cumbered by a $3000 mortgage and that foreclosure is imminent, because, although Steward has the money with hich to pay It, there is no agent' empowered to do so, he J V L A Licensed Lady Embalmer to - car Jot women and children is a necessity 4n ""all funeral homes. .We are -the only ones furnishing such service. . , i-k;- , Terwilliger j Funeral Home : I f 770 jchemckctA 6U ' Phone 724 Salem, Oregon - J Salem ought to be (can be made) head quarters for a great-cucumber and piclds industry, i i. --!: :-;;V;'" ;" manuals, School Helps and Supplies j Your order will "be given . PROMPT, attention f ,TheJ. J. Kraps ' Company , i . Kent S. Kraps, Mgr. i Box 96 Salem, Oregon ;Eat a Plate a Day VEATBEnLY ICE CRM, Sold . Everywhere Buttercup Ice Cream Co. P. M. GREGORY, Mgr. 210 South Commercial St. 1 '. SALE3I Bonesteel Motor Co. 184 S. CJom'l St. ITione 43 ; . Proposed Soviet calendar would make the week have only five days. This would be tine. - Pay days would come more often. Dodge Oros. ! Sedan ' , Anto Electric Work . B. D. BARTOX. ; S 171 S. CommercUl St. Hotel Marion SALEM, OREGON The Largest and Most Complete Hostelry ih; Oregon Oat' of Portland DRAGER FRUIT f-rCOMlY ;; ; Dried Fruit Packers ' 221 Sooth High St. "'. Salem Oregon , Always in the market for dried fruits of all kinds R e a d the Classified Ads. i- Now Is the Time ! ! i To look after your heat ing plant and see that it is In good orcer, or If you are going to need a new one. v This " is the appropriate ! time to buy it ! Theo M. Barr 1C4 S. Cbm'l St.' , Our Trees . i Carefally ' Orown Carrfullv Selected Carefully racked Will Give Satisfaction to the Planter Salem Nursery Company 42S Orej-on KbII(11d3 . PIIOXi: 1763 Additional Salesmen Wanted i