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GON INDUS TRIAL ORE UALI TY; UCE PROD PROD S Ol UCTS J . .. ... i H-Thla cut Is used by courtesy of tb Associated Industries, of Oregon. Dates of Slogans in Daily Statesman ; jf.' . .; .1 " .' (la Twlce-a-WeelC Statesman Following Day) (With a few possible changes) Loganberries, October 2 Prunes, October 9 Dairying, October 11 !, October z niberta, October 20 1 Walnut, November Strawberries; November 12 , Apples, November 20 ' Raspberries, November 27 5 Mint. December 4 Great Cows, Etc., December 11 "Black berries, December a 8 Cherries, December 25 1 . ; . i Pears!, January 1,1926 Gooseberries, January 8 ; Corn, Januair 15 j Celery, January 22 Spinach, Etc., January 29 Onions, Etc.; February 5 Potatoes, Etc., Feb-uary 12 Bees. February IS' Poultry and Pet Stock, Feb. 28 City Beautiful,. etc.; Ma.ch &. Beans,'Etc, March 12 Paved Highway. Mrrh 19 Head Lettuce, March 26 Silos. Etc, April 2 Legume. April 9 . Asparagus. Etc.. April 1 . Crapes. Etc., April 23 .Drug Garden, April 30 Sugar Beets, Sorghum, Ets.. May J Water Powers, May 14 Irrigation. May 21 Mining, May 28 ' , Land, Irrigation. Etc., Jun 4 . Floriculture, June 11 Hops, Cabbage, Eic , June 18 t Wholesaling and Jobbing. June 25 !. CuCumbers, Etc., July 2 Hogs, July 9 Goats, July Iff., t Schools, Etc., July 23 . -, Sheep, July 30 National Advertising. August 6 Seeds. Etc., August 13 Livestock, August 20 Grain and Grain Products, ! Au gust 27 Manufacturing, September 3. Automotive Industries, Septem ber 10 Woodworking Etc.. Sept. 17 . Paper Mills, Ltc. Sept. 24. (Back ccpiej of the Thursday editions or The Daily Oregon Statesman are . band. They are for sale a. .lo cents each, mailed l any address. Current copies 5.) VOREGON QUALITY" products are establishing themselves in world markets; they make our pay rolls they build our cities; they attract new capital and new people; they provicje a market for the products of our farms. Oregon farms produce a wider varietyof profitable crops or Oregon Quality food than any other spot on eartn. HUME O0HHS FOB PICKLES LftTE BULLEHH OF THE COLLEGE The Possible A veracie Yields Should Bring Around $225 an Acre, According to the Author Picking Is the Chief Item of Expense in the Growing of Cucumbers for the Pickle Market .' FALLS CITY WEWS OF THE PAST WEEK RECORDED BY BUSY REPORTER STHEWORK OF HDSEY BEE SliSTIERESlGSLLRERWSYS Thk Crews With Which to Harvest a Large and Profitable I ( Annual Crop a Free Gift of God to Man, and He Must . 1 T- Only Provide Intelligent, Sympathetic: Superintendents Editor Statesman; i There are so many different varie . tnn. tUnf I l l 1 ,.r 1 tl U nAa. v., . ... B,D,e tQ find-.Dne that will please :thl3 arilcle on l,ee-koeping in tb?J everv appetite. iPalem district for publication mi . . .The 'Statesman, or as you may , mo ot aAm wfeh. Vo will' find ItraetleallyJJonfy Sod and be3 are :,he I rave at the Sale,!?" h"J"T. Print. am much as yeu please of it. j IlTtnoW of no snbject more tnW ' ijoresflng than bee fceep'nsr. An fclpal hire containing possibly 100. bees as this time of the year, ' fc pjii'tlculaIy fascinating. Al tnbtlEh all of theoe bres will be dead within about two months, for 'fhljls' the, life of the bee during (the honer flow, there is not "a j iooref in lae bunch', but each one .1 active about some of the com hinnity war!t---cleanlng house, fur sing the younsr beeor gather jlng pollen or honey, not for them selves, but for the generation that Is to follow.-1' Perfect harmony is l. 'supreme in this big ,family-r eac"h I .hoe has its task to do according j 4o its 5 age; and, without or,der . "jor confusion,' this bit of work is done 'quickly, and cheerfully, ,- The most important of this ' Vroun is the "queen." for she must keep the hive replenished with ,new bees that will take .the place ;of the older generation. . The egg from yrlilch'a queen la hatched la irxactfy the came as the one that ; 'produce the worker bee. Any must admit tha-a-ftr!Hgtei9 d wruld b4, a welcome improvement. The writer remembers many hor rible moments of the "pasl when some ansjry be? was in the act of taking revenge through some thin place In the clothingi or impu dently setting on the end of his nose, but yet he -does not know of any occupation in which he may enpage without' the possibility of getting "stung." Imhietry in Nalem District - j The Salem district about one million acres tributary to this city-produces one million dolr lars' worth of honey annually (which is. greater than our can ned raspberries of one-fifth of a million valuation or cherries of the fame amount, or logans worth a half million ), but we harvest almost none of this srat crop Ouite different from other Indus trie. Ood has completed the pro duction of this delicious; sweet, anid ha. even given us the crews with wIii-yT to harvest it. All we need is enough superintendents to manare these great armies of workers, and we scan build up an (Dated March. 1924, the follow ing is a bullet'n of the Oregon Agricultural college, the title being, "Crowing Cucumbers ifor Pickles," and the number. Circular 211.) , In view of the tfact that a set contract price is paid' for the ton nage of pickles delivered, it is Important that the grower be able to deliver as high tonnage as pos sible to the factory. The 'follow ing suggestions, therefore, are made In reference to important factors which affect the yield of encmbers in the field. Soil-Oucumbers will grow on I a variety of soils, but the yield will vary according to the charac ters which each kind of soil pos sesses. Land that is Inclined to be sandy and Jight is usually de ficient in humus or organic mat ter, and also dries out more quick ly during the dry months, with a resulting short yield. On the other hand, a clay loam soil may become more packed and hard from heavy late spring rains or because of being tramped while picking. It may, for that reason, pe somewhat unfavorable. A me dium heavy sandy loam or a clay loam with plenty or humus In it are soil types that ordinarily pro duce the largest yields. Peat and beaver dam soils on "account of their being able to hold moisture well produce large quantities of pickles per acre. Land that has been previously well farmed, or .new land entirely, are the types of soil hest capall jof delivering good yields. Cucum I bers are gross feeders and will prove to he a losing proposition on any land that is shewing symp toms of .being .worn out. The moisture holding capacity of soil for encumbers Ms nne of the factors that determines wheth er the crop will be short or other wise during the !. dry months. Strong growing vines are neces' sary for big yields and continuous production. i Fitting the Soil -Any so?l 'n tended for cucumbers should be the works it in well, and .levels ground. Varieties. Chicago pickling Is mostly used, also Boston pickling, and Snow's Derfect ion. ; Seed is usually -supplied by the company. About 3 pounds of seed are used per acre. ,.. Seeding. There are 2 definite ways of ' seeding. , First, drilling the seed in rows 5 JTeet apart; and second, planting' the seed in hills 3 feed apart in rows placed 5 feet apart. There are several ad vantages in the drill method. First there Is less labor in seeding; second, the plants are better dis tributed; third, there is chance of a better and more e'ven stand; fourth, more moisture is available for the individual plant during the dry season; fifth, the rows ara narrower for cultivation, and again there is more room between the indiv'dual plant for hoeing, rr.ther than when thev are stand ing close together In the hills. Eastern Star Chanter Receives Its Charter Personal and . r . . ' t L III i. r ? -J t fienerai News orine busy uiy ax xne wesi aiue ui OldPolkl . ,: , M t ) : Growers use both methods, with a stronger tendency 'toward the drill method. Rhododendron Chapter Xo. O. K. 8. i Kerelves Charter ! , Last Thursday night at j the Masonic hall Rhododendron chapter-No. 152, order of the Eastern Star, was constituted by j the worthy grand matron? Mrs. Carol ine Lewis of. Seaside. She was assisted by the following officers: Dr. 'Daniel O. Webster,, worthy grand patron ; Miss Nellie MeKin ley, grand secretary? Mrs. Lena C. Peters, acting grand j chaplain; Mrs.! Amy K. Webster, grand marshal; Mrs. Jessie M. Darby, acting grand organist; also- Mar garet V. Hayter, past grand mat ron and Dr. Frank Peters, past grand patron. f J i . After the chapter was consti tuted the following officers were installed by the .worthy grand matron- and worthy grand. patron: Maude Brown, worthy matron; Ira C Mehrling, worthy patron; Anna Mehrling, associate matron; Emily Criswell, secretary; Loretta Starr, treasurer; Abigal W. 'Watt-con ductress; Dora LL Glaze", chaplain; i This cot Is used by courtesy of the Associated Industries, ot Oregon. THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN DID YOU KNOW That Salem is becoming the head quarters and market center for a great cucumber indus try; that more cucumbers ought to be raised under glass here, for the local and outside markets; that many more acres will be devoted to the field cultivation of cucum-; bers, for pickles; that pickling works already started here will grow in size; 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 to push it further to the front in this field? One rrower Mary A. Pugh. marshal: 3larie O. who I Lunnev. oreanist: Ethvl fcfidnald has raised a very large amount of Adah; Eva Teal, Ruth,; Liziie pickles per acre sows his seed! Trent iarvf Ariam Martha; Florence Grant Electa; .1. V. . V.a n UfA r '!'u"r,u"i uc "7 "j industry that wiil keep many Sa queerif. taken when the larva Jem dol!ar9 at-homePand orn) l: -vwryf young aim piaceu tn a larger cell and supplied with . a greater abundance of f'royal jel ly." a food manufactured by bees to' feed their babies. When she j about a. week old, she goes out Trom the hive for a few minutes or nntll phe is mated with somi 'drone In the air. Shortly after returning to fter family she. wiH ;beg a laying, and without again i leaving her! home or mating will '(Continue to lay eggs for several years., the number being regulated largely by the amount of honey lelng brought; in.fh6t course . aueens vary . ai to . egg capacity. . 4ut good queens should lay about ,3000 each day at this time of year. tThls lady can and does lay two kinds of eggs one of her own ;blood which Is a drone, and the other Is from fhe mating and will he a -worker. (These eggs are laid 'In different kinds of (cells which the bees lis vr constructed as they . have felt the! r " needs to be, and tnulte wonderful is the fact that . th queen never makes the mis- Jake of puting her worker eggs-In tthe drone cells and very seldom does she put, a drone In thework - j Ifoney Is Good Food' Ifoney is sone of the - oldest , -sweet known, being. used . as lUlnclpaP article of food In j the early days, The Bible makes many references ' to U as a gift for kings and In describing the good ness of God. Many of the primt tire peoples used honey as their complete dinner whenever It could found. Doctors tell us that we. oo, would be healthier it . we would eat more honey and less of the sugar sweets for honey has 'pone through one stage of diges tion removing the harmful effect pt ordinary sweets on tae system. bring many more to us. Bee keeping can easily be made to be one of our leading industries. i Polk county had 112 inspected apiaries containing 716 stands last year, and allowing for bees not inspected,; 'we probably had about ?0ft altogether. Marion county as anout in same amount, or less. 'than 2 (TOO for the entire dis trict. This means an average of plowed early and kept well work ed UP until plantine time. This s necessary in order to kill weeds. conserve moisture, to keep the soil loose and prevent packing, and to make plant food in the soil, and a fertilizer annlied more readilv available for the use of the plant. A finer and richer seedbed Is also thus . obtained. The land should be thoroughly worked down until u is as near as possible similar to a n ash , pile, so .that there may be quick germination or the seed and the moisture Xb& held well during the dry, months, . . with a seed drill, using about 3V4 pounds per acre, having the ground furrowed out every three and a half feet. After these fur rows are worked well with a fine toothed cultivated the seed Is sown. As soon as convenient, the young plants are cultivated, so' tht the fnrrows are filled up, thereby making the cucumber plants deeply i;ootedr This would be a very desirable method of seeding where there might be a lenaency ror tne sou to dry out considerably during the summer lime. Dusting Plants for Insects. The. striped cucumber beetle is active on the young plants soon after they show up well following germination. Experiments in con trolling this beetle show that nicotine sulphate dust is effective. especially when put on early In the day while the air is still, by means or a cheesecloth sack,, or a small bellows hand duster. It may be necessary to repeat this dust two or three times, according to; weather conditions prevailing. It is especially desirable to put this dust bn the young plants soon after theyj are through the ground. It is not advisable to thin all of the plants in the row at one time. Another t harmful insect Is the twelve-spotted bean weevil, which can also be controlled by' using the same dust as above mentioned, or there mays be an addition to me nicotine sulphate of some ar senate of lead powder, so that the Fertilizers. No fertilizer gives grower would be In a position to better results for cucumbers than wen rottea stable manure. If it plentiful it may be spread is one stand to approximately 500 acres. - ; Fruit Need Hoc ' -There Is no argument as to the value of bees to the fruit Industry. Many growers are not satisfied having bees near, bnt Insist that they should be distributed around on the farm, claiming that the fruit raised nearest the bees Is always heavier and therefore more profitable. Most authorities agree that fruit receives twice as much value from the bees as the total possible value of r !tbe i honey Therefore wherever frultls to be raised, our friend the "honey bee' mast be Invited. Mariotf county na large acreage of trait 1J, 322 acres of fruit trees, and 6688 of berries. On an average for this total of 18,000 acres there is one siand of bees for each 18 acres, whereas there must be six .times this nnmber to insure proper pol linization.. We most have a big boom in the bee industry if we are to obtain the best results from our fruit, and then we must re member that our bees can not live on the bloom in a strictly or chard district. They will starve if they can not reach outside pas ture. Our blooming trees, such as the maple, should be saved and we should sow flower seeds with a honey value in our waste spaces broadcast and. plowed under, or if the manure Is fine and short it v uk uiuizea io oeuer aavantagolto a distance of about 12 inches Dy being thoroughly disked in. , If apart in the row. If the, hill manure is scarce it will have to method of seeding has been ised pe usea by applying a fork full there would usually be about 3 IB each hill. . In some cases, the nlants left to earh htii io o manure Is distributed in a furrow. I far anart an noasihle n th which Is plowed out every five or plant may have as much moisture six feet, but this Is ordinarily not as it-is possible. to get., and also so common a method as the broad- so that the nlants can be hoed in Anna Elle, warder, and Raymond riswell, sentinel. j ; 1 Snppchoo nun made- Tiv - thn worthy grand matron, the worthy grand patron, the grand secretary, acting grand chaplain, the grand tparshal, and by Past Grand Mat ron Margaret V. Hayter, and Past Grand- Patron R. Frank Peters. On - behalf of Naomi Chapter No. 22,- of Dallas, Sarah Staats, worthy matron, presented a beau tiful boquet to Maude Brown, worthy matron of Rhododendron chapter No. 152. Mrs.: Rose W. Babcock, worthy matron of; Chad wich chapter No. 37, of Salem, and Ralph Thompson, worthy patron, spoke briefly. - j " '.,: Mrs. Marie O. Lunnev gave two song numbers. , i Following the session Rhodo dendron chapter invited; their guests to the banquet room, where dainty refreshments were Berved, and a social hour enjoyed,; Ira C. Mehrling acting as tpast master. , A large number of visitors were present from Chad wick chapn ter No. 37 of Salem and Naomi chapter No. 22 of Dallas, with representations from, the state of California;, Michigan and South Dakqta. ' Tis chapter was Instituted May 24, 1924. by Daniel O. Boone with a charter list of twenty members. Falls Clty.nallaft ' Gam Fastart Game Ever Played on Falls - , City Diamond ,- Last Sunday Falls City defeated Dallas five to four In a twelve Inning game, played on the local grounds. Batteries: Falls City; room, where a delicious luncheon of sandwiches, salads, ice cream cake and coffee.iwas served. Besides members of the Rebecca and Oddfellows a number of invit ed guests "enjoyed the evening. . Fire Situation Much Improved Reports from Valsetz, Willam ette valley camp, Daugnerty s camp, and other points where fires have been serious or threatening, are that the cooler weather and absence of high winds, have made possible control of what at first threatened to be dangerous fires. Official readings of the United States weather bureau j thermo meter In Falls City shows the highestMemperature reached to have been 103 degrees on June 25. Mrs, Fanny1 Branson, or Hazel Dell Farm, the home ot Roquefort cheese, had the misfortune to fall on Monday morning, fracturing her left ankle. Mrs. Branson will be unable to attend to any part of the cheese making for several weeks. Fortunately the other members of the partnership are able to carry on,' so that no loss will result from her accident. CUCUMBER I 3 mr is mi a DECIDED GROWTH IN S HEM DISTRICT The Oregon Packing Company Is Installing a Salting and Pickle Plant and Has Contracted for a Considerable Supply for This Year's Pack Industry Needs Much ; Seasonal Help , ; (Continued a part 9) , use a combined dust, which Is on the market ready for application. Thinning Plantg.-If the drill method of seeding has been used. it Is advisable to thin the plants Greene and Towner; Dallas, Moser casting or the application of man ure to each hill Commercial fertilizers may of ten be profitably used, either mtxed together by the grower or bought already mixed In the form of the complete fertilizer, averag ing 4 to 4 per cent nitrogen. 8 per cent phosphoric acid, and 10 per cent potash. Such a formula would require an application of about 100 pounds of nitrate of soda 200 pounds of blood meal or died blood, 300 pounds of superphos- pnaie or bone meal, and 200 to pounds of . potash, either muriate or sulphate. Of this mix ture 500 or 700 pounds could be nsed per acre, broadcasted ovr tne cucumber area In late March or early April and lightly harrow ea in u the grower does not desire to home mix these materials he can purchase a complete, ferti uzer made up or similar : simple fertilizera in a somewhat like pro portion. . . a most successful .grower of yuaics w no uas raisea a very large yield per acre, manures well and before planting: applies 500 pounds of sood fertiliser per acre, between , Harvesting. Picking Is . the chief Item of expense. Vines must be picked clean in order to prevent formation of large unmarketable cucumbers. The highest price is paid for the smallest cucumbers. so a constant regular picking is necessary. The area can conve niently be divided into two or more parts; one of which is har vested each day. ' 1 and Evans. This was a pitcher's duel with fifteen strike outs on each side. . The : features or the" game were the batting of Preston of Dallas, who made three, home runs, and making possible the tourtn score for Dallas; and Gould's home run for Falls City This ties Falls City and Dallas for third place in the Polk counly league, with Independence fir$t and vaisetz second. . A large and enthusiastic crowd witnessed ; the game. Umpires were Helgerson and C. Boydston. f j Itebeccas Entertain on Monday -- U Kwaalstjcj. On Monday evening," In their comrortable lodge hall, the, ladies oi Aiagnotia Keoeccas chapter en Yields. These vary according tertalned, honoring the casfi who to Individual. farms and different recently gave "The Old Maid's soils. An analysis of farms nro- ducing pickles shows that an aver age of 10 best growers in a dis trict was 7 tons per acre, the variation be'ag between 5 and 10 tons; Of these yields there is ordinarily about one-third of each grade, with a slightly smaller number of No.- 3 grades, and the others when the fields are proper ly picked. The average of 7 tons would be divided somewhat as follows: No. .1. 2 tons; No. J, 2 4 tons; No. 3. 2 tons. From such yields as above mentioned there Continued oa ptgt 12) Conyention." f The following pro gram lollowed a social hour: Music, Mr. and Mrs. Meyers. Reading, Grant Adams. Song "Peek-A-Boo, Georgianna Lof tus. ' i 4-' Piano solo. "Melody of Love," Virginia Adams Reading, "Little Boy Blue," by Eugene Field, Lucille Mack.' solo, "Just for Today1 Mrs r . y-v v . mane j. L,unney. Reading, Mrs. Hatch, h; Ylolln and piano, Mr. and Mrs Meyers, Games and characters followed the I program, after which the I guests were Invited to the banquet Mr. John Hatch, and daughter Frances, accompanied by Mrs. Jennie Cobb, were Salem visitors on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Crosby arrived recently from southern Oregon points for a visit at 'Hazel Dell ranch, the guests of their cousin, Mrs. jay uranson. 4 Ralph S. Wheeler is the house guest of hfs uncle, J. L. Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler is returning to his bode in1 Abilene, 'Kansas, after spending several years . in the Orient, first in United States gov ernment service, and ioter In the employ of the Chinese govern ment, j !, Mrs. R. L. Griswold left last Friday morning for a visit to her old home in Michigan, with final destination Cass City, the home of her girlhood, which she hopes to reach in time to enjoy the reunion of the Pridemore family, an an nual event. Mrs. Griswold will go east via the Canadian Pacific, and plans to be gone about six weeks. She will probably return via Salt Lake City. Mrs. Jennie M. Cobb was pleas antly surprised Monday afternoon when Mr. and Mrs. Del mar Bills oorougn. whose1 home is now in aanta naroara, cal.. drove In to visit with her. eirroute to Seattle and other northwestern noints. Mr. and Mrs. Hillsborough have a married 1 daitgrei who Is now in Santa Barbara, and are much con cerned for her welfare in view of the damage done in that city by earinnuane. 1 C. D. Cochran and wife arrived on Tuesday from Mill City for a snon visit with his Barents Mr "k v;. k. cochran. ' Later they win, visit MarshHeld. a. h. court er and son Clive were Sunday visitors. r. k. c h pin and O. L. Me. Murphy are home from Toledo to remain until after the Fourth. Air. and Mrs. R. O. Brown, son Claire and daughter Louise, ar- nea irom vatsetz. Mondav. Mr and. Mrs. Brown will occupy their uome on tast Main street until arteir July Fourth, rial mrtA lJUIRp nl.tn tn lo.v. Inl. if -I r . .. . uij & . uriT 10 V'ncmnatl. Ohlo. where they "pert to remain i for at least a year. W. II 'P.eard din .vt... n.. u.6uicH .,1 ill rart and Wilms. hav m.. w B v u w . J uauas to reside. Mr. Beard goes ior ousiness reasons. Both Mr Beard and daughter will be missed In all circles in Falls City. The best wishes of hosts of friends goes with them. 1 - . .'..- ..." X Chnrch of Christ , ,ible school at 1 0 a. m. Preach ing service will be omitted next kordsday on account of the state contention at. Turner. The Bible school will be held as usual for those who do not go to the con vention. ..; Endeavor at 7 In the erening and church at g as usual. Midweek prayermeetlng Thurs-dav- evening at 8. The Children's day program was enjoyed last sunaay evening by a full house. trrol B. Sloan, pastor. "The cucumber Industry Is hav ing a very decided growth in the Salem district. Especially is this true on account of the fact that the Oregon Packing company decided last year to enter the In dustry here. The operations of tWs company in the handling of cucumbers are to be carried on In the immense building that was the Southern Pacific company's hop warehouse, across" the track from its passenger depot,-where also the canning of stringless beans Is to bei carried on. - The canning of beans requires special machinery, and this Is being in stalled there, as well as the equipment 1 and machinery, for handling cucumbers, the other cannery operations of this com pany in Salem being carried on a couple of blocks south, on Twelfth street. - . ... he canning of beans will be done on a considerable scale, suf ficiently large to require the work of laO women, throughout- the season, and over 100 acres of cucumbers were contracted for last spring, to be grown for'the salting and pickling operations here. The company will make dill pickles .here, and cucumbers will be Baited here, fnd put Into bar rels for shipment to other plants. principally to San Jose., Cal.. where the finished pickle product of the company. is made in large volume. f Three Sizes, Four Prices There Is also a cucumber salt ing plant a.t Woodburn,'. and a pickle factory is being provided for at West Stayton. These plants take four sixes of" cucumbers. No. 1 is under two j and a half, inches. No. 2 two and a half to three and a half Inches No. 3 three and a half to fit inches, and No. 4, culls. , The prices generally being paid this year are $60 a ton for the first size, $40 for the second, and $15 for the third, and $10 a ton for tne culls. ; , - . Growers with the right land and practicing the right methods should produce five to seven tons . of cucumbers to the acre or even more. They are likely to get a . larger tonnage of the No. 2 size than any other, and some growers here believe there Is more net profit in that size than in ' the others, even the small ones -that bring $ CO a ton. L This j year. thf "growing of cucumbers for canning pickles is pretty well scattered over the Salem district. In former years - they have been,, grown ; mostly in . the Woodburn section. especially between Woodburn and Mt. Angel, around j Jefferson, and ; west of Turner,! and in the North Howell, section. -. . The big , Item in cucumbef growing for pickles is the picking; getting, the pickers to gather them at the right stages No doubt a the industry becomes stabilized this will be found less difficult; just as our growers have learned to handle other crops .ontfce land requiring seasonal help in large numbers.! GOOD CUCUMBERS FDD HOME USE IS UTTER M NEEDS CARE It Is Largely a Matter of Keeping the Vines Coming and a Fight Against the Various Pests That Are Ready to Destroy Them . : j Editor Statesman: Starting cucumber vines In real hot weather has proved to be a pretty hard task on such garden soils and in such locations as I have ben able to get hold of. Very young plants seem to suffer from extreme heat and to start very slowly, which is always a big disadvantage, as slow growth gives insects a much better chance to work injury and to do pretty well in keeping ahead of the plants. Soil well fertilized with organic manure stable manure I have found to be the best avail able for my use--and kept' well stirred and well watered, are the nest preventives : of hot weather troubles. While It is always best to have a good deal of the organic mat icr incorporated with the soil it seems to have a good effect to have some extra well pulverized manure lying about the cucumber hills, to supply a little liquid manure at irrigation time as well as to keep the surface of the soil from drying out and cracking af ter irrigation. This works well and easily even by trench irriga tlon, the only kind 1 know any ming about by experience. When me plants are small I just run the water along the row on one side, and with the shovel or other trench making tool draw small niec ultens one above and the other below the . hills, and allow the water to percolate through the soil and the upper layer, of fertili zer, which Is patted down Into the water. Then the water has run long enough it is shut off. and almost Immediately soil Is drawn back into the main ditch and the , small -inlet' channels. By. water ing only one side of the row at a fine soli to cover the trenches. When water is put on again it Is run ilnwn I Vi a nltinr i H A rf t VA row,and handled precisely as be fore.'' In drawing the dirt bade into the trenches I take, occasion to loosen the soil up well in the old trenches. .' , f . Keeping the roil .well -worked up is -a slight measure of protec tion from insects. It is harder for many pests to find lodgment" on plants In well worked soils. Of . course ' slugs will crawl over freshly worked soil, but even, at that they leave plainer trails than over hard surfaces and make It easier to. trade them to their haunts and kill them there. Bor deaux dust acts as a repellent and also as an Insecticide against slugs so that dusting the plants . oc casionally and sprinkling a little dust about the plants will tend to turn them back even' to kill them in considerable numbers. A good1 companion remedy is a bait of ten der leaves- lettuce, spinach, etc.. dusted with calcium arsenate. Even a small bit of this bait Is fatal, to slugsY It was Professor Lovett of the Oregon station. I believe,- who worked out first by actual tests the principle that lead arsenate is sot fatal to slugs but that calcium arsenae Is. Hence growers should be sure 'to get the calcium arsenate for poisoning slugs. ' 1 For protecting cucumbers from (CoBtinotd sa psgt t) J 'i 1