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tan Be Made So, if There Is Proper ee8 Selection, the
Uiit'Sbilsi'Cood Cultural --Methods; and Grading and
Storing and Marketing With the Supplies Fed Into the
1 Markets fn Regular Order College Authority
U., S. , standard. No 1 potatoes
worth here w 11.75 a hun-
fed pounds. That Is a very good
ice. "There is good money in
Itatoe at' this price. U. S. stand-
id No. potatoes re worth $1.25
hundred pounds. Even that is
fcood vice. : And good potatoes
bra the farm, at th Salem gro-
ries, ve not as strictly, graded
f the U. S. eUBdards rtall tor, are
Inging the" growers ft'. 50 a nun
d poiHKls; f r:
jThoao prices i-wtH sot always
ievall, but the grower ,wb will
Iserre. the- rules .laid ' down by
je Oregon Agricultural college
thoritfes wIU always '.get a re
iinerative j price and this
puld b -the" general tiling, year
ter year. :t tne industry -were
sulated at It should be, and. or
sized, and storage faculties pro
led. and jaUlthe other things
Be that -.ought to be done for
a stabilization of the Industry
4 it shefold. be Stabilized. . It
puld fee takes out of the Jilt and
fs, haphazard class.' It should
made safe sod sane.
'J .More Thogtr iterfter
The Salem district - should pro
ee more jiotatoesy JbitX , nly
fough prefacing and marketing
jtfer potatoes;..' ' , ir
;The following are someot tie
fys in- wMek tonx growers vaay
this.necondiag to Prof. G. R.
plop, yrq -crop specialist Ore
Jn experiment station: -f"The.
WTillaanette yalley potato
'M eomenox a lot of discussion
Id critic Wwa- the last lew years
jpause yarioas factors -have re
sted dacatker unsatisfactory
rket dfnaad8 and -returns. The
1 ; potato growing district -of
gon is, .the.." district extending
OM llABJOJS COUNTY HOJBTH
THB.COLUMBIAJIUVEB, and
cl Utif-' tvrohahtv anffpri more
W any other section of the state
pause fif the inability to sell po-
rI'oes at as large a profit as desir
e. i '
Faulty Methods
The outstanding reasons why
potatoes have been disappoint
S to a.attmfter of persons are
jte numerous, despite the fact
it Indicates steady but grad
1 Improvement in potato yields,
asonswhy the industry has
an under fire are: too much in
lor and absolutely" poor seed
used; too many varieties are
,ng grown; the Industry has
Iny jumpers they Jump in and
V prices ' kick them out; pota
jss are -not grown regularly or
de a -regular part of farm rota
n dn a-large -enough number of
ms; many soils, are put Int? po
oes when they are unfit for
per 4eveIepment of the crop;
ilty cultural operations hinder
'the crop Jn making a maximum of
production; lnadequae and even
entire absence of storage facilities
limits successful marketing of the
crop;, no grading and improper
grading, lias hurt the industry
very much,
i Good ts. Poor Seed
"The time Is approaching when
folks will begin to purchase seed
potatoes, and a very large num
ber will buy, or save for their own
use, a lot of the small, 'single
drop potatoes that weigh from
half an ounce to two or tw6 and
a halt ' ounces, and will use these
for sedd purposes.
."The whole seed is the very
best kind of seed to use, it is con
ceded, i but growers should know
that these little potatoes that are
sorted out of the ordinary crop are
small because of the presence of
disease. Some disease, like mo
saic, or wilt, or some other , trou
ble, ' causes them to stop growth
quite early In the season. ' Result
that they, are small. These
small, single drop seeds will re
produce the disease and it is but
a snort while until the strain of
potatoes -has 'run-out.
Cull gpwlg Make Cull Plants
"We believe In the use of small
whole seed in cases where the
fields are absolutely free from dis
ease, but we know that the sorting
out of culls for planting purposes
ia virtually certain to result in
badly diseases stands of potatoes.
"Your livestock farmer or your
dairy farmer does not save out
the scrubs for ' breeding purposes.
It is equally true that the potato
farmer should not save out the
culls for reproducing the crop.
Too Many Varieties Used
'A large number of people are
growing too many miscellaneous
varieties. If we were able to drop
out of the agriculture of the Wil
lamette valley all the potato va
rieties except the Burbank, Amer
ican Wonder and Earliest of All,
and possibly few Garnet Chilis for
the California trade, we would be
better off. ' Many farmers are
growing Netted Gems being at
tracted to the prices of Netted
Gems as quoted in Portland,-but
it is noted that graded Oregon
Burbanks are going right along
with the Netted Gems in every
way. The experience of the ex
periment station Is that Burbanks
give more bushels of potatoes to
the acre of equally., good variety.
Rotation Very Important
"The potato growing conditions
of the Willamette valley would be
very greatly Improved if the pota
toes were grown in regular rota
tion. A rotation should be a cul
tivated crop, followed by grain,
followed by clover, and using corn
and potatoes as the uncultivated
crop woald make possible a six
year rotation for potatoes. This
would . keep . Jthe land free from
disease and keep1 it in excellent
condition ; for the production, of
maximum yields. - Growing pota
toes in rotation means less loss
from disease and . some other ene
mies, and'a better yield of market
able potatoes per acre.
-The industry constantly suffers
from the jumpers-in usually
people who do not regularly grow
potatoes. They buy seed, rent land
and put in a large acreage. Then
the total yield is large and mar
keting slow and prices are low.
They drop the crop at once, having
lost money and caused others to
lose to some extent. Potatoes
should be a regular crop.
. Good .Soils Required
"A very large number of people
are attempting to grow potatoes
on soils entirely -uosuited to pota
to production. Some are trying to
grew the crop on very heavy soils
and these do not normally make
very good yields of potatoes. Oth
ers let the potato fields get so
much dried out before, making tbe
spring preparation that there is
not sufficient moisture to carry
the crop through to a profitable
maturity. Still others are trying to
grow potatoes on fields so poor in
fertility that they cannot possibly
make a good crop. The good soils
for potatoes are those rather mel
low, rich soils that are friable and
loose and that hold moisture well,
and - that have sufficient plant
food to keep the plant growing
vigorously. .
"By selecting the soil and hand
ling it in a rotation, and, in some
sections, adding some fertilizers,
as sulphate of ammonia and sup
erphosphate, the yield of potatoes
can be rattier materially increas
ed.
Plant Early
"Cultural operations have much
to do with the production of po
tatoes. We find at the experiment
station that the potatoes give the
best results if planted about the
middle of April. They 'give the
largest yields if planted at a depth
of about 5 inches and if the seed
is cut to save the blossom end
piece in one piece. Land plaster
in the lent seed has been very ben-
eiiciai in increasing the yield of
potatoes and in developing a bet-
( Continued on pag 9)
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SOCIETY
Continued from page 7.)
tion the hostess served refresh
ments. 'In the group were: Mrs. A. J.
Basey, Mrs. L. Bechtel, Mrs. E. E.
Gilliam. Mrs. J. W. La Bare, Mrs.
F.' G. Stearns and the hostess,
Mrs. George. Martin.
At the next meeting of the chib
Mrs. J. W4. La Bare will entertain
at her home, 1833 Lee street. The
meeting will be on March 1.
Unitarian Alliance Will
Meet
The Woman's Alliance of the
Unitarian church will meet at
2:30 o'clock on Friday afternoon
in the Emerson room.
Hal Hibbard Auxiliary Plans
Meetings ,
Mrs. uenry O. Miller and Mrs
E. J. Raymond will entertain the
members of Hal Hibbard Auxiliary
on Friday afternoon, February 18,
at Mrs. Miller's home 1528 North
Capitol street.
Monday evening February 21 at
7:3-0, members of tiie auxiliary
will entertain Hal Hibbard Camp
U. S. W. V. in the Armory. All
United Spanish War Veterans and
relatives are cordially invited to
the meeting nt the Armory.
Mr. Anunscn Will Entertain
Kensington Club
Mrs. F. S. Anunsen will enter
tain the members of the Kensing
ton club today at her home, 1110
North Capitol street.
Visitor in The Dalles
Mrs. J. Ft. Payne of 1415 Wal
ler street is visiting at the home
of her daughter in The Dalles.
Reception, for Neiv Members
Is Held Last Night at
Presbyterian Church
.The mew members of the First
Presbyterian church were hon
ored with a reception last night
at :30 o clock in the parlors of
the church. An Interesting pro
gram was featured. The affair
took place under the sponsorship
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of the Ladies' Aid society and of
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North Salem W. T. C. U.
Will Meet-Today
Mrs. Pendleton and Mrs.. Hogg
will entertain the members of the
North Salem W. C. T. U. this after
noon at Mrs. Pendleton's home.
Woman's Union Postpones
Meeting
: The meeting of the Woman's
Union of the First Congregational
church which was, planned for
Friday afternoon of this week has
been postponed until Friday, Feb
ruary 25. The change is made on
account of the number of the
church women engaged in the
YWCA drive for funds.
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excellent condition. Looks and
runs like new ear. Otto J. Wil
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Com'l. Tel. 22 0. ()
Slate surface roofing applied
over your old shingles. We have
over 200 jobs in Salem. . Nelson
Bros., plumbers; sheet metal
work, H."5 Chemeketa. ()
W. G. Krueger. realtor, progres
sive, fair, equitable. Growing city
and cauntry makes possible buys
that will make you" good money.
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Be Careful With . Lime. Sul
phur Spray Poultry Is
Very Useful Help
Gooseberries intended for can
neries should not be sprayed aften
the fruit has set, says the Oregon
Agricultural college experiment
station. Good control of mildew
is usually possible by two thor
ough sprays before fruit is set.
Canning gooseberries covered
with lime-sulfur spray results in
a serious loss from gas forming in
the cans. This same : trouble
arises from use of sulphur dust.
Applications of lime-sulphur are
made just as the leaf clusters are
expanding and again just before
blossom time. If development of
mildew is noted the bushes are
sprayed immediately after the
crop is picked. This is of some
benefit in preventing anthracnose
loaf spot.
The gooseberry maggot or yel
low fruit fly is controlled by a
sweetened, poison spray consisting
of lead arsenate, 2 ounces; syrup
X iquart, and water, 3 gallons. This
sriray is at tractive-to th flies and
wll kill them 4f .sprayed lightly
ori the foliage, -in May, while the
fiibs arc .out. , ff showers wash
off the pray and "make repetition
necessary, this 'treatment -has. not
proved commercially successful in
tejsts made by the experiment sta
tion. . : ' ' ;- - .
Frequently stirring soil, under
atd near the bushes in the late
summery fall and early spring, ex
poses many of the pupae which
for nearly l months occur. in a
helpless state in the first fewilnch-
iesi or sou unoer .ine.piaais. f .
Poultry in the fields a ftejr har
vept destroys many pupae , Rak
ing surfate. trash 'and debrifrom
under the bushes to the center of
the row assists . the chickens to
find the insects.
Early maturing varieties are
les heavily Infected with maggots
than later berries. Commercial
frjiit is picked just as mature.
Mrs. Harriett Veazie Dies -r
i Daughter's Eugene Home
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(EUGENE, Feb. 16. (AP)
Mjrs. Harriett L. Veazie, Oregon
pipneer, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. E. It. Dryson last
night. She was 79 years of age.
Mrs. Veazie made her home in
Portland for many years. .Recent
ly ; she . had been living with hr
daughter here. - Two sons anil two
daughters survive. They ar A. L.
and J, C. Veazie of Portland, Mrs.
Julia G. Glen of Senttle and Mr.
Edith F. Bryson of Eugene.
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