THE OREGON STATESMAN FARMING AND INDUSTRIAL MAGAZINE SECTION.
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lng the colon artistically. These
linings can also be used to cover
a wooden box or a waste paper
basket treated with varnish to
give finish. The effect is a re
semblance to a crary quilt.
YOUTH RAISES CHAMPION BULL
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s Son conditions are the basis of
good gardening and fortunately in
the light of modern scientific re
search they are well under con
trol. The city back yard gart
enef will confront more prob
lems of unfavorable soil than his
more fortunate brethren in the
country. The first consideration
Is whether conditions that may be
controlled In the city back yard
wIU permit the successful cult'
ration of a garden.
If the sun does not shine on it
for at least fire hours on bright
days. It is no use to try a vegetable
garden. If it has been filled in
with rock, broken brick or cinders
It is useless to try a garden. As a
general rule if weeds do not grow
vigorously, it is not suited for
Vegetables. If weeds do grow
abundantly you may know the soil
Is good for a garden.
' The solution of unfavorable con- i
ditions is a vacant lot garden in j
a conveniently located neighbor-
hood or the remedying of unfavor
able conditions by excavating and
removing the filling of bricks,
stone or cinders and filling in with
good soil. If the property Is
owned by the occupant, this will
always be advisable.
If the lot is a small one with
big trees close by that will steal
the moisture of the soil, look for
another garden site and content
yourself with a lawn and flowers.
Maples and oaks are the worst
Find of trees near which to plant
vegetable crops because of their
of their widespread and voracious
root systems. If the eround is
low and soggy, ft la not fit for
vegtable growing until it can be
drained and lightened.
The ideal garden spot Is seldom
available on the average small
city lot but it is often possible to
select a site that has a number of
the good points necessary for a
garden. When there Is any choice,
the land should be level or with a
gentle slope to the south. Drain
age should be good so that water
will not stand after rains. The
ideal soil i-? a dark "-andy loam
with a moisture retentive subsoil.
The soil should be deep and break
up easily.
Flower gardening is developing
so rapidly as a national interest
that it is giving vegetable garden
ing keen competition and many
people have given up Email vege
table gardens on their city lots in
order to devote the space to flow
ers, figuring that flowers for cut
ting during the summer are a
greater economy than vegetables.
A happy medium is to combine
the flower and vegetable garden
and have both.
A narrow border, say two or
three feet wide, about the vege
table path will accommodate suf
ficient annuals to furnish cutting
material for the greater part of
the summer. Borders of calen
dulas, marigolds, asters, centau
reas. scabiosas. South American
daisies, snapdragons or other favo
rite cutting material can be ac
commodated very readily in this
manner.
Another plan that is achieving!
popularity is to devote the garden
to early crops as lettuce, radishes,
onions, spinach and peas and to
raise annuals and bulbs such as
gladiolus and daisies as succession
crops, thus combining a dual pur-i
Pose. Some of the vegetables may
be used as ornamental edgings and
for this purpose the parsley and
carrot are excellent and the chives
with their purple heads in sum
mer are frequently used as or
namental plants. Rows of carrots
THE C1B1T1
GARDEN IS POPULAR
P i x ' ? h N , .
When Rudolph Isler, 1, of Marion, O., entered high school four
year ago he chose pure-bred livestock as his subject in vocational
agriculture. By raising prize cattle, the youth not only has made"
his four years in school pay him $5,000 in profit, but he has suc
ceeded in breeding a champion short horn bull, "Creekdale Mark."
His champion took first hoaoa ftt jUw jLataraatioaai livestock Ex
hibition at Chicago-
may be grown between rows of
annuals verv easily as their foliage
is not sufficiently heavy to offer
much interference.
The combination of annuals and
vegetables offers the opportunity
for many ingenious arrangements.
Dahlias and gladiolus, which may
be planted as late as June, offer
the easiest solution of a succes
sion of flowers to follow the
vegetables. If the garden plot is
a small one devoted only to early
spring vegetables it is a simple
matter to clear them off and plant
a garden of annuals to replace the
vegetables by the end of May. the
annuals being grown in seed boxes
and ready to transplant into place
when the vegetables have been
used. These flower and vegetable
combinations are favorites with
English gardeners.
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A plan for accrediting herds
of infectious abortion was made
by the Oregon Dairyman's asso
ciation in annual meeting at Fair
view. This p:an will soon be put
Into effect by the state livestock
board. The Oregon Agricultural
college experiment station with
leading dairymen of the state con
ducted the experiments that re
sulted in this plan. The work.
carried on since 1919, was made
possible by special appropriations
from the legislature.
Resolutions were passed recom
mending adequate inspection of all
milk used for market purposes;
urging creameries to adopt a sys
tem of grading cream, paying
higher prices for better quality:
and condemning the practice of
creameries engaged in the busi
ness of selling butter substitutes,
of creating an antificially high
price of butter at certain seasons.
thus stimulating use of oleomar
garine.
February is too early to sow al
falfa or ladino clover. These crops
are best so n alone on well pre
pared seed beds April 15 to May
1. It is important to get seed
early as the supply is limited.
Air Painting
DONE WITH A GUN
M. B. Sanderson
1144 North Cottage
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (AP)
Last year more than 23.000.000
motor vehicles were responsible
for nearly 150 billion vehicle
miles of travel in the United
States.
Scientific investigations show
that road Improvements have re
sulted in tremendous reductions
in the costs of oDeratine motor
tracks and automobiles. The fed
eral bureau of public roads is con
fident that the saving in fuel and
oil and in wear and tear on ve
hicles is much more than the an
nual expenditures for improved
roads.
A KEEPER OF DEES
MADRID. Spain. Feb. 18
(AP) King Alfonso is deeply In
terested in the science of beekeep
ing. He has ordered 1.000 hives
to be placed in the royal park of
the palace and has promised to
give further orders for his coun
try estates.
During a visit of the kins to
the bee society's headquarters he
tasted the wines and spirits made
from fermented honey and said
they were excellent. Many per
sons prefer them to the wines and
spirits made from grapes.
The leading agriculturist of
Spain is Antonio Garary Vitorica,
who, on his estate at Claveria,
Caceres, has 1.500 hives.
Another gulf between u and
the quaint eastern peoples is an
old Chinese custom of paying off
all one's debts at New Year's.
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KING OF SPAIN IS
BERLIN, Feb. i8 (AP) The
assertion that better work is done
by a good farm horse than by a
tractor was made recently in the
Prussian diet by Dr. Felix Hoesch,
i deputy for Neukirchen in the prov
j ince of Saxony.
Th rnna alnn waa ft i aVlfl t m nn
an appropriation of some 19000,
000 for improving the breeding of
farm horses in East Prussia.
Dr. Hoesch. .who is an authority
on farming, said that if no im
provement set in, Germany in two
or three years would be short of
horses .and would have to depend
on other countries for them.
Tractors as substitutes for
horses in farm work, he added,
had been a great disappointment
so much so that 40 percent of
j the tractors in Prussia were now
I out of commission.
Deputy Theodore Roeingh of
Westphilia agreed and said that
even in the United States, the
land of the greatest technical de
velopment, there were still 26
, 000.000 horses.
Dr. Steiger. Prussian minister
for agriculture promised increased
zeal in porvldlng sound breeding
material and monetary induce
ments to private hose ownes to
cooperate In raising more horses.
LONDON, Feb. 18 (AP)
Farmers and dairy-men are per
turbed at the appearance on the
market of "synthetic cream,"
which U said to be meeting with
a good demand.
The ban of the ministry of
health on preservatives In butter
and cream started the manufac
ture of synthetic cream, which
n proaucea irom imponea but
ler and dried milk worked nn in
an emulsifying machine.
Dairy men and farmers In
west England who have hitherto
sent clotted and fresh cream to
customers all over the country
fear this trade will be considera
bly restricted, and that the prob
lem of surplus milk will be In
tensified. Attractive lamp shades can be
made with colored envelone. lln
lngs by gluing them double over
an organdy foundation. -Several
coats of varnish applied over it
gives tne shade a glossy finish.
a ugnt globe inside aids In blend
HILL'S CANDY FACTORY
1204 Laili St.. Coraar Twalftk.
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Horn mad rtmdiei of tb beat make.
Special! on packing is fancy bozo.
Money apent for Salam mada caadiea
taya ia Saiam to nuka fiaiaar a bat tar
On rttidaoc or Basin au Fro party
P.H.Bell
Sl U. E. Bank Bldg.
Tilapk 607 or 2144 W
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FARM 10 GENERAL
POINTEHS AND NEWS
LOANS
Start a compost heap this spring
with the spring rakings. It is the
cheapest and best fertilizer possible.
Store seeds in a cool place If yon
order them early. They are kept
in better condition than In a warm
room.
Look over the hoes occasionally
and grease the blades if tbey are
growing rusty. A rusty hoe is a
poor tool.
Begin collecting stakes for the
garden. There will never be
enough of them when you want
them.
Luncheon sets are appropriate
for use for breakfast, luncheon, an
Informal dinner on the porch, or
informal suppers.
In buying a roast, allow one
half pound for each adult mem
ber of the family.
A ronnd-bone chuck roast is one
of the best roasts of beef, and ons
of the least expensive.
To vary French toast serve It
with cherry sauce Instead of sirup.
To make sauce, dilute 1 table
spoon of corn starch with cold
water and add 2 cups of stewed
and pitted cherries. Stir and cook
until boiling begins.
To make an orange filling for
sandwiches, spread bread first
with cream cheese, then spread
with orange marmalade and cover.
Shredded pineapple creamed Into
cream cheese makes a good com
bination. Crushed maple sugar
added to chopped nuts and cream
or condensed milk Is also good.
Set barrels over the rhubarb and
bank them up to start it at the ear
liest possible moment. This can
be done any time daring the wia
ter.
ANGORA RUG CO.
1230 Ferry St. Salem, Ore.
Maka up raw fan for gamrat:
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Maaof act ore rs of
Vinegar, Soda Water,
Fountain Supplies
Salem Phone SO Ore.
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Any Shale or Kind Made to
Order Withoat Extra Charge
Full Line of House and Barn
Paint Carried In Stock.
Bay Direct Bare per
Gallon
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2640 Portland Road Tel. 7U
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Telephone 1090W