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OUR HEALTHY BOOM IN LEGUMES
Many movements are on foot or on the way that will render
the Willamette valley the garden spot of the world
Will make Salem one of the most solidly prosperous centers
of a dense and contented population in all lands under the
shining sun and the bending skies
And by no means the least of these is the very healthy and
fast expanding boom in legumes. If you are interested in
the prosperity of this section, read the articles in this maga
zine section on legumes
Read the authoritative statement that legumes in rotation
in Marion and Polk counties increase the following crops
from 11 to 33 per cent
And note the many other advantages of the growing of the
clovers and vetches and alfalfa and the other leguminous
crops. Our boom in legumes spells great things for this
section and this city. Wonderful things.
Plant growth depends upon nitrates; as much as animal
life depends upon air. The legumes are the only members
of the vegetable kingdom that have the power to extract
nitrogen from the air and fix it in the soil
Therefore we must grow legumes.
Each legume is a miniature nitrate factory, doing its
work secretly and underground. It takes the nitrogen from
the air with its leaves and makes it into nitrate with the
nodules on its roots
So every scheme of crop rotation must include legumes;
clover or alfalfa or peas or beans or the vetches or other first,
second or third cousins all belonging to the great pulse fam
ily with seed pods and butterfly shaped or two-winged flow
ers. The legumes put into the ground the elements that are
needed for the growth of all other crops.
There are two other great reasons why the Salem district
in particular should grow more legumes if it could be con
ceived that more reasons are necessary.
First, legumes go with dairying, and this is essentially a
dairy country. We must have cows to provide soil fertiliza
tion, and we must have cows to mother our swine breeding
and poultry industries. Cows must go with 6ur orchards;
both cows and cover crops of legumes. No orchard will re
main thrifty without the constant renewal of the fertility of
the soil.
Second, we must have honey bees. There can be no cer
tainty of pollination without bees. The winds do not carry
Dates of Slogans in
(With a few possible changes)
Loganberries, October C, 1927
Prunes, October 13
Dairying, October 20
Flax, October 27
Filberts, November S
Walnnts, NoTember 10
Strawberries, November, 17
Apples, Figs. Etc, Not. 24
Raspberries, December 1
Mint, December 8
Beans,. Etc, December 1 5
Blackberries, December 22
Cherries. December 29
Pears, January 5, 1928
Gooseberries, January 12
Corn,' January 19
eeiery. January 28
Spinach, Etc., February 5
Onions, Etc., February 12
Potatoes, Etc, February 19
Bees, February 2fi
Poultry and Pet Stock, Mar. 4
City Beautiful. Etc., March 11
Great Cows, March 18
Pared Highways, March 25
'Head Lettuce, April 1
SUos, Etc. April 8
Legumes, April 18
Asparagus. Etc. April 22
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Grapes, Etc, April 29
Drug Garden, May 8
Sugar Industry, May 13
Water Powers, May 20
Irrigation, May 27
Mining, J une 3
Land, Irrigation, Etc, June 10
Floriculture, June 17
Hops. Cabbage, Etc, June 24
Wholesaling, Jobbing. July 1
Cucumbers, Etc, July 8
Hogs July IS
Goats, July 22
Schools, July 29
Sheep, August 5
Seeds, August 12
National Advertising, Aug. 19
Livestock, August 26
Grain & Grain Products, Sept. 2
Manufacturing, Sept. 9
Woodworking, Etc., Sept. 18
Automotive Industries, Sept 23
Paper Mills, Sept. 30
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the cherry blossoms at all.
bees. In the years when we
fruit blooming season, there
failures of pollination of any tt
bees to carry the pollen, in the sunshiny hours between the
showers. The bees run from 20,000 to 100,000 workers to
the hive, and, where there are numerous colonies of bees,
whole great orchard areas may be pollenized in an hour
And the beekeeping industry of our district depends for
its great growth and prosperity upon sweet clover, alfalfa,
Hungarian vetch and the legumes generally, other than the
red clover.
We must attain to the greatest legume district in the
world
With red clover, a million dollar annual crop for the seed ;
with Hungarian vetch going out in immense acreages; with
Grimm alfalfa increasing in acreage by leaps and bounds;
with all the sweet clovers and soy beans and other legumes
being planted on more and more farms, and in increasing
size of fields already devoted to them.
We are growing nearly all the vetch seed here for the
whole of the United States i
In short, our growers, as usual, are doing fully their part.
They are of a class highly deserving of their full share of all
the benefits they are conferring upon the stability and pros
perity of a,ll other classes of our people by the intelligent
application of their labor and facilities.
With such a country and such a class of farmers, the
Salem district is certain to stand out in comparison with any
other section under the shining sun.
SPRING PUNTING
uracil
This Is True in Other Sec
tions As Well As in the
State of Oregon
Spring planting delayed by the
backward season throughout
much of the country is reported
by the United States Department
of agriculture in the April 1 isse
of "The Agricultural Situation."
The retarding of fruit buds, how
ever, is considered a favorable cir
cumstance. Some changes from the planting
intention of farmers this spring
as indicated by intentions-to-plant
reports, are suggested by the
bureau of agricultural economics
of the department, which says any
great reduction of hard spring
wheat acreage in favor of durum
might not be profitable in view of
recent improvement in market
prospects.
"If potato growers carry out
their reported plane to increase
acreage 12 per cent over last year,
and crop yields are up to aver
age," the bureau adds, "it will
very likely mean an unfavorable
market situation next fall. The
largest increase seems to be plan
ned in the east, but the west and
south are also talking more pota
toes. Potatoes have been a profit
able crop for many .growers for
three years, but profits will be
jeopardised this year if production
is overdone, especially for growers
distant from market.
"Reports indicate plans to in
crease slightly the corn acreage,
materially Increaee barley, and
slightly decrease oats. The coun
try's feed requirements are rela
tively heavy this year because of
the large number of hogs and the
fact that improved prices for beef
and dairy products have stimulat
ed the use of grain, but a 24 per
cent increaee in barley acreage, as
contemplated, would raise some
questions as to the market situa
tion for that crop next fall.
"In general, it appears that the
major crops haveeen profitable
enough to maintain their acreages
and even induce some expansion
this season. This applies to most
crops except the horse feeds like
timothy hay and oats where de
mand has permanently dwindled.
However, In most important lines
They must be earned by the
have steady rains during the
may be partial or even total
ail rruit crops without honey
of farm production profits are still
scaled very close to the line and
any marked increaee in output us
ually brings down the price. This
fact should be borne in mind this
spring, particularly by growers of
potatoes, barley, durum wheat and
certain types of tobacco, particu
larly flue-cured and burley."
The movement of wheat to mar
ket during February was some
what greater and of corn decided
ly greater than during the same
month last year. In the case of
corn this reflects last year's crop
distribution which made it neces
sary to move large -supplies from
the west to the deficient eastern
territory. February movement of
cattle wae about like that in re
cent years; but the movement of
sheep and lambs was substantial
ly heavier.
With early vegetables out of the
frames and into the garden, the
practical gardener will put the
frames to work at once for valu
able early summer crops, notably
cucumbers or melons or to start
summer squash, late season to
matoes, peppers or egg-plants. The
sash will be ample protection for
these tender plants until settled
weather.
Early cucumbers are most prac-
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tical for the home gardener who
has a frame of the usual dimen
sions, 6 by 6. One hill may be
planted in the center of the frame
and the vines may be allowed to
spread out to fill it. Under the
protection of the sash the vines
may make good growth safe from
the attacks of insect pests and by
the time the covers are removed
they will have sufficient start to
be able .to withstand the ravages
of bags that take so many of the
cucumber tribe in their infancy.
One euch hill will .furnish early
slicing cucumbers until the main
crop planted in the open after dan
ger of frosts is over comes into
bearing. A hill of melons may be
grown in the same manner and
give an early supply of canta
loupes. By using frames some
ambitious experimental gardeners
have been able to ripen honey
dews by giving them an any
start and protecting thera with the
frame in the fall. This is too
long a season melon for northern
gardens under ordinary circum
stances. The supply of egg plants, pep
pers and tomatoes, however, forms
the most practical use to which
the cold frames can be put after
the earliest crops are removed and
they will be ready to transplant
into the open by the second week
in May where ordinarily the seed
would just be going into the
ground. Celery plants may also
be started in the cold frames to
good advantage for an early crop.
The tender annuals for the flow
er garden may also be given an
ear'y start of a month on the reg
ular season. Zinnias, salvias and
cosmos may be ready to go into
the open ground mnch ahead of
their usual season by starting
thera in the cold frame.
Set out a few plants of sage to
have ready this year.
Try some of the njeumber
leaved sunflowers for the back ef
the annual border. They are fine
cutting material and have none of
the coarseness of the old-fashioned
giant type. -
Try a few heads of Savoy cab
bage for the finest quality there
is in cabbages.
Get in the radishes and spinach
without delay.
Seed over any bare spots on th
lawn. They will become very ap
parents as the grass starts into
growth.
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COMPANY
Manufacturer of
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Tanks, Steel and Foundry
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17th & Oak Sts. Salem, Ore.
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Old Mattress steaming and re
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Fluff Burs ef aU sues aids of 411
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