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DRUG GARDEN PROGRAM GAINS HEADWAY
For nine long years, in season and out, this newspaper has
hammered upon the idea that the Salem district, and the
Willamette valley, should build up a great crude drug indus
try Jf
And this is the ninth annual Slogan number devoted to
that campaign 1
And the idea has gained headway steadily, though it was
discouragingly slow to take hold at first. The future of the
campaign looks bright.
We are to have a full fledged peppermint oil refinery in
Salem this year, in time for
This will open up the way
essential oils ; some 60 of them that are adapted to our sec
tion ; that will do better under our conditions of soil and sun
shine and showers than they
section of this country. This
lions annually in good time here. It means the development
of one of the greatest of our
The Oregon Agricultural college must have an experimen
tal crude drug garden. It is coming. The idea is taking firm
hold.
We need leaders to organize
"Oregon must eventually become the drug garden of the
world !" That is not the idle
idle dreamer. It is the statement of one of the leading auth
orities of Oregon, Prof. F. A.
pharmacy, of the Oregon Agricultural college.
We lead in mint growing now; ir-Jcing peppermint oil of
the highest quality produced in tfrm country, and the great
est number of pounds to the acre, and on the cheapest lands ;
thus having the lowest overhead
And we lead in cascara bark; and we can lead in a long
list of articles. Says the same authority :
"In Oregon, more than anywhere else in the world is found
that happy combination of soil and climatic conditions which
is producitve of best results in drug cultivation.'
Salem is now the crude drug center of Oregon, and is con
stantly increasing its lead as such; especially on account of
the growth of the mint industry, which is more marked in
Marion county than elsewhere in this state.
Salem has long been the center of the cascara . sagrada
trade for Oregon, largely through the operation of Daniel J. i
Dates of Slogans in
(With a few possible chances)
Loganberries, October 6, 1927
Prunes. October 13
Dairying:, October 20
Flax, October 27
Filberts. November 3
Walnuts, November 10
Strawberries, November 17
Apples, Figs, Etc.. Nov. 24
Raspberries. December 1
Mint, December 8
Beans, Etc., December 15
Blackberries, December 22
Cherries, December 29
Pears, January 5, 192S
Gooseberries, January 12
Corn, January 19
Celery. January 28
Spinach, Etc., February 5
Onions, Etc., February 12
Potatoes, Etc., February 19
Bees, February 26
Poultry and Pet Stock, Mar. 4
City Beautiful, Etc., March 11
Great Cows, March 18
Paved Highways, March 26
Head Lettuce, April 1
Silos, Etc.. April 8
Legilmes, April 15
Asparagus, Etc., April 22
ia r Circulation Office 58?
mint harvest.
for experimenting with all the
can be made to do in any other
will mean millions piled on mil
many great resources.
the crude drug industry here
assertion of a mere tyrot or an
Gilfillan, assistant professor of
Oregon Statesman
Grapes. Etc,, April 29
Drug Garden, May 6 .
Sugar Industry, May 13
Water Powers, May 20
Irrigation, May 27
Mining, June s 3
Land, Irrigation, Etc., June 10
Floriculture, June 17
Hops. Cabbage, Etc., June 24
Wholesaling, Jobbing, July 1
Cucumbers, Etc., July 8
Hogs July 15
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. IS
Automotive Industries, Sept 23
Paper Mills, Sept. 30
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Fry, the Salem druggist, who is also a large buyer of balsam
fir and Oregon grape and other crude drugs. t .
There should be a crude drug garden on eVery one of our
farms. Prof. A. Ziefle, dean of the school of pharmacy of the
Oregon Agricultural College, has asserted repeatedly that
this district can produce crude drugs at one-tenth the expense
and with twice the yield of Michigan and Minnesota growers
where the great crude drug gardens of this country are lo
cated. That is a broad and encouraging statement
And the wonder is that this promising field has not al
ready attracted more attention. The industry might be or
ganized cooperatively, taking in many growers, inducing dif
ferent growers to produce the drug crops best adapted to
their soils and conditions.
With such outsanding advantages, this district must be
come a great crude drug center in time. It will be following
the lines of least resistance ; doing the things we can do bet
ter than other sections all leading to great and permanent
prosperity.
Prof. R. H. Lewton, assistant professor of pharmacy of
the Oregon Agricultural college last year added his testimony
to the possibility of great development in thi3 line in this
fiela, with the creation among our people of the right
kind of an attitude, or complex, towards the practicability of
it.
There is still another college authority to add to the list, as
the reader will find in this issue, with a comphensive and in
teresting article.
THE STATE MARKET
Tells About the New Crude
Drug Bulletin of the Fed
eral Government
(The following paragraphs are
taken from the current weekly
bulletin of the Oregon State Mar
ket agent: )
Oregon Celery Superior
A new Labish Celery Growers'
Co-operative association has been
formed in that celebrated sectios
of beaverdam land a few miles
north of Salem. It is composed
of seventeen growers, handling
about 116 acres, with an expected
annual output of 250 carloads of
celery. The old association in the
neighborhood remains in exist
ence, with about the same produc
tion. That district sold celery in
thirty states last year, one of the
growers says in the Salem States
man. The Oregon celery, because
of its superior quality, commands
the top price in the markets of
the country.
Growing of Drug Plant
The growing of drug plants for
commercial purposes in western
Oregon has been suggested as a
profitable enterprise and the U. S.
department of agriculture has pre
pared an exhaustive bulletin on
the subject, bulletin No. 663,
which can be procured on appli
cation to the department at Wash
ington by any who may be inter
ested. It is surprising how many
such plants, well known to the
average person, some known only
as weeds, which can be made a
commercial product.
Strong Committee Named
The Oregon Co-operative Coun
cil, composed of agricultural co
operative marketing agencies In
this state, has appointed the fol
lowing legislative committee: R.
A. Ward, general manager of the
Pacific co-operative Wool Grow
ers; Seytmour Jones, state market
agent; V. C. Follenius, manager
of the Apple Growers' association.
Hood River; H. M. Boney, man
ager of the Eugene Farmers'
creamery. id E,. J. Dixon, mana
ger of the Pacific Ce-operative
Poultry Producers, Portland.
Retire the Roosters
The Eggsaminer, official pub
lication of the Pacific Co-operative
Poultry Producers, advises the re
tirement of the roosters from
among hens that are laying eggs
for commerce and not for hatch
AGENT S BULLETIN
ing. "The economic necessity for
this move is little realized by the
average poultry raiser." says the
paper, "but it is an established
fact that there is an appalling loss
each year from spoilage of fertile
eggs, particularly during the sum
mer months."
Wheat Prices Stiffened.
The wheat market has been
greatly stiffened the past few days
by reports of serious crop dam
age in various parts of this coun
try and also in Europe. A latest
report is that "indications are for
the shortest winter wheat crop in
recent years;" also "in the spring
wheat sections of the northwest,
cold weather has delayed seeding
and has damaged early seeded
plants." The market has assumed
a strong bullish condition as a re
sult of reported prospects.
Not a Profitable Scheme
The Portland . Better Business
Bureau , warns farmers against
banking too much an the success
of mulberry trees for the purpose
or raisins cocoons for silk manu
facture. The bureau tells that
they will be simply "out of luck"
if they expect to cash In a profit
able way on the scneme.
Some fanners experience trou
ble with hens mating their own
eggs. An easy and effective way
of fttonftina- ttii in in A o rVsn Vi a
nests so that hens do not Bee thel
eggs after they are laid. The
nests should be built near the wall
of the poultry house but far
enough out to allow the hen to en
ter from the back. The front is
then boarded up, hingeing one
board to make an opening through
which to gather the eggs.
Any condition which subjects
fowls to a sudden and marked
change in temperature is likely to
result in colds, which later devel
op into roup, if severe, says the
poultry pathologist at the 0. A. C.
experiment station. Some of theee
factors are over crowding on the
roost, roosting in drafty or insuf
ficiently ventilated quarters, or
undue general exposure.
Stock carrots are being grown
for dairy feed more in those areas
where there is difficulty in rais
ing beets. Yields are high and
the stock carrots, have as good a
feed value as mangels.
W. W. ROSKBRAUGH
COMPANY
Manufacturers of
Warm Air Furnaces, Fruit Dry
ing Stoves, Smoke Stacks,
Tanks. Steel and Foundry
Work; Welding a Specialty.
17th & Oak SU. Salem. Ore.
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HINTS
CABBAGE
NIB
Late April or early
usual time to makeser
of fall cabbage, cauliflow v
coll or kale in outdoor
to have plants for tran- ;
during early June and -I
some cases the eowins
postponed until late May
June. From five and a ,.
seven weeks are required
seeding to transplanting t ; m
Seed is sown by means
hand drill fairly thin in thi
to allow 12 to 18 plants per .
in rows J.8 to 24 inches apart
the seed is small, a thin rover:'.:
of sod is sufficient. Costs an
since about three ounces or
will produce enough plant t
one acre.
Plants of the cabbage fann
are subject to the ravages of cr
tain insects, root maggots, aphis
and green worms causing the mot
damage. Maggot are controlled
either by screening the bed with
cheese cloth or by applying a sol
ution of corrosive sublimate or bi
chloride of mercury as soon as the
young plants are above ground,
says the Oregon Agricultural col
lege experiment station- Treat
ment ie repeated twice when nec
essary. Lice and green worms are
readily controlled by dusting the
plants with a combination of nico
tine and arsenate of lead.
Common varieties used in seed
beds are late cabbage, Danish ball
head; cauliflower, various etrains
of Snowball; broccoli, Saint Val
entine and kale; dwarf or tall
Scotch curled. Commercial grow
ers of these varieties realize thr
importance of finding the best
strains. Good seed and proved
varieties are essential to best re
sults. Spring rains will help ger
mination unless too much fall,
which may uncover or wash out
the seeds.
Soaking salt fish In sour milk
before cooking it will bring t
the delicate flavor.
Liquid skim milk is good for
young chicks.
Otto F. Zwieker. Prop. Phono 1154
SALEM FLUFF RUG &
MATTRESS FACTORY
New Mattresses Made to Ordei
Old Mattress steaming and re
making. Carpet cleaning, fit
ting, new in g and siring.
Fluff Rat 01 all aiaaa mada of all
kind of old carpeti
South 13th and Wilbur SU.
DEPENDABLE
WELDING
Electric and Acetylene
C. D. OPPEN
Phones: 872; Rea. 2086-J
695 Mill St. Salem, Ore.
BRING IN
YOUR NEW WHEAT
And exchange it for hard wheat
patent flour, or any of our long
list of milling specialties. We
do custom grinding. We sup
ply what you need for what
you have.
CHERRY CITY MILLING CO.
Salem, Oregon.
481 Trade St.
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