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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1928)
Sugar Ccmes from the Air arid: the Rain; Convert Water and Wind Into Gold suriidl faduasifrriisi SUGAR BEET MILLS WILL one DAT MAJCT5 THIS VALLKT MOST SOLID TSNTTRM WORTJl. THET ILL gWTTOK K.TCH EST ov mi olobp: IV THF AKXAT CROPS rsov THF SOIL I. i t i I 4; S I". 1 r r SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR WHIG TIME IS NOW HERE Ancient Dictum, Time Is When Oak Leaf Size otv Squirrel's Ear Corn planting is a movable feast Intimately connected with the oak leaf and the squirrel's ear. The ancient dictum is that corn should be planted when the unfolding leaf of the oak attains the slse of a squirrel's ear. This is a late spring all over the country; and the oaks over wide stretches of the country hare been very late in showing any symptoms of devel oping leaves, of any aize whateTer. It is not an infallible sign by any means and not one to be fol lowed too closely. The time tor corn planting is when the weath er is so warm that it seems reasonably-certain there will be no jnore heary frosts. Orer wide stretches of the country the first two weeks in May are corn-plant ing time under anywhere near normal conditions. Orer the greater portion of the country adventurous gardeners put in a planting of sweet corn the first week in May If the soil Is workable. In most cases they get away with their daring and reap an early crop. If a cold snap sets in and ruins the crop not much is lost as it can be replant ed easily. Warm, rich soil with plenty of moisture is the main necessity for com. It does not like soggy soil, so a well-drained patch is the best situation for it. Sweet corn that Is sweet is a garden luxury that cannot be bought in the market and should be grown In the home garden whenever there is suffl cient room for it. A space of 25 by 25 feet is about the minimum for a corn planting that win yield results to justify the planting There Is only one corn for the small garden. Golden Bantam, the beet corn for qualitv and early yield and easy growth of the en tire list. Some of the newer corns are rivaling Golden Bantam, but they hare not been sufficiently well tried and distributed so far to make any impression on the golden nuggets of sugar that ev ery gardener wants. There have been developed some unusually fine strains of Golden Bantam roming Into bear ing earlier than the old type. It 1s best to get improved strains. It fs time now to put In the firs, sweet corn planting. Try some root celery this year. Tt requires plenty of moisture. The roots are fine for flavoring soups or or slicing in salads. Every garden should hare an herb border. Plant sage for the beauty of Its foliage as well as for its flavor. It Is an excellent gray leaved plant for the flower garden. QUG AR BEETS WILL HELP EVERT OTHER FARM WAY Ill THE YEAR MARKET MAKES IAMB CROP OF THE UNITED STATES WORTH 5100,000.000 TO 2 ... , , . i x- I zl Richer nrlcM hare made three-fifths of the flocks are reared on open range, like that shown above. The Iambs fn the shtp plag pen below have attained the average markea size. WASHINGTON, May 12. (AP) Stimulated by an all-year mar ket, prices for fresh lamb are estimated by the department of agriculture to have made the an nual lamb crop worth $100,000, 000 to American producers. In effect the situation has revo lutionized the sheep Industry, placing it on a lamb rather than a mutton basis. Forty years ago very little lamb was obtainable. "Sheep usually were slaughtered at from five to eight years of age, after consid erable service in wool production. Today, instead of getting heavy mutton of uncertain age and flavor and carrying much fat, the market is supplied with genuine lamb from animals ranging from four to twelve months old, most ly of the meat breeds or crosses between wool and meat types. Nowhere is the new order mpre keenly felt than in the 13 western states, where 65 per cent of the nation's Iamb crop is raised . un der open-range conditions. On a ranch having a flock of several thousand sheep, it is not uncommon for 80 ewes or more BETTER THAN LAST SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, rj v -r- "V s T-t? -K the nation's lamb croft worth some to die if severe weather follows the shearing of their wool. Each ewe usually leaves two wobbly legged lambs, which formerly were killed. Because of the pres ent increased prices, owners con cede the orphans a right to live despite the additional care en tailed. Since most sheep ranches have no dairy cows, the young lamb's food must come from grocery stores, ordinarily as condensed milk to be fed from bottles fit in to a feeding rack or held by hand. Sold in the fall, the orphans bring about 1 8 apiece. t Although 75 per cent of the lambs raised in the United States are born in March. April and May. fresh lamb reaches the market in steady supply throughout the year. The constant supply is the re sult of orderly marketing. About half the year's receipts reach the market from August to November, but 'many of the lambs are taken back to the country to be fattened and offered again in the winter and early spring. Lamb feeders In the irrigattd YEAR MAY 13, 1928 PRODUCERS Joss? 1100.000,000 a year. More than districts of Colorado and Ne braska and in the corn belt play a considerable part in equalizing the movement of lamb into con sumption throughout the year. Lambs bosn in the late fall and early winter arrive on the market in early spring and are known to the trade as "genuine spring lamb." The natural spreading of supplies from various sections, throughout the marketing period, is described as a great assistance to the sheepmen in achieving or derly marketing and a relatively high and stable price. Set plants a trifle deeper in the garden than they are in the seed boxes or seed beds. Cover corn about two inches deep. Shallow planting spoils many a patch at the start. Turnip tops make excellent greens. Tou won't need any others if you remember this. They are as good as mustard and tiute much the same. PRICE FIVE CENTS W0KHWORK OF THE 4-H CLUBS Nearly 620,000 Boys and Girls Were Enrolled in These Lst Year Final figures on the number of farm boys and girls who carried on 4-H club work in 1927 are an nounced as totaling 619,712. "This total," said C. W. Warburton, di rector of extension park, United States department of agriculture, "is a source of pride to all cooper ative extension workers and the department and the state agricul tural colleges which they repre sent. "It means." Director Warburton stated, "that during the year over 619,000 yonng people of rural communities In every state volun tarily undertook to demonstrate an improved farming or home making method and cooperated in an effort to benefit their commun ities. Whether or not the individu al club member was able to com plete his or her club undertaking, he had the benefit for a time of contact with others who were in terested in farm life and with ways for making it an 'up-and-coming' enterprise. Four-H club work with its four-fold development of head, hand, health and heart through practical experience in the latest and best methods for agricultural and home economics activities un der the direction of cooperative extension workers, furnishes snch opportunity. "Club enrollment is growing steadily through the combined ef forts of all cooperative extension workers," said Director Warbur ton. "Each year we have increased the number of boys and girls who have participated in 4-H club work even though the number of agentn has not materially-increased. That this has been done through the use of sound educational princi ples is. shown by the fact that the quality of work has been maintain ed with the increased number of club members. In 1924, with 3, 419 county extension agents, 51 per cent of the boys and girls who enrolled in 4-H clubs completed every detail required in their un dertakings. The next year, with 54,000 more boys and girls en rolled and only 19 additional agents, 58 per cent of the enroll ment completed. In 1926 the per centage was 62.8. This past year whe nwe increased the number of boys and girls enrolled in club by 33,000 over the previous year and the working staff of county extension agents by only 22, we were still able to make a little bet ter record in completions than the year before, 64.4 per cent of the boys and girls who enrolled car rying on to the finish. This, I feel, could not have been done without the generous amount of time and (CuutiBtted on S.) CROP HERE
