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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
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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,
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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
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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.)
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