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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1929)
ULI'IIUIIL'PnMrrmiii III IfMllllil 111 II All lillkn MbllllllWW WWIIIhllUII i ii iii i an irnn TUt-LUWtHLUVttii) At this season of the year, when flower gardens are coming into full bloom, all of us get rewarded for the labor and care expended la bringing them up to that condi tion which will permit the finest "and fullest bloom. Just as we humans needs food in order to lire, so our lilies, roses, pansies, and all plants need food, and in abundance, in order that they may give back to us the best that is in them. The three funda mental plant foods are nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash, and different plants need these foods in differtnt proportions according to their own likes or dislikes and according to soil conditions. We hare not time to go Into detail as to these differences, but suffice to say that to most of our plants nit rogen is the chief need. Bulbous or tuberous rooted plants, how ever, prefer a heavy phosphoric acid food. Feeding plants with any one of the numerous commercial fertilis ers now on the market is becoming more and more necessary because of the increasing scarcity of ani mal, or organic fertilisers. Natur ally the chemical plant foods are more concentrated and should be used with care or burning will re sult. It is perfectly safe to use them with most all plants and on lawns, but it is necessary to either dissolve It in water before appli cation or thoroughly wash it into the soil after spreading; mixing well with the soil will also suf fice. Lawns, - potted plants, border plants, shrubbery, are all equally benefitted by applications of these complete chemical fertilisers such as Morcrop, Vigero, Growmore, and others. The average applica tion of these fertilizers may be considered a fourth of a pound per square yard. Additional applica tions may be applied during the session in smaller quantities at say two-week intervals. Lawns are especially responsive to such - fertilization. One of the chiefcauses of large quantities of weeds in our lawns is lack of fer tilization. Grass is a heavy feeder and with continual cutting and watering the fertilizing elements are gradually utilized or washed aown imo me lower acyiua w mtu causes the grass root to reach deeply into the soil, resulting in coarse, tough, stalky grass rather than flne-bladed dark green, thickly matted turf. All establish ed lawns should have two applica tions of a commercial fertilizer; one in the spring at the rate of 25 pounds to the 1000 (square feet r-d in the fall in thesamepropor tlon. . new lawns it Is the best po.cible insurance to give a heavy application of commercial fertil izer before seeding. Mix it well with the top soil, and for best re sults wait several days to two weeks in order to permit the chemicals to become incorporated into the soil and others made avail able to the plants. Above all things for a good lawir do not use lime. Grasses need an acid soil and thrive best under acid conditions. Especially is this true of the Bent grasses now so popular for lawns. There is one serious defect in the use of chemical fertilizers, and that ia the lack of organic mat ter in their make-up. The use of organic matter is essential to the best results and it should be ap plied in one form or another. One of the recent developments which supplies this needed material is what is known as peat moss or peat mulL This is a strictly vege table material imported from Eur ope and its nse is becoming very extensive. It is purely an organic fertilizer with very little chemical conlent. but it supplies the ideal organic balance for our several otnenvise complete fertilizers. It is used as a mulch for roses, lawns and borders and as a loosener for heavy clay soils. Combine peat Uofs with a commercial fertilizer, jd you have the ideal fertilizer with no-weeds. H. F. Z1NSER, Salem Feed and Orchard Supply Co. Balem, Ore., June 14, 19 29. ATHLETES DISC OVER Hudson Plus Aerocar TooJFast ffbr Cops I ' ; - - , " Here coupled to a Greater Hudson Coupe h th e Aerocar" atraiW" trpe eocb? which nromls to revolutionize automobile travel through its high, degree of. riding comfort. Its amazing tractibility was uemonstraiea on a test run from Miami to .New York City when Glenn H. Cnrtix. its Inventor, asked Washington police for an escort through the city but drove so fast that the escort could not catch up. With Mr. Curtis, central figure In the picture are, left, "Barney" KveriO, president of the Aerocar Company of Detroit, and right, Richard Letts, general gatonianager. Among its backers are outstanding men such as Roy D. Chapin, Howard E. Coffin, Walter O. Briggs and Arthur Brisbane. Unsettled Weather Assets To Forest Fire Lookouts; Few blazes So Far in '29 National Showing of Newer Plymouth Cars Planned as Fitting First Anniversary Celebrating Its first birthday, coincident with the birthday of the Nation, the Plymouth Motor Corporatoin at Detroit is planning a national showing of the im proved Plymouth cars in a'variety of new colors. Dealers throughout the country are preparing their showrooms with unique displays !n attractive settings for this display, which will take place from June 29 to July 13 inclusive. During this period the public Is Invited to vis it the show rooms, inspect and drive these stylish but low priced Chrysler-built Plymouth cars. The complete line of body styles with a variety of color combinations will be on display. Great Interest Shown Unusual interest is attached to this first brthday of the Ply mouth due to the fact that during this year it has been greeted so enthusiastically that production records for the entire Industry have been shattered. No other car has ever reached such hifh pro duction within such a short peri od after the car was introduced as has the Plymouth. "The enthusiasm with which the Plymouth has been greeted," according to company officials, "is due to the quality that to evident throughout the construction of "the car. In power, speed, ulusual ac celerating ability, beauty, and comfort it rivals cars of a much higher price and is am unusual value n its price class." One year ago when Chrysler of ficials put into production this lowest priced Chrysler Motors au tomobile, they were determined to build a car that would be sturdy, dependable, with rugged strength, and with freedom from any limi tations that would prevent It be ing the leader In its field. So ac curately did the qualities possess ed by this car typify that staltwart band of Pilgrims who were the first settlers of Plymouth, that it was only natural that that name should be chosen to designate this new car. Opportunity for Test Visitors to the showrooms dur ing this anniversary rhowng will be given to inspect thoroughly and drive the improved Tlymouth. A number of improvements through out the chassis and the body have recently been announced anil these are expected to create an' unusual amount of interest with the motor wise public. Plymouth body engineers have spent several months in working out new de signs to give the Plymouth the strongest and best braced bodies in its 'price class. "A thorough demonstration is all that is needed to convince one that it is a car of exceptional worth," A. van der Zee, general sales manager remarked recently. "It is acar that will easily prove itself if given the opportunity to do so." . WOMAN' WRITKR BCSY AT 82 At the death at 82, of Mrs. Flora Annie Steel, the reat nov "list of India, at Springfield, Eng land, recently, she had just fin ished her autobiography, had half finished a novel, and had just published another, "The Curse of Eve." which gave her views on social problems. Continued unsettled weather i thr i t'i'ont the spring months hag resulted in favorable conditions ao far as the forest fire protection agencies are concerned, according to announcement made here Sun day by F. A. Elliott, state for ester. There have been few fires, none of which resulted in Beriom loss. A slashing fire in Columbia coun ty recently resulted in small loss in a loosing operation. Klamath county, with 24 small fires to its credit this season, lops all othrr sections of the state. Field opera tives reported that most of these firea were set by sheepmen who graze their flocks in" the forest. Three persons charged with set ting fires in Klamath county have been arrested. Two were fined $50 and costs while the third was sent to the state hospital follow ing a sanity examination. fel l I Owing to the fact that It has not bees necessary to place men In the field to patrol the timber lands and suppress fires, it has been possible to accomplish a large amount of improvement work, such as construction and maintenance of roads and trails, telephone lines, cabins and look outs. There are 3,200 miles of roads and trails and 1400 miles of tele phone lines under the jurisdiction of the state forestry department. These improvements must be maintained by the protective or ganizations. Deep snows-togcther wiUi cool weather, that has re tarded melting, has tended tc de lay the work to some extent' in the higher elevations. Field men reported that windfalls in some sections during the past winter have been far greater than for several years saat. All rganlu- tion moar have their work virtual ly completed and are prepared to assume fire fighting activities. Iokot Now Finished One of the principal Improve ments carried out during the past spring has been the construction of a lookout at Doran's Peak south of Grand Ronde, by the Polk countr fire patrol associa tion. Three large Douglas fir trees serve as the uprights of the look out. These trees were topped at a height of 90 feet, fastened rigid ly together and a small cabin con structed on a firm foundation. In order to prevent swaying in the wind, the trees are guyed at the top with, steel cables. A stairway makes access to the lookout's cab-In. No effort has been made to re cruit the field personnel of the summer force and this action will not be taken until conditions be come such a to demand it. Only sufficient men have been employ ed as has been necessary to car ry on the administrative and im provement work. Read the Classified Ads. n BFRKflfl !il ennuis BERKELEY. Cal.. June U (AP) A dapper young bandit held up the Berkeley branch of the Bank of America this after noon, cowed seven persons and es caped with I1S.400. Almost si multaneously, in frmt of an Oak land branch of the same bank, a few miles away, two other bandits struggled customer of STfOO. They beat their Tictim nearly insensible but his cries and the gathering of a downtown crowd frightened jwrty the attackers without the money. The Berkeley robbery wasjr ried out with deliberation by a young man who after engaging The manager, M. A. Faust, in con versation, whipped out a pistol and ordered Faust, tkree employes and three customers behind the counters. Then he yseniatically rifled the sale and 9 W fe of $8400 in cash and $9,000 in travelers checks. The typical library assistant re ceives 11,597 yearly, says the American Library association. t- New "Tbp Shop" at 1014 N. Commercial Operated by F. J. 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It has been found by a survey of the registra tion records of ChrysleT cars that many ot the outstanding figures in the sports world drive Chrys lers, for in these automobiles the athletes find those qualities ao necessary in their own daily exist encespeed, stamina,' perfect control and consistent perform ance. Among America's most famous golfers these cars are exception ally popular. Walter Hagen Is Chrysler driver of many seasons' standing, Hagen has found that with the Chrysler he can drive to and from this links without any exertion that would tax his skill - during a match. Charles ick" Evans, the great Chicago golfer, drives -Chrysler Convertible Coupe. "One of the greatest strokes I ever made was when I got this car in Detroit,- said -Chick." -It takes me far and straight down the middle of the highway m r fect form. 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