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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning, June 21, 1931
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CROP
OUTLOOK FAIR
Recent Rains Benefit Some
Types but Injure Many
Others
All Orezon field and fruit
crop are below average condition
as os jinv -o
Federal-State Crop Reporting Ser
vice. At the time this report was
mad up. deterioration was going
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on at --.
in the wheat section in the Col
ombia Basin and daring the first
week of June wheat prospects as
gamed a more serious aspect than
was apparent on the first, when
tne con a ui on oi .-
the Columbia Basin averaged
around ive uu y " -
.rt thnnt 71.' - -
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in Some seciiuno wi
- . . . Ak ia irTi il f 1 1 on
of - the wheat crop dropped from
v . nirtttnnol Art
wees ot. w uuc. - -
nmmi sub-
live that - . wln.
Srwieat condWon in'other sec
IgjVftA : .tate. howe-r. ca-
Sl on the flrstj dij
Sat tn. cror w"a7 rapidly .P
that me crytr .. where
lally redueea. - ---- -
25 ot Sate to Vhat extent and
jVne first has
ST.wuw Bu; -Ai date The
17.454.000 b. . - . 0r.
The June nni """ ;,," i
i Sprint wheat condition 1.
Has occurred i . ---- and
dition- last year was
the me year average is 88 ;
i- n nnlntl te-
The oais crop "V m i-Ht
low the condition reported last
yelr on this date and eight points
Cow the ten year average of M.
Oregon ; barley shows a corje
.ponding spread between the cur-
It 92 The ten year average
June first condition U 90
The rre crop will yield lz.z
bu7i7cre It normal coltions
Prevail the remainder of the sea
Jon. It this yield i 000
total crop will amount to 138.0v
ba compared to 126.000 bu. har
vested last -year. w,l Orerok
The condition of all I Oregon
hay crops is, much below average
with "wk?JMlSi'
ahowing due.o doubt, to J the
lact that a considerable portion
of the ctop Is grown under irriga
tion. However, the season has
been so dry that irrigation water
Is short on many projects. Jlain
was needed badly on the first ot
the montbrln every section of toe
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The ehief reason for the: low
June first condition . of Oregon
apples is the fact that the cur
rent season is an off year for
several Important commercUl . va
rieties. However, unfavorable
weather conditions have bad some
effect but for an. off seasons the
prospects are fair to -good; with;
the state average condition jesth
matea ai o coujiict -'
on June 1st last year. Thej ten
year average Is 81. j J
Peach prospects are for a lut
tie over one-half normal rop;
Due to unfavorable weatner idur4
lng the spring. Including damage
by frost, wind, dust and droiighU
V- estimated production is lit.
010 bu. compared to 280,000, ba.
harvested last year. j
Oregon pear production is jest!
mated at about two-thirds of nor
mal or 2,210,000 bu. The drought
and threatened shortage ot . irri
gation water in principal produc
tion areas, together with some
frost and blight damage, are all
responsible for the present out
look. '
la the case of cherries, the Ore-
gon crop is estimated at exactly
; : one-half ot normal.
' Fresh prunes, which originate
; chiefly In eastern Oregon, shew a
condition of CI points which is
' considerably above the crop In
western Oregon which goes chief
I ly for . drying. The condition of
' Oregon prunes for drying is esti
mated at one-half or SO of nor
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For earliest radishes the little
round-rooted or . turnip-shaped
type Is best Tor the later crop.
the lone-rooted radishes are the
standby and the ones that give
you more than one bite per rad
ish. In some ways they are more
satisfactory than the tiny little
first earlies. Of these second ear
ly and long-rooted radishes, , the
handsome clear white-rootea
Icicle has seised upon: popular fa
vor to a large extent.' It deserves
It, for its Quality Is fully up to its
handsome appearance. -
This radish makes a length of
six inches with, about a third of
its length above ground so It is
alwavs easy to see whether the
root is ot proper slxe for pulling.
It Is one of the crispest and ten
dered of radishes and of the
highest quality. Its roots are un
iform in size and shape where
given opportunities for develop
ment unrestricted -by j overcrowd
ing In the rows. Icicle radishes
should be Included in the seed or
der. '!
Long scarlet Is one of the best
of the long-rooted red rarietles
and a standard of excellence in
flavor and tenderness. It ma
tures in a month and Is one of
the most reliable of radishes to
plant, lacking in the early pithi
ness of some of the older long
types.
Lte Crop Possible
After the early radishes, which
cannot be relied npon In warm
weather, as they become strong,
pithy and : run ap to seed, the
main dependence a Is In a small
class of radishes with larger roots
which retain their crisp quality
well into the sirmmer and grow
to much larger size than the ear
ly sorts. These are the summer
radishes, most of them white-
rooted. -There are four varieties of
about equal quality, j Improved
Chartier is a jred-rooted variety
much larger than long scarlet and
white tipped. ; .',
Long white Vienna, white Stutt
gart, and white Strassburg are
other sorts. Stuttgart: is turnip-
shaped,, the others; being long-
rooted. These have long been
grown by German gardeners, but
have not been so well known to
the average " gardener. They are
useful to prolong the radish sea
son. Following them for later
planting are the huge rooted as
radishes go winter class. Try a
row ; of i summer radishes this
year. "Kou i will like them. One of
their chief values is to slice In
salads to pep them up, the roots'
being large enough for the pur
pose. . i .
Cauliflower Needs Care ;
Cauliflowers are the most
tempting of vegetables ia appear
ance, particularly on show tables
and as displayed in markets. The
snowy heads are always attract
ive and: the production of cauli
flowers j of as attractive appear
ance as professional growers turn
out is a worthy ambition for the
borne gardener and one he. can
easily accomplish, j : --i
Cauiifiowersare- so- more dif
ficult to grow thin cabbage, need
exactly the same conditions, ' the
same 1 protection from: the rreen
worms? that speedily riddlethe
leaves, and the same cultivation.
The extra care they demand is the
protection of the flower" or
curd. When the tiny! white but
ton appears in the center of the
plant the grower j must begin
looking after his aolfilower if
he j wants to , develop this minia
ture head Into a big snowly "flow
er." They must . be protected
from direct sunlight If they are! to
become fine and white. Exposed
to the sunlight they will develop
green and yellow coloring that is
not attractive. , . I
The protection consists of tying
the big leaves that surround -the
flower by the tips so that they will
shade the developing curd. - These
big leaves should be tied loosely
so that they will not cramp or
crowd the developing i head. This
should have room to develop ev
enly and naturally.-, j . . , j
Swiss Chard ?Tre?: 0
At Waconda ObjectJ
0 Lluch Curiosiiy '
By AIXTN USOM .
A freak of the vegetable
kingdom i m awisa chard
tree growing In the gar
den . at the George Letnery
plaeo near MTacon-ia. " This '
plant, now eight feet , in
height, was from volunteer
seed a year ago this spring. ,
It has grown, since, like the
proverbial ' tnrnJp ' in Mr.
Finney's garden, and Mr.
Lemery is letting it grow
unmolested, cnrioui to know.
Just what height it will at
tain. The recent raina win
undonbtedly inn-ease tbe
slxe of the plant. ,
Nine ' of -, the 10 stem!
were apparently too slender
to remain upright i longer,
and have fallen to the
ground, leaving one stalk
eight feet in height and 14
Inches around at Ita base.
The leaves measure 18 inch
es in length and six Inches
The- unusual size of this
awisa chard plant, s variety
of greens which seldom be
comes more than two feet
high, has created some cur
iosity here. - . . . .. .
WESMI CELERY
IS
If DEMAND
Cauliflowers in the home gar
den can be placed more closely In
the rows than in field culture as
they will be tended by hand and
will stand 18 inches apart happily
under the conditions of hand cul
tivation. There was rormerly a
belief that the cauliflower was
much more tender and difficult to
grow than cabbage. This is not
true. It will thrive equally well
with its close relative under the
same conditions of good soil and
culture. ' ; ' J
Early Snowball and Extra Early
Dwarf Erfurt are fine garden vari
eties. Danish Giant is recom
mended for Its unusual drought
resistant qualities. It will thrive
in communities subject to dry
spells In summer .where other
varieties will not. Early snow
ball needs 11 days to provide a
head o t good quality. Danish
Giant needs 90 days.
SIT CORE
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Dreaded "man . In the
Ground" Killed by :
Treatment
DALLAS, June 10 Another
pest that is threatening to .be
come serious in many Polk coun
ty fields Is that ot wild gourd or
man-in-the-ground. A. R. Cadle,
well known farmer ot the Rlck
reall community, tried the method
last year of pouring a pint of
salt into a hole dug in the side of
the 'root. Approximately ISO
plants were killed through the
use of 200 pounds of salt. . -. ,
: Mr. -Cadle describes the meth
od he used as follows: "We took
ordinary eoarie salt and used a
tomato can for a measuring cup.
We would scrape the dirt away
until we came to the big pump
kin like root that is character
istic ot this plant. Then using an
ordinary three-Inch post hole dig
ger, we made a hole in It, In this
hole-we poured the salt and cov
ered It up."
Oregon Pioneers Told
; Of Scenic Wonders of the
- Wallowa Lake Country
i MRS. ALLTN NUSOM j
One of Oregon's choicest treas
ures scenicaliy is the beautlfa!
Wallowa .Lake In eastern Oregon.
This lake la the old days was fa
mous for its fishing. Governor T
T. Geer tella some almost unbe
lievable tales of the fishing to be
had here SO years age when Wal
lowa county was still a part of
Union eounty. At that time elk.
bear and deer were plentiful
throughout the country. In 1875,
Mr. Geer spent a part of the sum
mer at Wallowa lake. In those
days no body of water in the
world of that also held . suck an
Immense supply of fish. These
Mr. Cadle estimates that a man
can treat 71 gourds per day in
this manner, and it will require
a pound of salt for each root. A
recent Inspection . of . this field
showed. only an occasional gourd
and these might havs been over
looked when the material was
applied as the grain --was quite
high when the applications were
made In June of last year.
fish averaged eighteen Inches ia
slxe, and were of a red color, hay
ing the general appearance and
flavor of Chinook salmon. ij
. In this "Switzerland of Ameif
lea, as the surrounding country
ot Wallowa lake hat been called,
the Nei Perce Indians made their
homes until the advent of the
white men. . These were their
hunting grounds and Wallowa
lake was their favorite fishing re
sort. It was to retain possession
of it that Chief Joseph made his
stand against the white settlers
la 1878.
Who knows but the Governor
Geer party pitched camp where
formerly, a wigwam stood? Any
way, after two days In camp tbe
men went to the head of the lake,
reaching it by means ot an Indian
trail along the eastern side. As
incredible as it sounds, he says
the surface of the water had a
reddish cast from the thousands
of fish which were evidently feed
ing front the deposit coming from
the mountains. ; . -
- Members of the party decided
to take home with them to Cove,
in Union eounty, a few barrels ot
fish. Within two hours two largs
barrels -were brimful of fish.
These were placed on the back of
the wagon. There were no roads
at that time and it. was necessary
to drive by the lay of the coun
try, selecting t h e - smoothest
ground. About sir miles of rough
going had been ' accomplished,
when In crossing m shallow gulch
the barrels fell from the wagon
and collapsed. Fish spread la. ev
ery direction.
This occurred- about where the
town ot Enterprise - now stands.
The fishing party arrived at. Cove,
with a dosen or so fish, and as)
it was August and they had no
brine these fish were presented to
their friends the strongest kind
of evidence that they had really,
been to Wallowa lake.
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The excellence of ccltrr nro-
dnced In the Pacific Northwest is
recognized In the lacipal con
suming centers of the United
States. About 1000 carloads are
shipped 'rom this section annu
ally. J-' ..- -' : j rt i ;"
Usually celery Is a profitable
commercial product. To this, how
ever, the 193 Q crop was an ex
ception, the financial returns to
the growers being the lowest in
many years and generally conced
ed to be less than cost of produc
tion. .;-. 4 9
V, CTestern Oregon produces about
two-thirds of the 1000 cars while
the L&bish Meaqows .'near Salem
and the southwestern Idaho sec
tion produces 90 percent ot the
northwestern output. ; , -
i The low prices last season were
due chiefly to quantity nrod action
and to general economic depres
sion wmcn affected this crop.
since ii is generally considered
more or less of a luxury.
The acreage of. this eron Is
somewhat limited and production'
fluctuates only slightly, so that
with the return of normal times.
improved markets should prevail
Johnny Butler, manager of the
Denver Western league team, fln-
eu piayers szs every time they
overstayed the 11:30 curfew this
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