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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1948)
i How to Water Gariden, Told Specialist ; Water makes the difference be ' tween a food- garden and' one that' disappointing both in yield and quality. - - This statement by Arthur S. King, state college extension soils specialist, brings up the 'question most frequently asked by garden - ers: "How .. much and how often should I water my garden?" ' King says 'beginning gardeners, especially,, usually stop before the watering job is - finished. Light waterings" often do more harm than good, because feeding- soots are brought to the surface where only afew hours of dry, hot weather' can burn thern seriously. ach garden irrigation should include enough water to moisten the . soil completely to the depth the . roots penetrate. This means two or three feet. :v The soils specialist says gardens . amy be sprinkled, the water may be applied in furrows, or it may rbe applied directly .to the, soil through a pipe or hose. The method of applying water makes little difference to the growing crop. . ... Time Important Time of-irrigation Is ..important however, King- states. ' To, apply enough water during single irrigation. King says it is often necessary' to- keep a sprinkler operating in one spot 8 'or 12 hours. Furrow 'watering may also take a similar period of time. To determine if enough water has been applied. King suggests either digging down with a shovel, hoe or. similar garden tool, or . shoving a stick, down where soil is soft. Demonstrations ' ;Are Planned for Livestock Fitting Flans for a series of .four Sat urday morning demonstrations in the fitting fori and showing of livestock. are being made in Polk county by R. M. Ohling, assistant county, agent, in cooperation with W.C Ieth, county agent.. 1 These demonstrations to cover the four principal 'types of live stock in the 4-H program in Polk county, sheep, dairy, . beef and swine, will be held on various farms throughout the county. The first hour of the meeting will be devoted to a demonstration of how to fit a particular animal in ques tion so that it may be properly displayed at. the fair. The second portion of .the program will take up the various phases of shovPrng, including method of handling, courtesy to others in the show ring, and other important points In the showmanship contest. The first of the meetings is set for Saturday, July 10, 9:30, ajn place to be announced later, Leth says. Farm Calendar July 3, 4 and 5 Molalla Rodeo, EL Paul Rodeo and Gresham Ro deo. . , July 4 TrawfordsvilIo Round- - ' July 8 Potato Field Day. OSC. Assembly point Memorial -Union building, 9:30 a.m. July 12 Clackamas County Jer sey Cattle club.. July 12-16 Third annual meet ing for town and country churches, Corvallis.. . July 13 A urns villa Farmers Un ion. July 18 Marion County Jersey Cattle club.. Lewis Judson home, Salem. July 25-31 National Farm Safety week. July 27-31 Santiam Bean Festi val, Stayton. ; Aug. 3--Annual meeting of Ore- 8 on Poultry Improvement associa on. t Aug. 4-5 Pullorum testing and flock selecting school, Poultry building, Corvallis.. Aug. 7 Willamette Valley Pure bred Ram and Ewe sale, Albany, :30 sum. ' Aug. 14 Annual Oregon Ram sale, Pendleton, 1 10 a jn. Aug. 14 White Salmon rodeo. Aug.- 20-22--ML Angel Flax TestivaL V" Aug. ; 2 8-;-Yamhill county . 4-H , and FFA fair, McMinnville. . Aug. 2-28 Polk county fair. Sept. 1-4 Clackamas county fair. f -': ' V. Sept. 6-12 Oregon State fair. Sept 24 Ore.-Cal., Hereford bull sale, Lakeview. - Sept. 25 4-H and FFA Fat Stock Sale and show, Pendleton, 8 pan. Sept. 27 Polled Hereford JHetfer salted state fair grounds, Salem. fom where . If the folks la ear town were less tolerant, they'd bo really ' fearned up over that nationally cir culated article on "pampered farm ers," describing them as tiring off taa fat of the land. From where I ait the farmer Is anything but "pampered.' If be'a better off today than twenty years go it's becaas he's worked hard to imprors the quality and quan tity of his production. Take Bert Ckuders, for example, Sort is ap at fonr iajke momlag, U get the ssCkiag Bnisked ,aa4 Ctvpitht, Willamette HeicM und Views - f . - sT Foe 74 years Taylor's Grove job tiie Santiam has been a favorite picnic spot for farm sad. town folk alike. - Those who like a quiet spot to brine the family Sanday afternoon still claim it as a favorite, and amen these ire the two families from Salem pictured here. From left to rig-fat are Jackie Graber, Larry Good win, J tannine Gftber, Mrs. Kenneth Graber, Mr. Graber, Airs. William Goodwin and Mr. Goodwin. Celebrations - Rleeall Ways Of Other Days . b! LJllie L. Madsen Farm f Editor. Th Statesman Fourth! of July! Surrounding these words are - varying mists of memories but to tne wmameue valley farm child of some years ago, certain definite tnreaas run through most of the mental - pic tures. j The hay was either cocked or in the bam. Whole farm families worked from early morning .until dark (and found as many hours as they do now with daylight sav ing) to have the last cock set up or the last load of loose, fragrant hay in the mow. Just why, no one seems to know, but Fourth of July could not be celebrated prop erly with hay in windrows or un cut. There Were no strawberry fields in which to make 10 or 15 dollars a day, but there were wild black berries to be picked and sold at 45 cents for half a gallon. For years that price prevailed never varying a nickel. The money was spent for firecrackers (the little ones at five cents a "bunch'), and skyrockets in small sizes for 10 cents apiece. City Celebrations Held Choice of celebrations in most farm homes was- one . of three things: . Your town had a big celebra tion, -you dressed up in your new white "Fourth of July dress" (if you were a girl) or your knickers (if you were a boy) and rode on the float. The float was built in stairsteps and would hold from 20 to: 30 children. It was drawn by horses before it was pulled by an auto. Each child had a flag to wave at the people-lined streets. There was a Goddess of Liberty, usually a little on the plump side and not wearing! a bathing suit not even I such bathing suits as were .worn then. When the parade was over you Joined the multitudes of other celebrators and ; listened to fine words about the brave heroes of 1770. Someone sang " "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean and some one read the Declaration of Inde pendence. There was quite a group of ' "boys" in blue. .You rode the merry - go - round and- you ate crackerjacks and drank pink lem onade. All of the towns did it Independence, ' Dallas, McMinn ville, Wpodburn, Silverton, Stay- ton, Turner,, Jefferson, Albany, even Salem. Celebrations Held St Home Or you stayed nt home, shot your firecrackers during the day, and at night, stuck .pin wheels on the picket fence in the front lawn, and watched papa (he never trusted anyone else) Shoot the skyrockets. Or, you packed, up family bas ket, usually got the neighbors to join you, hitched up the surrey or X iBESCHlnc. Aim 1 sit J 4 Joe Marsh vl OOZER M SHOVEL WORK Pampered Farmers i ; plotigkiag or harvesting, depending Hie I season, nntO sandown. In the evening ho anally relaxes with ; the asiaras over a moderate gUao of beeri ; , ;....;.;... " . And the farmer today's not only. ItmpirkU in his habits, Tike Bert's - . evening glass of beer . . . bat' tUr- -t in lu opinions. So hell prob ably say of that artiela, "somebody got thf facts, wrong," and Just let it go at that. 1943. VrniiU Smu Br mm fmmUdm Valley I of Farm kind Garden- -;Y. pr hacks (later the Fords or Mix .wells), starting early in the morn ing, managed to get to one of the far distant picnic grounds such as Taylor's on the Santiam, Helmick Park, south of Monmouth, Cham poeg or Silver Creek Falls, or ariy one of the dozen parks maintained, usually privately, 'for Sunday and holiday picnickers. You waded in streams in makeshift .clothing, ran sack races, had blackberry pie eating contests, ate too much, got stung by a yellow jacket, prob ably contracted poison oak and had a gloriously good time, com ing home early .enough to milk the cows before other folk's skyrock ets began lighting up neighboring skies. Still Picnics . In 1948, while thousands will attend the many rodeos planned for the weekend, hundreds will seek a quiet spot to picnic, for family and neighborhood picnics have come back into use, especi ally among rural folk. And many of the old picnic grounds will be visited again. Silver Creek Falls (Silver Falls State park, as it is now called) has changed so much that pioneers would scarcely re cognize it for the old place. Only the trees, grown larger, and the waterfalls with their steep climbs remain the same. But it is stjll a nice place to picnic or to enjoy a meal at the lodge. To Helmick park, like Holman park, running Water and modern tables have been added. Champoeg has seen many modern improvements. ; But Taylor's Grove, or Camp as it Is known to some children of pi t: W three sfm cms ormvoiM Farmer ULUZti MADsniJ oneers remains the same. The same trees, the same clean grounds, the same tables (some in need of re pair, other in splendid shape) and the " same little stone-surroonded fire pits. Mrs. Mabel Patton 'of Mehama, daughter of the pvoneers Mr. and Mrs. Marion Taylor, who bought the 236 acres which includ ed the grove, in 1871 is carrying on. The'' grove,, just 11 acres left, is almost all of first growth fir, ly ing on the south side of the North Fork of the Santiam, just six miles above Mehama. Asked if she planned to keep the grounds, Mrs. Patton, who has owned and managed it for the five years since her parents' death, and assisted before then, said she was "afraid to sell It; someone might log it off." Her father, .shortly after his marriage in 1871, became critically ill, was given six months to live, insisted upon being carried into his newly purchased 'timber piece, lived to farm the place for half a century and to celebrate his 72nd wedding anniversary at the old home: For more than 50 years he maintained the grove for Sunday picnickers and farmed on week days. HOUSING SPECIALIST NAMED John C. Campbell, formerly an architect in Everett, Wash., has been appointed extension rural housing specialist at Oregon State college. - T. L. Ballard, associate director of the extension service, has announced. Ballard points out that many farmers in- the state are either building or planning to - - ... . .mm -s- at sossama v m - - m TO hmwrn1 bmBOj4 4 J . ' :li I " : - s i J ' , . - t i .1 . t - - I " ! Sides' BaiviNO Compant, Sautm, Oaxooif GUUT MMXwun oaouaxATxaa AlfalfaCan Be Planted If Done at Once . There's still a chance to plant a forage (crop that will salvage some thing from an otherwise peculiar growing seasou ... . -1 - -. Alfalfa, preferably Grimm alfal fa, will fill the breach in many areas of western. Oregon, believes . R, Jackman, Corvallis crops specialist. Time for planting; alfalfa Is , fast running put, however, he adds, . , t . i , . .. : Jackman recommends that alfal fa, seeded snone, ordinarily should be planted in western Oregon not later than June but-with extra moisture this year a little later may still do.J Recommended rate of seeding . is 12 pounds per acre on a firm seedbed, Inoculation is also suggested. .'; V- In recent years, the acreage of alfalfa in western Oregon has been going down, almost to the vanish ing point in some counties. A prin cipal reason for the decline in al- Strawberry, wjeevils-do get about. Now they have entered the mint fields where they seem to be doing a rather good job of damage. Ex periments are being made in their control by broadcasting poison pait pellets, the same used in straw berry fields. Conclusions have not yet been reached. ' , Speaking of mint The E. B. Henningsens, who farm some 700 acres down Jefferson way, say that while everyone knows that mint goes with lamb, the combination has been found in reverse recently. Henningsens have been experienc ing some difficulty in keeping lambs out of mint fields. Whether this will flavor the lamb suffici ently that dressings of mint sauces, jelly or just mere foliage can be omitted, is still problematic, the Henningsens say, . but they are working on the theory, they add. Besides their 250 acres of mint. the Henningsens ace running . 65 head of Heref ords. o 1 , Richard Jenkins, Independence, who is a so-called Future Farmer, seems to be doing something in the present as well as getting set up. for the future. Ardine Andibil, one of his registered Jersey cows, has qualified for the Silver "Medal award of ' the American Jersey Cattle .club by producing 7,785 pounds of milk and 442 pounds of butterfat in 305 days as a two-year old. Indications are that both Ar dine and Richard have quite a fu ture before them. v A wheat field in the vicinity of Canby has- been ' ruined by sym- philids, J. J. Inskeep, Clackamas county agent, tells us. These smau. white scurrying insects with dis tinct "horns", or antennae, live in the sou. Once they appear they build., Campbell's work will be concerned with assisting in rural housing activities. . ... eifcimss falfa acreage Is the fact that as old stands' have .been plowed under, the land has been replaced with other crops. -r.' t. .i. jfi,- v Alfalfa Has "Oomph" ' Current high prices have made farmers reluctant. to lose, a year's use of their, land during the time it takes to get alfalfa established, Jackman explains. Although little value is received from alfalfa dur ing its first year, Jackman points out that in following years, it .will produce twice as much in pounds of digestible feed as any other crop. On non-irrigated land it approach es what is expected from irrigated ladino clover.; - : :i, Jackman describes alfalfa as be ing the "queen of the forage fam ily." It has everything that means "oomph in feed high; protein, vitamins, minerals and i possibly some feed values not yet discover ed. - ! - . ' ... . Alfalfa- also costs, less per ton because stands; last for years: it frees the owners from toe worries that accompany annual crops, and it makes green feed in the hot sum mer months' when other fields are Drown nna ary, wacxman summar izes. Alfalfa - when plowed under increases soil fertility i main to attack most garden crops, grain and field corn. Symphilids burrow deep- during dry weather and no effective means of control has yet been found. J. J. saysthe owner of the land must just learn to live with them and to grow crops which are not much affected until a control can be found. Pas ture grasses and legumes teem to do well oh symphilid infested soil. There certainly are a lot of, things for the land owner to worry about. CANE FRUIT RIPENING ! Prospects for red raspberries, especially the CUthbert variety, loganberries and boysen-young-berries did not greatly improve during" May and early June, but black raspberries 'and blackberries are in excellent condition. Grow ers expect harvest of caneberries to begin during the first week in July, shortly after the expected completion of the lowland straw berry harvest. GALL0?J Lvairrcr AT HAST 2 TUU TUB CF swvicr ( ( i. 1 ( UCUUTLD F2EI r 1 M ' nsJBiipnnsssa ' '' Jf The) Skxtaanitm, SoJem Orecon. Thnrsday. July I, Harder to Jveep' 3 1 ilk ' Clean During Summer ' - " Willamette ! valley; 'dairymen find it essential to do a first elau job of producing clean milk dur ing the summer moniha. Bacterial counts go up rapidly during warm weather if milk Is hot absolutely dean. . J , -f Producing clean milk requires Cood equipment, , healthy : cdwk, Enjoy Outdoor Camping Trips. 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