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12 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, April 21, 1950 n f . i k cmn a ntf a c c? Home has many Advantages GARDENING BRIEFS . , Slug control definitely Involves YOUR DEALER for LILLY'S GOWEST in SALEM VALLEY FARM STORE 4345 Silverton Road two phasei (1) spread a good bait andor (2) hand-pick (use the one which Is least offensive to you) after dark when they come out on the lawn. . . Chlor- dane dusts are without question the SAFEST to use on carrots, etc., for root maggots because you run no risk at all of causing unpleasant flavors. . . For a won derful evergreen shrub try one of the Stranvaesias; the undulata type (and an even dwarfier form of it) are for low plantings, but give the species Davidiana) lots of room to stretch up to near-tree form at 25-30 feet. . . I " Sorry Professor- mts Not ? New Discovery - LILLY'S has had GO-WEST BAIT for over . 20 yea rs. Suecauful gardeners and farmers of the Northwest have relied on SO-WEST Belt for crop protection for over 20 years. o-Weit ti the original apple-bete bait. It attracts and destroys gar den pests luch at STRAW BERRY ROOT WEEVILS, CUTWORMS, EARWIGS, SLUGS, and pestt of Ilka chewing habitt. Day or night . . . rain or thine GO WEST BAIT It ture death to garden robbers. AVAILAUt AT IITTft AHDIH ttlFUr BIALIKS Home Builders ATTENTION! Follow a Successful Trend ALUMINUM and STEEL WINDOW CASEMENTS Beautiful Durable Complete with wooden frames, ready to install in any type residence. ESTIMATES Pumilite Block & Supply Co. Dallas Highway, West Salem LfloJussN no mu$s no bother no dirt roPrcc-to-loco THE. CLEAN FUEL CAPITOL LUMBER COMPANY NORTH CHERRY AVE., SALEM, ORE Phones 3-8862 or 2-4431 fl 1950 COLO IIS 3 FUTE iaterior flat wall paint 171 S.Liberty Dial 2-3933 A question of long standing la whether a basementless house is preferable to one with a base ment. Among advantages of the basementless house is the sav ing In excavation and construc tion costs. Basement stair-climbing is avoided and the stair ac cident hazard eliminated. Mod ern heating units are cleaner, quieter and more compact, and do not demand basement hous ing; while deep-freeze equip ment makes old-fashioned cel lars unnecessary. Gardening tools, baby car riages and storm-sash and doors are more conveniently and safe ly stored on the ground level than in the basement. Family laundry is done more satisfac torily under good ventilation and lighting conditions provided on the first floor; and the labor of carrying heavy loads up and down stairs is saved. Modern storage ideas, includ ing storage walls, call for or ganized storage space distributed throughout the house. The at tached heated garage can be used as workshop, hobby room or greenhouse. It can include stor age space and makes a good rainy-day playroom. Convenient, Flexible By adding to the length of an average rectangular house in order to include a ground-floor utility room, the small base mentless house gains flexibility of design and convenience in household operation, say archi- tecural designers of the Small Homes Council, University of Illinois. The basement offers the ad vantage of ample storage not only for all household equip ment and appliances, but also for out-of-season articles such as storm windows and screens, porch furniture and sports equip ment, ladders, canned foods, and the iiKe. Basement Game Room Recreation and sports and game activities, important to happy family life, can center around the basement rumpus room, which is a top advantage in having a basement. Large game tables and shuffleboard courts can be housed without crowding, and food can be spilled without damage. Engineers often argue that heating and plumbing pipes ex posed in the basement are easy get at when repairs are neces sary, while those Imbedded in the concrete floor slab of the basementless house are not. The contour of the lot often indicates whether it is practical to build a basementless house, and inspection by contractor and building contractor will deter mine this. The head of the house had to work only half as many hours in 1948 to pay rent for the family dwelling as his 1914 counter part? Use Organic Fertilizer The Right Way to Rebuild Soil Free of Weed Seeds Odorless 6 ,ack, $5.00 $10.00 17.50 FREE Delivery Anywhere In Salem area Phone 3-8127 Bulk 1 ton 2 tons. p. TQr'y$: A '''X' :---"--'.' ' ' - 1yjjj ' ' ! ' t I i lllll I III I i fl II lllTj II M irisel I HI tn ...iL.JI.-L tOIHINO I ' " I I I I (PACC l"TCH'" I BSZ m , I L" BCD ROOM I iivitu aoou n IS'-b'xltJ-b" "OO" 0 IO'-0"l3'-r 1 i iA IJ Careful Planning packs a lot of livabillty into this unusually small house of 744 square feet, exclusively of garage. This is design 1281 by McMurray & Chirgotis, architects, 988 Stuyve sant Ave., Union, N. J. The house is planned for basementless construction with a heater room located off the kitchen. Its simple rectangular form makes for economy in building. (AP Newsfeatures). Take Pride in Precision Of Your Garden Layout Half-Price Sale! Our big stock of one, two and three year Fruit Trees ALL at Half Price. Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Prunes. Buy Now While Assortment Is Complete Knight Pearcy Nursery 375 South Liberty (3 Blocks South of State) Open Daily 9 'til 5:30 Sunday, 12 'til 4 Garden rows should be straight and parallel for good production distances between them, depend ing on two factors: The need of the crop, and the convenience of cultivation. In rich soil vege tables may be spaced more closely than in poor; but when spaced too close together, it is difficult to cultivate between the rows. For crops growing twelve in ches tall or less, rows may be spaced 10 inches to a foot apart and cultivated with hand tools. For cultivation with a wheel hoe, eighteen inches is likely to be found a minimum distance, since it is necessary to avoid disturbing the roots of the vege tables, whatever tool is used. Taller vegetables, and those that make vines, large bushes, or have a sprawling habit, must be given more distance between rows. In small gardens, 4 feet will usually be the maximum distance, given only for such crops as bush squash and cucum bers. First decide on the crops you will grow, which should be those that your family likes, or ought to like. Next, determine the quantity of each which you will try to produce, which should be the amount you will eat in the When vegetables or flowers are grown in rows, every five minutes you spend in making the rows straight, parallel, and the whole layout square and precise will save an hour in the work of caring for the garden later on. Payment In pride will be even greater, since an orderly garden is pleasant to work in, and to show your neighbors. An ex ception to the rule for straight rows may be made In a hilly country, where the wash of soil may be checked by contour planting. Here rows should run at right angles to the slope, but they should still be parallel, though on rounded slopes they will be curved. Serpentine, slanting or un even rows will double the work of cultivation, and give an ap pearance of incompetence to the garden. Rows are spaced with varying Growing Plants from Seed Can Be a Tricky Business By CYNTHIA LOWRI (At- N.mleituru) Growing plants from seed sounds as easy as rolling off a log. Actually it's a tricky business requiring thought, care ful planning and attention. Fre quently it's discouraging, too. and the results are far from what the book indicates it's going to be. Ideally, seeds get their start in a warm, but not too warm, and moist spot and the more you can make that spot act like greenhouse, the easier it Is going to be to achieve healthy strong young plants to set out when the ground is warm and frost dan ger past. It can he done in a sunny window although sunny win dows In kitchens frequently aren't too satisfactory be cause tiny amounts of gas are enough to kill sensitive grow ing things. Good, fine garden topsoil is adequate for seed flats. It should be mixed with an equal amount of sand. Germinating seeds do not require any great amount of food, just moisture, good drainage and careful handling. Almost any shallow, well put together wooden box Is poten tially a flat, and flower pots do nicely, too, although they waste space in a window. Watering is tricky, and when possible it should be done from the bottom of the box. In any event, provide for good drain age either by breaking up flow- pots, a layer of sphagnum moss or good sized stones in the bottom of the seed container. Sow the seeds in shallow drills not broadcast and mark them carefully. Keep the flats in darkness and cov ered with newspaper until the seeds have germinated and then put them in the sunshine. What happens after this de pends entirely upon their treatment. When the second set of leaves appear on the tender young plant, it's time for action. They must be transplanted or "pricked off" and set farther apart to give them growing space. Some times the seedling is too small to be handled by the fingers and a pencil or orange stick helps to move them to flats. Press the seedlings gently into the soil, water them thoroughly and keep them out of direct sunlight until they have had a chance to re cover from the shock. Damping off. is the scourge of seedlings, a growth encouraged by lack of air and soil con- TS- The Cold Frame It gives the gardner a head start ditions in the flat that encour ages the retention of water. There are lunglcides designed to prevent damping off, and charcoal dust sprinkled over the surface of the seed beds helps. Some seeds, of course, can be started in cold frames, but usually it Is impossible to plant them as early outdoors as it Is in the house. Both the cold frame and the sunny windows have their uses to the gardener, for the 'earliest annual blooms usually come from seeds started indoors when there Is still snow on the ground outside. When the seedlings have start ed toward mature growth, and the weather is warming up, they should be gradually hardened off, preparatory to being set in their permanent places. Flats may be set outdoors during warm periods. The glass frame of the cold frame may be opened on pleasant days. Most annuals can be started the broad temperature zone around mid-March tomato seeds a couple of weeks earlier. Meanwhile, some seeds can be sown outdoors. Shirley poppies and larkspur seed, for example, make a handsome combination broadcast togeth er where' they are to grow. So can spinach true spinach, not New ealand or Tampala. And after that's done, take a look at the garden tools and out doors furniture. Both probably need attention. And while you're painting the furniture, how about touching up the tools with a brilliant paint of red or yellow so they'll be easier to find when you've, wandered off and left them lying in the grass? You won't have time for such jobs later. Cut Back Frozen v Shrubs Warns Frank Doerfler Some weeks ago articles ap peared warning not to cut back too soon as in previous years the stock snapped out of it. Doerfler's have cut their stock back a month ago as well as many other nurserymen. Take a knife starting at the top scraping the bark wherever the cambiun layer is brown it very likely is frozen. Usually at the snowline where the bark is green is where one should cut back. Camellias may grow 2 or 3 feet the first year and should be staked to avoid breaking over or growing crooked. Poor ma terial such as Japanese honey suckle should not be used for hedges as it is short lived and freezes easily and is expensive to trim. For tall hedges permedallis ajborvitae is good, as is box wood which grows up to 6 feet and is neat and easily trimmed. I haven't experienced such a frost in my lifetime and it may not happen again in the next 60 years." 10,000 Americans died in fires in 1949, and property loss from fire was over $667,500,000? if !! SERVICE EATING ""!: 'fd'-j T"! ii -'""pir -1 1"' ' ,v'er l 8 DR. T ' io' 0-. ir c ... fresh state, plus what you will put up for next winter. In the case of the short-har vest crops, plan for several plantings (jf each, spaced so that one-harvest will follow another throughout the season. Having prepared your produc tion schedule, make a simple plan of your garden and pro ceed to lay It out accurately be fore beginning to sow. This plan should be kept through the sea son, to guide you in second plantings, and enable you to note upon it errors in planning you may have committed, and which can be corrected another year. T i 1 1 1 rc"TiY 'J K Vi J 'I V DUTCH BOY" W0NS0VER Ail it takes to cover shabby walls is on coat of Wonsover, a real, oil-base paint that's easy to use. 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