J, MAY 16th, 1913.
POLK COUNTY OBSERVER
THREE
JUST Ifl-
Silver Brand
Dress Shirts
Soft detached collars,
French Cuffs
All the latest in Plain
Colors and Stripes
Special Cash Prices
$1.25 to $5
have been selling the Sii
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. t tnd Collars for several years and
: 1 they are the best collars made,
ve have decided to sell
liver Brand
1 Shirts
..'the new Golf
lirts, something
xi in stripes,
ej have a big
o I just in and
ve made a spec
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cash price on the lot - $1.00
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! Hats and Caps
::. have a very strong line of Con
oror Hats for Spring and have
made a Special Cash Price of
j $2.50
; (Always sold at $3)
:o line of Men's and Boys' Caps
t in. Many new shades of Grey
j 25c and 50c
AW HATS 25c TO $3. WE HAVE THE LA
f PANAMA HATS. $6.50 HATS NOW $5.00
QNE month ago we changed our business to a strict-
ly Cash Business and changed our prices to
Cash Prices and our customers SQem to be as pleased
with the change as we are, as we have made our prices
so low that everyone can see the saving in buying for
cash.
We are not buying a lot of Cheap John goods to
sell cheap (at a big profit) but we are marking our reg
ular lines at a verv small mar din rf nrnfit anrl cll-
ing them for cash. Many broken lines we are selling
for less than cost.
We h a vp some Snprinl Raro-hinc in TrHpc rSqa
' wv w .a, .a. w NVVIVVA J-'VVX WAX M.KJ A. A. A. JLA X V. KJ VV1AVU
and Suits. Don't miss seeing these if you need a Suit
or uoctt.
Also in our best grade of Boys' Clothing, we are
making a BIG Cut.
COME
OUR Dress Goods Depart
ment is full of beauti
ful fabrics bought especially
for making the smart Spring
and Summer costumes and
suits. Light clinging fab
rics with
Beautiful Trimmings
to Hatch
THE
FASHION BOOK
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PICTORIAL REVIEW
Summer Fashion
Book
Now on Sale
10c
Whan Purchased with a
15c Pattern
FREE
Again this week we give a clock
with the largest purchase. Also
three other nice prizes. See that
your name is on the duplicate slip
we give you.
It's an 8-day Clock and keeps per
fect time. An ornament in any
room.
osiery and Underwear
Summer is Coming
But the Summer Underwear and the
light gauzy Hose are here. Be ready
for the Hot Wave when it
comes
kavcfr en u I LADIES' VESTS
iiniviiii wihii
HOSE
$1.25 to 1.50
Silk Hose 35c to $1.25
Silk Lisle - - 42c
Lisle Gauze - 21c
Black, Tan,
White, Grey,
Navy, Pink,
Pongee, Blue
Champain, Green
5c
Cumfy Cut Vests
10, 15 and 25c
Union Suits
30c to $3
Cumfy Cut, 50c
Extra Sizes in
All Grades
MIL
il Estate Bargains
li J. Barham real estate agency
the following choice buys in
:state in Dallas and vicinity,
one will bear the closest inves-
rm.
HOME COURSE
IN FRUITS
AND BERRIES
fll DRAINING AND FER
TILIZING APPLE
ORCHARD.
have to Be resorted to. and next Tu
value and In a roneentrated form are
unlearned wood asbes. which will sup
ply to a great extent the elements
necessary to plant growth. It Is main
tained by some authorities tli it one
ton of unleacbed wood ashes contains
as much plant nutriment as Ave tons of
ordinary barnyard manure; therefore,
whenever obtainable, asbes should be
: -ni house on Ash street ;
I (-lied ; house plastered
' lighted and telephone;
d-t laij;e lot (iOxloO feet
'y of fruit; price $11.10 ;
i; !K7() can run at .$10
ii il limit interest.
- 1 nf an acre on Levens
m in at $1500; 6 room
"Ut 100 young fruit trees,
" el)cs, 1-8 acre strawber
" $1.")00; $1000 cash;
i balance.
, -Mil cultivation, most all
'J apple frees, 2 vears
old, lots of berries, small barn; 5
acres of timber; land 42 miles
out. Price $75 per acre; buyer
can assume $000; balance cash.
acres II2 miles of Dallas, river
bottom land; 0 room house in
good repair; wood shed and root
house; small barn; place watered
by well and creek; 2 line cows, 130
chickens, all carpets on floor up
stairs, some linoleum on floor down
stairs, also heating stove and sev
eral other items too numerous to
mention; price $1000, with terms
if taken soon. This is a dandy
little place.
. J. BARHAM
8 Court Street
Dallas, Oregon
PUBLICITY without
Salesmanship is Nix;
Publicity plus Salesman
ship is Advertising
Elbert Hubbard
By G. B. BRACKET!". Pomologist,
Bureau of Plant Industry, United
States Department of Agriculture.
1
ver Ads Bring Results
A LL apple orchard lands should be
A thoroughly surface drained and
underdralned. No orchard can
endure for a great length of
time with stagnant water either on the
surface or within the soil. All surplus
water from excessive rainfall or from
other causes should be promptly re
moved by either surface or subdrain
age. If the natural formation of the land
does not afford such prompt drainage
It must be provided artificially. Sur
face ditches or furrows between the
rows of trees may afford temporary
drainage, but they are objectionable
on other accounts that will be appar
ent, for an orchard thus drained will
be difficult to get over in its necessary
care nod In gathering and handling
the fruit Coderdrainage is far better
on these accounts. Besides. It is much
more tboroueh. especially if accom
plished by means of well laid tile.
Temporary Drainage.
a thnronch breaklne up of the sub
soil will afford temporary drainage In
. .nit ..in anil hut in a few rears the
soil will again become compacted.
when It will require resume DUl
all cases the planter most be the judge
of the special drainage requirement! of
bis soil and location
The soli constituting the proposed
on hard site should be carefully stud
ied, and If found to be lacking In the
i essential elements of fertility oeces
fsary to maintain a fairly rigorous
j wood growth fertilizers should be add
' ed before plowing that they may be
; cone thoroughly Incorporated with the
1 soil In preparing tbejand for planting.
I Wtll Rotted Manure
KHnrista and practical orchardista
are generally agreed on tbe great val- j
oe of well rutted barnyard manure for
an apple orchard. It supplies not only
bumn. but It contains a large per t ,
of other oecesary outritle elements
fur maintaining health. Tlgof and frelt
Mlni of tree and for U deelop-mt-nt
of tbe proPr qoalittea for a flue
fruit t-rvduct But as the stock of this
tort of manure la not always soOcient
for tbe gaoeral demand other agentt
tilizer
Manufactured Fertilizers.
There nre many kinds of manufac
tured fertilizers, some of which are
valuable only for special soils or spe
cial crops. It Is difficult to determine
what fertilizer It is best to use without
knowing what elements are lacking In
the soil. The three elements most com
monly needed by soils are nitrogen, pot
ash and phosphoric acid, and chemical
fertilizers that contain the largest per
centages of these substances in avail
able form will be the most valuable.
A fertilizer containing VA to 2 per
cent of nitrogen, 7 to 9 per nt of
available phosphoric acid and 10 to 12
per cent of potash will give excellent
results when applied to orchard land
clay It "it is lb a good state or cultiva
tion. A cool northern exposure la best,
and comparatively tow, moist ground,
with some shade, will often be most
desirable. Planting among orchard
trees la practicable.
A dozen plants will furnish sufficient
fruit for the ordinary family. They
should not be set oat along fence rows
and allowed to grow op In weeds and
used In preference to any other fer-Jrgrass. Large quantities of barnyard
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Laying tbem down m winter la always
cbeap Insurance.
Varieties should be limited. Peats
ami diseaaea are nsoally not pretest
or tbey are readily controlled.
Currants.
Tbe current moat have moist, cool
ao!L Tbe beat reagita are got oo a
tfmnw rta bMIS oc etea od a stiff
manure should be worked Into tbe site
before and after setting tbe plants.
Plants.
Currants can be grown from seed,
bnt the method Is not used except by
tbe plant breeder. Plants are usually
procured from nurserymen.
Tbe plants used are grown from cut
tings of tbe ripened wood or from lay
erings. Tbe cuttings are made from
tbe current season's wood In August
or September after tbe leaves have
fallen. These are made seven or
eight Inches long and are planted In
well prepared garden soil, with only
an Inch above ground, four Inches
apart. In rows three feet apurt By
winter root growth will bare atartwl.
and in tbe spring they will atart off
and grow strongly. Tbey abould be
kept well cultivated In tbe growing
season to conserve tbe moisture Tbey
are sometimes planted wben one year
old. but tbe best results will be ob
tained by allowing tbem to grow for 1 7
two aeasona be r ore setting. j
Tbe branches may l) rooted by ;
bending tbem down and covering wltb
soli, leaving tbe tips exposed. After;
one season tbey abould be cut loose, j
lifted and grown in nursery rows for
one season before being planted out.
They are also layered successfully by
cuttinc off tbe clumn. encouraging as
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then mounding soil In and about them
to a height of eight or ten Inches.
Planting.
In large plantations the beat plan Is
tbe check system. Cse s single plant
to establish a bill aod plant 6 by feet
for best result. Where contlnuoua
rowa are ued the plants abould stand
Stt or 4 by 6 feet
Cultivation and Mulenino.
Tbe currant must oot be cultivated
deeply, for it la a aballow rooted plant.
Tbe ow-eMsary moisture must be main
tained by continual surface cultivation
or by mulcblD
Ashen, sawdust, atraw aod manure
are oacd for mulching. Hardwuod
sawdust, if oot worked ioto tbe soli, is
probably tbe best Apply to s Optb
of several tnrbes Maoure la good a ltd
tends to keep a supply of plant food
alwaya at band. Tbe best method of
mulching la to confine tbe application
to tbe bills aod within tbe row. wbere
tbe continuous row la sard. The apace
between tbe rows Is cultivated.
Pruning and Thinning.
Tbe plants probably produce tbe beat
fruit and tn larger portion of tt ob
the two and three year d wood.
la practv-sl od cnirore foor 10
eight main stems are allowed to devet-
op. aod a system of renewing by cat-1 f
ting eat the sraod ore three years ed X
t- folio wed. The rr-tfjeft of the
fruit Is borne near the base of the
Bhoots. For this reason It is advan
tageous to nip back the growing shoots
In the summer season wben tbey have
reached about eighteen Inches.
Harvesting and Marketing.
The currants, if to be aold. should
never be stripped when one Is picking.
The stems of tbe bunches should be
cleanly severed from the branches.
The fruit Is said to make better Jelly
wben picked Just as tbe currants ars
ripening and while the fruits on tbe
tips of the bunches are green.
Winter Protection.
Currants will usually be sufficiently
protected In the northwest U the
branches are simply gathered up and
tied in a bundle.
Pests and Diseases.
Tbe greatest pests of tbe currant are
tbe currant worm, currant borer, leaf
spot and mildew. Directions for con
trolling them may be obtained from
any agricultural experiment station.
Gooseberries.
Tbe gooseberry la closely related to
tbe currant It Is largely used green
for sauce, for plea and for canning.
For Jam nnd preserves It is usually
preferred rlne
Lcgnl blanks for sale at this ofllce.
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I am agent for Canadian Pacific
Lands in Alberta, on terms of 20
years at 6 per cent interest, one
twentieth down. Price $11 to $30
per acre, according to location and
improvements
Come ia and get Booklets. Excursions going to Canada every
two weeks from Portland
A. J. BARHAM - Office 608 Court Street
OfBce Phone 523; Residence 693 Mala