Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929, March 21, 1926, Image 20

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Newspaper Page TextFOUR MORNING nrniflTKB. EUGENE. ORECON. SUNDAY, MARCH 21, W Seed Flax Growing in Oregon By (J. 11. Hnlop, Agronomist at Oregon Kxiierlmeiit Station ' Soed flax, which l the kind of tanl m western Oregon In early flax grown Cor seed production I planted tlnx. Tliu far Insects nro nnlv. la used almost exclusively In 1 tint Sertoli In anv way. A Wei the manufacture oC Unseed pit and ' August would make threshing Ua by-product oil meal. The lin-1 hsnler need oil la one of the moat lin-'the urn porta nt constituent, paint and ! respect. I can ace HO great the linseed oil me- i t one of the beat of the concemrntk.1 dairy cow feedi. During quite a number of years the experimeent elation haa tried various kinda of seed flax and haa secured yields of as little as S buahela an acre under some condi tlona, many Instances of 10 bushels or better, and from there on up to 14 buahela. I feci safe In estimat ing an average yield per acre of 10 buahela on average grain land If the crop la put In In good season. Many growers of course will secure better yields. The Portland Unseed Oil com haxards. There Is no special equipment re quired except that eoine grul.t drills need flax rcducera which are quite Inexpensive. Although It la not absolutely necessary some farmers may desire flax bunching attachments for their binders. The crop la sowed with ordinary ma chines, la harvested with ordinary harvesting equipment and threshed with ordinary threshers. Special llRluiwmuit to Dairymen The company pcrmtta growers to purchase at a reduced price lin pany a branch of the American " ' Jo the extent that may Linseed Oil company, will guaran- ' tee a minimum price of $3.63 pe bushel for 1926. or the llululh cash price If It la higher. They are nlao willing to guarantee the Duluth cash price for 1S27. Copy of their contract la attached for your con sideration. . As there will doubtless be a large carry-over Of oorn In the east and aa there Is a considerable carry over of oats In Oregon, the chances are that the oat price will be low In 19J6. unless some wide-spread calamity la The- shape of pest or uh'avorahle season seriously re duces the corn and oat crop east of the Rockies. With this In view and the guaranteed flax price, I believe that farmera under average condl lions, planting flax la good season, 'may net at least 15.00 an acre over similar plantings of oats, except on exceedingly rich land. But even at that, the oat yields will probably have to exceed so to 75 buahela an acre, I feel safe tn a general .recommendation that flax be plant ed In lieu of oats In many places tn Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, Tolk, Marion, Linn, Benton, Lane, and Douglas counties In western Oregon, . and In Wallowa, Union, Baker, and Crook counties In east ern Oregon. Relation to Fiver Flax Many soils unsuited' to long .-Straw production have been planted be produced from their delivery of flax seed. Thia amounta to 9 7 pounds of oil meal for each (6 pounds of flax seed delivered. They charge one-half the price per pound for tho seed. At current prices this is substantially lets than farmers are paying for this valuable . row feed, but It Is not mandatory that they accept It If tho United States flax seed price should fall sub stantially below the company' guaranteed minimum. The crop looks very attractive. How IKies It Affect Soil? And now about the effect on fertility. Flax Is not hard on tho soil. It Is no harder on fertility than a grain crop. A dollar's worth of flax removes less plant food than a dollar's worth ot grain. Polks used to believe flax ruined the soil. It was because ot dis eased varieties planted too often In succession on the same land. Disease accumulated and limited flax crops. Now flax growers know that rotating crops and early plant ing with disease resistant varieties- assure good crope. calculating the nitrogen, phos phoric acid, and DOtosh removed, at the current prices and the ' grain and flax at prices Indicated, the table shows that flax la not hard on the soil. Table showing acre value of crops at specified prices and value high school building and mouthers ana leauw uiu a goou jon. wmiu on ciitertalnmvnt put on by the Orange supplied enough money to adorn the grounds with amnio shrubs, An Oregon Ornnge devoted one meeting to a demonstration in mending leaky tinware, greatly to the Intcreat ot thrifty housewives In that locality. In one M'MiUaii subordinate Orange the IbI" mvmbera raised more than lAMft In cash tho pas; year, as a welcome contribution towurds the hull mortguge. A combined Grunge audience of twenty million people describes the total ot meetlnga each year ho.d by this vigorous, up-and-coming farm organisation. t Much Interest haa been aroused by the discovery that President Coolidge's father and mother years ago were active members of tho Orange, In their Vermont home; and tho President well remembers as a small boy hearing Orange "secrets" talked over at home when he wua not supposed to bo listen The Ohio State Orange has launched a vigorous discussion flavoring the employment 111 prac tical trauea or tue prisoners con fined In the various stato Institu tions and all poaatlilo Orange In- luence will be exerted towards the adoption of such a system, follow ing Its successful -operation tn othor states. Jdleneas among Ohio prisoners Is very pronounced and the Orange will make a atrong stand on this Issue, TTabZtSS? Under ' nr g'radl.g 1' Pant foods semoved calculated schedules for that crop It la mere ' Imperative that only the best surea sous : should be planted to fiber . (lax. ' v - Seed flax is much more certain pt profitable production than Is fiber flax where the straw length is likely to tali Lolow 30 Inches. The Portland Unseed Oil com pany agrees to furnish seed, ap proved by the college, at $3.60 per bushel L o. b. Portland, which will mean a per acre cost at most points ot 1.6S to l.0 for that item. Thirty-five to forty pounds an acre is the recommended sowing. This is no. more expensive than ordinary planting of. wheat and really not so expensive as wheat is this year. 1 Reasonably fertile grain land suf ficiently Well drained to permit 'fairly : early working is good. Medium to slightly heavy soils are usually beat. Sandy soils.' shal low soils or-those that dry out badly are not so good. Seed Bed and Sowing: An early plowed, seed bed, well 'worked and free from weeds. Is de sirable. It should be rolled down firm, to prevent too deep sowing and to assure moisture for prompt generation. Bow 36 to 40 pounds Ot eeed an fa ore with it grain drill like grain. ,-Sow as early as possible when the ground Is warm enough to sprout peed quickly. Late March. and early to mid-A,prH is best, late April is good. May sowing Is more . likely to be successful than grain ?nt the same time but Is not usually r as good as earlier sowing except In wet years. ' Diseases are few and uhlmpor- at current prices for fertilisers. Flax yield bushels an acre 10; estimated price (3.63 bu,; esti mated valuo per acre $36.30; value of plant food removed by acre yields 15.27. Oats, yield bushels an acre 37.5: estimated price $2800 T.: estimated value per acre IK. 80: value of plant food removed by acre yields .15. Wheat. (Pacific Coast) yield bnahels an acre. SO: estimated price $1.25 bu.; estimated value per acre. $25.00; value of plant food removed by acre yields. $5.19: Barley, yield bushels an acre, 25: estimated price $30.00 T.; estimated value per acre. $18.00; value of plant food removed by acre yields, $5.98. Further, land that will produce 20 bushels an acre In spring wheat or 17.6 bushels of white spring oats will produce over 10 bushels an acre of flax. National Grange) Notes National Orange Master Louis J. Tobcr- has recently addressed big farmers' meetings In more than a doxen atates and has traveled thou sands of miles since New Tear's with many more long speaking trips planned between now and warm weather. . . Twenty-four new Granges were organized In the United States dur ing the month of January, with many new fields under cultivation. A Grange in Maryland assumed the entire work of grading the grounds around tho new township Soil Rejuvenation Needed tor Prune Crop Winter Damage to Trees Most Often Due to Weakening Re sult from Lack of Proper . Care and Nourishment. la probably due to tho fact that the grovo In on lower ground, where tho temperature la naturally lower. Differences In the amount of dam age between clean cultivated groves and those In cover crops may also ho attributed to some other In fluence than temperature, suoh aa decreased vigor of tho tree, due to competition from the cover ftrop, a leas dormant condition of the trees caused by more frequent Irrigations, or Increased deposit of moisture on Frunc orchards In some sections of Oregon are run down due to tho fact that In many cases the soli was robbed for 60 years by wheat growing before the trees were set out, and the trees them selves have been steadily allowed to deteriorate since being set out. Professor C. B. Schuster of Ore-ran Agricultural college told the Ma- non-roiK county ' realtors' asso ciation at its meeting at Salem last week. . Two experimental stations are being established by O. A. he said, for the, purpose of determin ing the best methods of reltivennt. ing the prune trees in this section. One station is established at the C. H. Stevenson' place south of Liber ty, and-seven miles south of Siinm. The owner is established at the farm owner br C. L. McCn.iii.tai- t Shaw. "We established our stations here because the situation Is coming to a head In thia section more, than in any other." said Professor Schus ter. "There is a lareer acrennt and the trees are older, here than anywhere else In the state." "It la probable." he said, "that the freezes of 191$ and 1924 found the trees In a weakened condition, due to lack of care, old age and poor nutrition." Some farmers had pruned their trees severely, others had tried other things In some cases, he said, but there had been no completo and thorough attempt to keep tho prune orchards in coa dltion. Professor Schuster expressed the opinion that tvldentally the prob lem of rejuvenating the trees would be solved. If at all. through cover: crops, putting humus Into the soil I foy mat metnod. OrxUrd Covej- Crop Are Generally Beneficial Found lo Increase th Frost llasard Sllnbtly nut not enough to Damn go tho Fruit to any Kxlent. the fruit or foliage from dow or frost. The cover iirop also nuts aa n windbreak, allowing llio cold air lo neonmulnto nmtr'tho ground, and preventing It frum .mixing with Ihg warmer ulr iihovo, Oregon cherry gronveia are liable lo have lliolr crops! rejected this vivtr unless uiey siimy men- n-ei-ii fin' oiicny worm, two pc mils; 7 fiimm. . whu niiim iu pultuns. his noiiilt Is sufficient for spray. rpiirniimiiiniy bu trees. The weather bureau of tho fulled Stales department of ngrl culture haa conducted several ex pnrtmentir In citrus growing sec tions of California lo determine' what Influence a cover crop has on the temperature of the orchard atmosphere on a frosty night. Pur ple, vetch, a heavy volunteer crop of broad Windsor horee beans, and manv high weeds were Included In the cover crop In these exportmoMa. Tho conclusion reached wero that while the cover crop Increased the frost hazard very slightly, tho difference made In the temperature was not such as to damngo tho fruit seriously. At a height of t feci above the ground, tho air tempera tnre was depressed by tho presence of the cover crop only 0.1 degree F., and 1 degree F. at a height of 10 inches. Since thero la usually but little fruit near the ground those slight differences should have little effect on the ilumugo to fruit. In many cases Increased UiVl year many yclnnt. cherries wero refusmt neeiinae of ,T i ll cherry worm, says C. l-ang. ox,, tension specialist In he. t;tlcillliirs A', the college, and this yetr lh rn. ncra and other will rejryt nffec'. fruit. Spraying for cheVry wos m eliminates Hits comllllulU - r ' ing I ho 'Yliat when tho ntlult (Ilea up; I'o IV ; llio second about 10 days af rer (ho first; and lb third, about week uflor tho seuoud. An- oxlnmlely one pint to una qiiiu't soiuiieu to tue iroe is turn- ar Ji in fro How to Control the Wait Cherry Fly j ' Htimewhere from June 5 InJiino 30 Danger Dates, and I J")rny, Ing with Poison Hulls I I ho ll Id lie Carefully Dune, ( berries Ms That Entrap erry sprays with llmo-uirnlti soltillun of Iilculluo sulfata Injure llio ciinnod product and are not I) i -M.i r i be used The direction for spruvl files are lo he followed elusely insure cherries rreo from maggots. I'omplole directions us uuiaiueii rrom t no u, A. u ex periment station olreular' 16, Cor-vallls. 'flood care of Oregon. grown for cunning ptirpos for. sprays that win not 111 cherries for canning. llrom upproxlmatoly Ju 30, Uho ntlult fruit-cherry el nean In the orchard and ilnmngo ! abotrl throe, weeks. These (I calls uro U'o 6 to Ilea an lay for s at Ing the ithen y, pltu'lng I ho g I uuder nenth the surface of the ski) 'l if tl,o fruit,' henro tho adult (1 are attacked. As It la their hallill to lap up greedily any sweet sulHf.anue on the surface ot the foliage during this period, sweetened po Ison-bnlt spray tpoiilmont haa been d evelopvd to kill bliem. Tho formula for Mis preparation ot the poison bait la as follnwsi lead arsmiate. one half pound; mo laaassea or sirup, (neveir honey) . Programs by Kl'O Tho KPO Sunday features In elude nii organ recital by Marshall v. uiseiuian, piuying at the Call fornlu Piilnce tit Via legion Tjf minor; roiicuru ny ituby Hi f airiiioiint llntul oreheatru. Yiiihlio'a I'alnrn hotel orchesl wahlemnr Lind a Stales rest orcnvairn, and a dance program iienry i misted a 1'ompellan orchestra. During Ulaelman's re dial Luulao 1. JVolbert, iueso-so prano, will bo aTjlolsl. V; lelgor's I J nurli'iit i Yr I -n am by If ; ,M'"-XJ Twn IH-rinlilons-Hero's wlmt ouo schoolboy wroio In his examination paper: "The hen la the bird that lays the ortwainsi, a oow is an annua get milk rrom when tit store Is olosod," Tho Ui'ucer. I yog grocery Progressive "Why does that do sit tali me all the llmeT" Natural ICllnuull Diner: "Why does ilia there and wnt Walter: "You've got the plain. ne usually eaia iroill, Sir,' The Progresalvo Urocer, I ' Ton may l,o nllrae( e, y.,u , "ram young. Hut I cai, l, 'w way. lo multiply your ," ! i , yonlh. 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