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FO R EST G R O V E P R E S S , F O R E S T G R O V E , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y . A P R I L 2 4 , 1913. AN IN T E R E S T IN G E X P E R IM E N T. w ater be allow ed to rem ain on th e s u r G overnor W est of Oregon Is sponsor face or In th e soil. T h e use o f fertilizers In p ear cu ltu re for an experim ent In the em ploym ent -equires most careful consideration of convicts In p erm anent road build md ju d g m en t. Lunds n atu rally fertile ing in the sta te th a t is not only -v iz . loam y soils so comm ou In p rairie unique, but com m euduble. both from regions, cleared forest lands a u d clay- th e staudiKiiut of the w elfare of the .*>• soils h av in g marl in th e ir com posi convicts em ployed and the building of tion—should not be enriched. T illable perm anent highw ays a t a m inim um lands th a t Will grow a good crop of cost The m en—th ere a re som e th irty •orn a re sufficiently fertile for the p ear o f them in th e group referred to—a re tree. W hen th e pear orch ard begins to w h at the governor calls his “ honor lose Its vigor from continuous fru it sq u ad ” and have beeu hired out to THE PEAR AND HOW TO •rops a light dressing of wood ashes or th e con tracto r having In charge th e well ro tted sta b le m anure uiuy prove building of th e sta te highw ay to the GROW IT. beneficial. As long as th e trees m ain fam ous C ra te r lake, in th e southern tain a norm al, healthy g ro w th they re p a rt of th e state. T h eir cam p has quire no stim u la tin g food. T rees th a t been placed In a picturesque spot on By G . B. B R A C K E T T , Pomologist, ire highly stim u lated and a re m aking a th e Rogue river, a u d here th e men are rapid grow th a re much m ore liable to today laboring contentedly and h ealth Bureau of Plant Industry, United be a tta c k e d by blight, w hich is the fully. w ith no one to look a fte r them but the overseer who Is superintending {reatest draw b ack to p ear culture. States Department of Agriculture. th e work. T he men a re com fortably Use of Commercial Fertilizer. A com m ercial fertilizer co n tain in g boused, well fed and receive 25 cents Cor. 5th Ave. EA R trees a re m ore difficult to IV, to 2 p e r cent of nitrogen, 7 to 1) a day besides for th e labor. T he plan and 2nd S t., m ain tain in a h ealth y , produc per c e n t of a v ailab le phosphoric acid seem s to offer a happy solution of the tive condition th a n apple tre e s and 10 to 12 p er cen t of potash will “bad man good roads problem " and Is F o re st G ro v e, O re. and cannot 1«? grow n w ith th e give good re su lts on land th a t Is defi deserving of th e c a refu lest Investiga sam e degree o f success over so wide cient In th e se elem ents w hen applied tion by those w ho a re Interested not 1 j 11 area o f country. in a q u a n tity ran g in g from 400 to GOO only In building p erm anent highw ays a t a minim um cost, but, w h at Is even T rees propagated by b u dding th e pounds p er acre. F o r sections south o f a b o u t th e fo r more Im portant, redeem ing and fitting p ear upon quince stock a re know n us dw arfs. T h e A ngers v ariety of quince ty-first p arallel of la titu d e th e fall is fo r citizenship th e m yriads a t present Is principally used for th is purpose. undoubtedly th e best season for p la n t confined in prisons, a t once a source Such trees develop a fibrous root sy s ing, but fo r m ost o f th e te rrito ry no rth of heavy expense nnd usually a m en ace to society w hen released. tem . are d w arfed In h a b it au d g e n er of th is line sp rin g p lanting Is safer. i t Is a s im p o rta n t w ith th e p ear as ally productive and com e into bearing SOME C O R N H USK IN G . early. Some varieties succeed b e tte r w ith uny o th e r kind o f fr u it tre e th a t Each fall as corn picking tim e rolls th e laud, w h e th e r fo r sta u d a rd s or on quince stock th a n on p e a r stock. T h e d w a rf type of tre e m ay be a d d w arfs, be well a n d thoroughly p re around much in te re st is show n In the and you’ll not need v antageously used on sm all city lots, p ared by plow ing und s tirrin g th e soil husking records m ade in different parts to be a mind reader of the corn belt. W ithin th e p ast few b u t In som e o f th e e a ste rn sta te s th ere an d subsoil deeply before planting. T h e p re p a ra tio n can best be done in weeks all previous records have gone a re m any large an d profitable com th e full, us th e effect of freezing and a-glim moring. The last week in No m ercial p ear o rch ard s of sm all size. The th o u g h t lias o ften come vem ber a grueling h usking contest T rees produced by g ra ftin g or bud th a w in g th e ground th ro u g h th e w in w as pulled off n ear Percival, in F re to you perhaps, th a t you could ding Im proved varieties on seedling te r im proves th e soil by pulverizing It. easily solve m ost difficulties if An ex cellen t plan Is to plow th e mont. the so u th w est county of Iowa p e a r stock a re know n a s stan d ard s. T he c o n testan ts w ere B ert Van Hou- you w ere a m ind re a d e r if T hey a re com paratively longer lived gro u n d in lan d s In th e directio n th a t ten. a resident of th e county, and Earl will afford th e best d rain ag e, back- you could for in stan ce,K N O W tn an d w a rfs and in tim e become la r Neely of N ebraska City. Nob. Spice who would be g lad to re n t g er trees, cap ab le of yielding heavier fu rro w in g w ith a heavy plow an d w as added to the contest ow ing to the crops of fru it, b u t they usually come leaving th e dead fu rro w s w here th e fact th a t Van H outen had a sh o rt tim e y o u r p ro p erty , o r to buy it; row s of tre e s u re to be set. It is well Into bearing more tard ily . who would be glad to employ to break up th e bottom o f th is dead before defeated Neely in a busking you. The “Lipping Procese.” fu rro w by ru n n in g a subsoil plow m atch nnd the fu rth e r fuct th a t each W an t a d v e rtise rs, and those A m ethod of co nverting d w a rf trees thro u g h it tw o or th re e tim es, giving had w agered $500 th a t he could defeat the other. A t the end of ten hours into h alf sta n d a rd s, o ften practiced It a good stirrin g . who w atch th e w a n t ads, learn w ith good results, is know n as th e these things in a BUSINESS A good d ista n c e for planting- sta n d Neely had to his cred it 231 bushels and fifty pounds of com . w hile Van Uou •‘lipping process.” It consists In m ak a rd p ear tre e s Is 15 by 30 fe e t—th a t is W A Y not th ro u g h occult ten had husked in th e sam e period 230 ing a slit w ith a sh a rp kn ife through th e row s a re th irty feet a p a rt and the m eans. th e hark and slightly into th e sapw ood tre e s fifteen feet a p a rt in th e row s. bushels an d th irty pounds. But if re of th e tre e In an u p w ard direction Just A nother plan is to p lan t th e trees ports are correct these perform ances above the union w ith th e quince root tw e n ty feet a p a rt each w ay. T his d is were put in the shade by C laude W il on w hich It has been w orked. A t tan ce will afford free circu latio n of son of Silver C ity, in F rem ont county, S. A. WALKER H. L1DYAKD th ese lips a callus form s from w hich a ir an d ab u n d a n c e o f sunlight, both of who, w ithout a pacem aker, husked 251 bushels a n d thirty-nine pounds of corn roots grow, and these in tim e become w hich a re essen tial to success. stro n g enough to su sta in th e tree a fte r D w a rfs u re som etim es p lan ted ten in teh hours, all ears throw n over the wagon being picked up an d th e corn feet a p a rt each w ay. but fifteen feet being as free from husks a s average each w ay, o r 193 trees to th e acre. Is corn. W hen one tak es into account b etter. T ills d istan ce gives room to th a t seventy-five or eighty bushels Is d riv e th ro u g h th e g ro u n d s for sp ray considered a very good d a y 's work it ing a n d to g a th e r th e fru it. 1st Ave. N., near Main St. can be th e b etter appreciated w hat the One Year Tree» Beit. above records mean. W e a r e p r e p a r e d to do Strong, well rooted one-year-old trees th e v e ry b e s t o f all a re p referab le to any o th er age, w heth A N O T H E R SERVIC E. k in d o f sh o e w o rk . e r sta n d a rd or d w arf. If early fru it Birds, th e little friends to which fulness Is desired d w a rfs a re prefer m ankind is nlready heavily In debt for UP-TO-DATE MACHINERY able, b u t It should be borne in mind song nnd destru ctio n of lusect pests, tliut such trees a re usually shorter a re being put to n new and interesting S pecial a tte n tio n g iv en lived an d seldom a tta in large size. For use w hich It Is believed will still fu r to c rip p le d fe e t. these reaso n s they lire b e tte r adapted th e r safeg u ard hum an life. E x p ert to sm all lots or to g arden purposes. m ents w hich have been conducted by On the o th e r hand. If longevity of th e federal d e p a rtm e n t of m ines show tree, larg er size a n d capacity fo r pro th a t birds, especially the canary, will ducing h e a v ie r crops are desired sta u d droop or succum b alm ost Im m ediately a rd s should be pluuted. w hen introduced Into a m ine In which l ’e ars vary In th e ir season of ripen foul gases have beeu produced as the ing, so th a t If proper atten tio n Is given resu lt of au explosion, w hile a healthy to th e selection of v arieties and to c are m an mn.v not feel th e effects of the T in n in g a n d P lu m b in g , S h eet ful handling and storing the pear foul a ir fo r about eight m inutes. The gro w er m ay h av e fru it for his table or birds a re to be used by those engaged M etal W o rk an d R e m arket from m idsum m er until March. In rescue work In mines, th e birds be p a ir S hop. Some varieties of p ear are Infertile ing kept In cages nnd w atched closely by them selves, mid therefore varieties If th e birds a re noticed drooping the should be Interm ingled in planting In rescu ers ta k e w arn in g nnd eith er re o rd er to Insure fru itfulness. No more tra c e th e ir step s o r put on th eir oxy N o rth F irst A venue, b etw een Main and rwo-WAU-oi.t> i - e a u t h e e — r a l in e s th a n tw o row s of one variety should be gen helm ets. 4 4 A. , . , 4 . « HIIOW WHKKK TO CUT HACK AT T IM E O F planted together, a lte rn a tin g w ith some A S tr e e ts ; phone 8b.i. p b u n in u . o th e r v ariety th a t is considered a good H OME C U R E D BACON. the quince roots become Inactive. The pollintzer. It may tie said, how ever, T hose who relish home cured bacon tre a tm e n t m u st tie given a t th e tim e th a t self fertile v arieties under some will be in terested in th e following of se ttin g the trees, ami th ey m u st be conditions m ay become self sterile un recipe: A fter th e butch erin g all of the ; planted deep er th a n usual, so th a t th e d er o th e r conditions. anim al h eat should be allow ed to get 4 T horough anil freq u en t stirrin g of out of th e m eat, and for best results point of union will he sev eral inches th e ground betw een th e row s w ith a it should not be allow ed to freeze underground. P e a rs do not c ertain ly reproduce c u ltiv a to r should In- done d u ring the E ach piece to be cured should be ru b ' them selves well or tru e to variety early p art o f th e grow ing season or bed w ith sa lt nnd allow ed to drain w hen grow n from seed; hence th e ne from early sp rin g until Ju ly 1, w hen overnight. All should then bo pack cessity for b u dding o r g ra ftin g in or- c u ltiv atio n should cease so tlint the ed In n clenn barrel or large stone jar. ; d e r to o btain th e v ariety desired. B ut new g ro w th of wood may harden up th e th ick er pieces a t th e bottom. For If seedlings a re desired good p e a r seeds sufficiently to endure th e w hiter tem each 100 pounds of m eat th ere should f rom the preparing of g erm in ate readily w hen saved from p eratu re. be w eighed out eight pounds of salt, the food to the serving, healthy, well m atu red fruit. A fte r th e tre e s have a tta in e d suffi tw o pounds of su g a r aud one ounce of T h e seeds should be stra tifie d —I. e., cient size and age to com m ence fr u it sa ltp e te r T ills should be dissolved in ab so lu te cleanliness and mixed in a lte rn a te layers o f m oist sand ing c u ltiv atio n may tie discontinued fo u r gallons of w ater and poured over painstaking care is observ In a box—covered securely to guard for aw h ile und th e land seeded to clo th e m eat cold. T he m eat should then ag a in st ra ts an d mice, am i th e box ver. T h is cover crop will check the be w eighted w ith a stone to keep It ed by the should be placed on th e n o rth side of rapid gro w th o f th e trees and bring under th e brine. In from five to seven some building w here it will be exposed them Into b earin g sooner than If c u lti w eeks, depending upon th e size of the to freezing amt th a w in g throughout vation Is continued. If the clover Is pieces, the m eat may be hung up and th e w in ter until th e tim e fo r planting. allow ed to fall on the ground instead sm oked. Everything to Eat If th e seeds are planted in row s th ree of c u ttin g and rem oving It. It will a c t C O S T L Y CARELESSN ESS. feet a p a rt In good soil am i given th o r ns a m ulch an d serve to retain mois O ysters and Shellfish a In the raisin g of hogs all too often ough cu ltu re they will m ake a sutfi tu re In su m m er and be a protection In Sj>ecialtv. d e n t grow th in one season for budding w inter. th e value of au excellent ration is largely or entirely offset by Im proper i or graftin g . If w anted for root g ra f t Crops Among the Trees. ing tile seedlings should tie taken up If d esirab le to grow o th er crops be- q u arters. E specially is th is tru e ns re In th e fall am i stored In a cellar, w here tw een th e row s of trees ns a m a tte r of g ard s th e w in ter enre of brood sows Open Day and Night they will keep fresh and be accessible economy, th is tnay be done for n few A farm er w ith whom the w riter was at any tim e durin g th e w inter. If y ears a fte r being set out w ithout any ta lk in g th e o th er day in speaking of w anted for budding they m ay be b u r d e trim e n t to th e orchard, provided the bis p ast season's operations m entioned led in th e soil outsid e until th e tim e of crop is of such n n a tu re ns to require losing practically all hts little pigs last p lan tin g in th e spring. thorough cultivation. To grow am ong spring, and In discussing this loss it IMrecttons for budding, g ra ftin g , etc., th e trees th e first season a fte r p la n t developed th a t th e tro u b le w as not due require extended space, w hich cannot ing th e re Is no b e tte r crop th a n corn. to feeding the sow s au Im properly bal be given here. T hey cart be obtained O th er crops, such ns potatoes, cab anced (largely corni ration, but to the from ag ricu ltu ral e x p erim en t statio n s bages, peas, henna, melons, etc., may fa c t th a t th e sh e lte r provided for the sow s left them exposed to th e dam p and from experienced |>ear grow ers. In- grow n to advantage. Small grain ness nnd cold, caused them to pile up. o r g rasses w hich do not require cu lti Most Desirable Sod. and dead little pigs w ere the result. T h e pear succeeds on a v ariety of vation should not be allow ed In the soils F o r sta n d a rd s a clay loam hav lo w ly planted on-hard. All these crops T H IS T L E EXPERT W ANTED. ing a deep, porous subsoil, such as may ta k e from th e soil p lan t food w hich D irectors of th e K ansas experim ent be found In forest clearings. Into will lie needed in tim e for the or statio n a re looking for som e one to w hich the roots «III n a tu ra lly pene c h a rd 's su p p o rt and w hich should be estab lish a th istle scholarship—th a t Is, tra te , is most desirable. A clay loam retu rn ed In som e form of m anure. an endow m ent sufficient to pay the ex C over crops, by conserving m oisture penses of a stu d en t w ho shall devote a may lie brought to th e desired stn te of tilth by a good system of m ulching and adding elem ents of fertility to the good sh are of his tim e to a study of an d green m anuring, and trees planted soil, a re beneficial to th e pear orchard. th e R ussian th istle and. If possible, in It find the av ailab le p lan t food so Among th e d esirable cover crop plants breed the spines off th e plant. necessary to m aintain a h ealthful a re th e clovers and legum es, such as 100 for $1.25 grow th D w arfs w orked on th e quince oowpens, beans, vetches, etc. n atu rally develop a fibrous root sy s If th e practice of sow ing cover crops 250 for $1.75 and tu rn in g them under is continued tem which develops best In rich, 500 for $2.25 moist soil h av in g a subsoil of porous from y e a r to y e a r the land will g ra d clay. It Is essen tial to th e h ealth of ually i>e enriched and the soli main- the p ear th a t no su rp lu s o r sta g n a n t taiued In proper physical condition. Forest Grove = Steam Laundry Wood, Coal, Cold Storage and Ice. HOME COURSE IN FRUITS AND BERRIES Absolutely Safe and Reliable The Bankers & Merchants Mutual Fire Association Of Forest Grove, Oregon Conducted on Economic and Business Principles. 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