FOREST GROVE PRESS. FOREST GROVE, OREGON. THURSDAY. MAY 8. 1913.
Forest Grove
= Steam Laundry
th ic k e r th a n th e other. T he o b ject of
this Is to have th e pressu re o f the cleft
g reatest upou th e o u ter side w here th e
union is to be effected.
If the stock Is large enough a g ra f t
may tie Inserted on each side of th e
d e f t but If both grow one should
even tu ally be cu t off. A fter th e scion
has been properly Inserted th e w edge
should be carefu lly w ith d raw n , leav
By LUCY K. WYNKOOP
ing th e scion In place, so th a t th e in
ner bark of th e scion and th e stock
Wheu m other und 1 w ent to th e city
shall coincide. If the p ressu re of th e
cleft tie not sufficient to hold th e scion we alw ays stopped a t th e A rlington ho
II.-GRAFTING
A P P L E in place It m ust be w rapped w ith cloth tel. It was in a quiet p a rt o f tow n and
or strin g s before w axing.
a hotel suitable fur women.
TREES AND LOCATING
Air Tight Joints.
We had finished one o f these sojourns
AN ORCHARD.
T he stock and scion a re now ready In the city, during w hich we had done
for th e g ra ftin g w ax. w hich m ay be considerable shopping. I hud packed
applied e ith e r tu liquid form w ith a niy trunk aud gone Into m o th er's room
By G. B. B R A C K ETT, Pomologut, brush or In plastic condition a fte r h av to puck hers. T hen 1 w ent buck to my
ing been w orked w ith the bands, or room. 1 found th e door a ja r, w hich
Bureau o( Plant Industry, United
they may be w rapped w ith strip s of surprised me, fo r 1 had closed It w hen
States Department o! Agriculture.
muslin or mauiln paper previously 1 left the room, au d in th e cen ter of
Cor. 5th Ave.
and 2nd S t.,
spread w ith wax. a s heretofore m en the room saw a m an standing, look
tioned G re a t care should be tak en to ing rath er tiuzed. 1 stood stock still,
F o re st G ro v e, O re.
f’P i.E graftin g , unlike budding, is m ake every jo in t a ir tig h t o r th e o p era looking a t him, when be said to me:
usually perform ed d u rin g the tion will be a failure.
" I’urdon me; 1 m ust have en tered the
wrong room."
d o rm an t period of grow th. It
R egrafting B earing Trees.
He wus a very gen tlem an lik e young
is accom plisiied by carefully
R e g ra ftin g Is som etim es very d e sira
fitting a sm all d o rm an t tw ig o r scion ble w hen It is found a fte r trees have fellow and w ithal very handsom e—
of th e v ariety we w ish to p ropagate come into b earin g th a t th e ir fru it Is Q o t h i u g a t -ill like a th ie f—au d I w as
about to say som ething to m ake him
into a cut in a stock o r seedling tree w orthless. W hen th e trees a re not too feel more com fortable when I noticed
old
an
d
a
re
in
a
h
ealth
y
condition
th
e
w hich we wish to change. T h ere are
change can be m ade w ith good results. thut my tru n k , w hich I bad left closed,
several form s o f g ra ftin g , but they d if
B ut w hen th e tre e s have a tta in e d a s t o o d open and th e articles 1 had laid
fer more in m ethod th a n in results. In considerable age an d have lost th e ir In it carefully w ere much d isarranged.
fact, so fa r as th e top o f th e tre e Is vitality to a considerable e x te n t it I ran to it and found certu in articles—
concerned, th e resu lts are th e sam e In would be a w aste o f tim e an d expense purcels recently purchased— missin™.
and you’ll not need
all cases w h eth er we hud or g r u f t T he to a tte m p t to ebunge them .
B etter Then 1 w as convinced th a t I had
to be a mind reader
object sought is to ch an g e an u ndesir p lan t new trees. If. how ever, in the caught a th ief In my room w ho pre
tended th u t he w as there by m istake.
able or uncertain tre e Into one w hich case or healthy, vigorous trees it is
I went to tiie electric button and w . ,
considered
ad
v
isab
le
to
re
g
ra
ft
tops
It
we know will produce a v ariety whose
about
to press it w heu he seized my
The th o u g h t has o fte n come
fru it will possess c e rta in d esirab le c h a r is not best to do th is all a t one tim e. w rist and said:
to you p erh ap s, th a t you could
Only a b o u t on e-th ird of th e tre e should
acteristics.
"F o r heaven's sake, w h a t a re you
be g ra fte d th e first year, selecting
easily solve m ost difficulties if
Splice G rafting.
b ran ch es in th e c e n te r and top of the going to do?"
you w ere a m ind re a d e r—if
“Summ on assistan ce.” I d id n 't feel
Splice g ra ftin g is a sim ple form and tree. T he n e x t y e a r an o th er th ird may
you could fo r in stan ce,K N O W
is used wheu th e stock and scion are be g ra fte d and th e rem ain d er th e fel afraid of him. Why 1 don't know , u n
who would be glad to re n t
less it w as his m anner, w hich w as
very n early th e sam e size. It consists low ing year.
y o u r p ro p e rty , o r to buy it;
very deferential.
G rafting Wax.
w ho would be g lad to em ploy
“ You d o n 't need assistance. And If
H ere a re form ulas for g ra ftin g w ax; you and 1 a re cau g h t here to g eth er In
you.
F
orm
ula
No.
1
(for
outdoor
w
ork).—
your bedroom th e consequences will be
W a n t a d v e rtise rs, and those
iiesin. four or five p a rts; beesw ax, one u nfortunate, to say the le a s t 1 assu re
who w atch th e w a n t ads, learn
and one-half to tw o p a rts; linseed oil you th a t I have got Into th e w rong
th e se th in g s in a B U S IN E S S
one to one and one-half parts. T his is room."
W A Y—n o t th ro u g h occult
melted in a m ass, and when cool enough
“ Who has robbed m e?"
m eans.
it may be d raw n out into th in strip s
"R obbed you?”
and applied by w rap p in g it firmly
“ Yes; articles a re m issing from th a t
around the stock w here th e scion is in trunk."
serted. or a more convenient m ode of
H e a t once tu rn ed his pockets Inside
S. A. W A I .K E U
H. L I D Y A R D
using this w ax is to spread it while out to show m e th a t he did not have
m elted upon thin m uslin o r stro n g my property. Indeed, th e lost a r ti
m anlla p ap er and w hen cool c u t or te a r cles w ere too bulky to be on his p er
in strip s o f convenient w idth for w rap son, besides bein^j quite valueless. 1
ping aro u n d th e g ra fte d stock.
w as puzzled.
F orm ula No. 2 (for indoor an d o u t
“ I don’t u n d erstan d It.” I said.
door work) —Resin, six pounds; bees
“ Nor I. B ut I'm not going to rem ain
wax-, a p o u n d ; linseed oil, a pint. Melt here to h u n t for an explanation. Be
to g eth er and when a t the tem p eratu re lieve me, if I am found here it would
1st Ave. N ., n e a r Main S t.
SU CCESSIV E S T M ’S O F STOCK G RA FTIN G .
o f ISO d egrees F. apply directly to the reflect upon you, a w om an, fa r more
(a , splice gruft; b, to ng ue graft, parts sep
We are prepared to do
arate; c, to n g u e graft, parts united; d, Joints w ith a sm all b ristle brush, in th an on me. a m an.”
waxed wrapper applied.J
o rd er to keep it a t the proper consist
the very best of all
“Go,” I cried. “ I t Is bad enough to
ency th e vessel co ntaining th e wax
kind of shoe work.
in splicing or lapping th e scion on the may be placed In a n o th e r vessel con be robbed w ith o u t any additional m is
fortune.”
stock by scarfing each a t th e sam e a n tain in g boiling w ater.
UP-TO-DATE M ACHINERY
H e slipped out of th e door and left
gle. W hen a close Joint is secured the
me stau d in g over my tru n k , bew ilder
Locating an O rchard.
p a rts a re held in place by m eans of
Special attention given
The selection of an orch ard site is ed. My braiii wus filled w ith conflict
som e kind of w rapping m aterial.
to crippled feet.
not governed by any a rb itra ry rule. It ing conjectures concerning him. He
T ongue g ra ftin g differs from splice Is u n fo rtu n a te th a t som e farm s do not bore th e sta m p o f a gentlem an, and yet
g ra ftin g in th a t both scion an d stock afford th e best soils and exposures for surely he w as a th ief and by som e
B ut th e ow ners of such trick had got aw ay w ith my property.
i are split a t corresp o n d in g points on the orchards.
H ow ever, th ere w as nothing for me
sc a rf w ith a thin bladed knife so a s to should not allow th is fact to d eter
to do. so fa r us I could see. but pocket
! form tongues. T he object of this is to them from p lan tin g trees and caring
my loss au d say nothing ab o u t IL T his
for them a fte rw a rd .
unite m ore tirm ly the tw o portions and
Some kinds of soils nnd su rface pres course com m ended Itself to me, hr
p resen t a larg er su rfa c e for th e effu
e n ta tlo n s a re p referab le to ethers, as cause if th e m an w ere innocent I did
T in n in g an d P lu m b in g , S h e e t sion of cell tissu e an d to prom ote the they a re b e tte r a d ap ted to this fru it not w ish to accuse him. T h e articles
callousing process. T h is is th e method and req u ire less expense In p rep ara lost w ere not o f sufficient value to
M etal W o rk a n d R e
comm only p racticed by n urserym en un- tion and in th e a fte r care and tre a t m ake It w orth w hile to a p p ear a g ain st
p a ir Shop.
m ent of tlie orchard. T he m ost intelli him In court, even if I could find him.
| der the nam e of root g raftin g .
In root g ra ftin g th rifty one-year-old gent an d experienced o rch ard ists differ w hich w as not probable. Besides, if
stocks grow n from seed are tak en up as to th e best location and exposure he w ere w h a t he pretended to be tt
m ight m ake tro u b le for me.
i in th e fall a n d stored In a cellar or of no o rchard, som e preferrin g a
Som e m onths la te r I m ade an o th e r
N o rth F ir s t A venu“ , b etw een Main and burled in th e soil, w here they will keep no rth ern slope, o thers an eastern, and
y et o th ers recom m end a southern or trip to th e city and w ith me w as my
" A ” S tr e e ts ; phone 86it.
fresh and tie accessible a t any tim e In even a w estern slope as b e s t It Is m other, an d w hile w alking along th e
w inter when w ented. T h e scions hav believed th a t th e ad v an ta g es prepon stre e t m et th e m an I had found in my
lug been seeured in th e fall, th e work d e ra te In Tavor of a g en tle eastern or room In com pany w ith a lady, w hose
of g ra ftin g may he perform ed a t any n o rth e a ste rn slope, ns orchards located a p p earan ce w us a s refined as th a t of
tim e d u rin g the w inter. T he roots only on such sites suffer less In both soil th e m an. I rem nrked to m yself th a t
a re used in th is m ethod, and they m.-ty nnd tree from the effects of heat and if be w ere a th ie f he certain ly had
tie cut in tw o o r m ore sections accord drought. An orchard w ith such an ex very a risto c ra tic looking associates.
posure will m ain tain Its vigor nnd lon H e saw me. recognized me nnd tu rn ed
lug to th e ir size find length or th e de
gevity b e tte r than if Incliued to the pale. B ut a s we w ere face to face but
sire of th e propagator. But th e larger w est or southw est. T his is especially
m om eut i could not see how lasting
or stro n g e r roots, ns n rule, may be re tru e in s ta te s south of tlie New E ng w as his em otion.
lied upon for tlie m ost sa tisfa c to ry re land group, w here the sum m ers are
One day w hen I w as a t hom e I saw
su lts
long, hot nnd dry and w here It is prob in n paper an Item headed “C ap tu re of
From the preparing of
able th a t the g re a te st Injury to trees a Noted H otel T h ief.” T he article w ent
F o r e i g n M e th od s.
B ut, ns on to say th a t a th ie f w hose assu ran ce
the food to the serving,
In the foregoing m ethods of graftin g , resu lts from these causes.
before sta le d , all farm s do not afford w as unlim ited aud w ho w as m aster
but
especially
In
th
e
tirst.
th
e
p
a
rts
ab so lu te cleanliness and
these most favorable sites, especially of all so rts of su b terfu g es had been
m ust lie held to g eth er by som e kind of
near th e home, w hich la the most de eaught In a certain hotel nnd had con
painstaking care is observ
hnndnge or tie Tills may tie m ade of sirab le local*-n for the fam ily orchard,
fessed. tu rn in g over pluuder th a t he
ed by the
thin cotton cloth or tough m anlla p a rim s th e p la n te r will often be forced
hnd beeD a loug tim e accum ulating.
per sp read w ith m elted g ra ftin g wax to forego such a location and tak e hts T he description fitted th e m an I had
and when cool cu t or torn In ” nrrow chances w here the n atu ral conditions found in uiy room a t th e A rlington. 1
If possible the gave up all Idea o f his Innocence. It
strip s of convenient w idth for w rap a re not so favorable
Everything to Eat
ping
But th e most common m ethod site should be elevated above Its Im gnve me som ething o f a pang to do so,
now pmoth-isl ts to em ploy cotton yarn m ediate surroundings, th u s giving a
nd yet w hy 1 could not tell.
O ysters and Shellfish a
d raw n thro u g h melted wax and wound free circulation of air. w hile such an
A few d ay s Inter I received a note
upon a spool, from w hich It ts used elevation will also be of g reat aid In from th e proprietor of th e A rlington,
Specialty.
gu ard in g a g a in st late spring frosts, so repenting w h a t l hnd rend in th e new s
when w anted.
T hese root g ra fts, a fte r having been fatal to young fru it a t the blooming p aper and saying th a t packages bear
tied In bundles with each variety sep season.
ing my nam e hnd been recovered
Open Day and Night
Soils.
arately labeled, may be packed aw ay
Should he send them to m e or would
Apple trees will th riv e and do well I call for th em ? T h e la tte r course w as
In m oist e a rth or loam and left in a
cellar free from frost until springy on alm ost any soli w hich Is well pre advised. I w ent im m ediately to th e
when they should lie planted In m irs
pared. but th e different kinds of soil
city and to his hotel.
erv row s in th e open ground and c u lti may require different treatm en t and
I Identified som e property as belong
vated for one. tw o or th ree years, a fte r care.
ing to me, end it w as returned. 1 w as
A loam y soil Is naturally rich In
when they a re ready to be tra n s p la n t
anxious to see the th ief, but could not
ed to tiie orch ard site.
p lan t food; hence It will need little. If
get sight of him w ith o u t going to Jail,
any.
m
anuring
In
Its
preparation.
T horough cu ltiv atio n In the n ursery
row s should he given an d som e a tte n
A clay soil Is th e m ost difficult to w hich 1 w ould not do. B efore I left
tion should tie paid to tra in in g or sh a p p rep are aud o ften requires m anuring, th e landlord se n t up to my room to
know if I w ould m eet him In th e la
ing th e young trees, so ns to Insure as well a s thorough plowing, replow
Sandy soils are dies' parlor. I w ent dow n, and there
the best resu lts when tra n sp la n te d In Ing nnd subsolllng
generally lacking In the necessary beside th e proprietor w as th e m an I
the orch ard
p lan t food
T he wood grow th on had found in my room.
Cleft G rafting.
“T his Is Mr R rain ard ." said th e pro
loam
y
soils
will
lie strong and vigor
C left g ra ftin g Is generally dene w hen
prietor. “ who d esires to offer you an
ous.
but
may
not
be
sufficiently
m
a
the stock la considerably Inrger th an
apology for som ething th a t occurred
th e scion and w here th e operation is tu re to w ith sta n d the freezing of the
Mr
m ore rigorous w inters. Clay lands are In th is house som e tim e ago.
to
be
perform
ed
above
ground
The
at the
R rainard Is a patron o f my house and
t
o
t
a
p
t
to
produce
such
vigorous
stock Is split d o w n w ard , n fte r It has
a gentlem an o f the best social sta n d
been cu t off a t th e point w here the grow th, and o rchard trees on such
scion Is to be Inserted, by using a flne lands will be hard ier as to w inter kill ing."
"I am exo n erated ." snld Mr Braln-
tooth saw
T he bark should be cut ing th an on m ost oth er sells Tim ber-
100 for $1.25
through drat to avoid lielng torn and lands or lands on w hich forests have ard. “and a m ystery ts explained. T his
250 for $1.75
so th a t th e sides of th e d e f t will be form erly grow n. If having the proper hotel th ief w ho has been captured w as
sm
ooth A wedge Is pu t In to keep the exposure and drainage, are preferable In your room Intentionally befons I got
500 for $2.25
cleft open for th e Insertion of the for o rch ard sites. F ru it grow n on such Into It by m istake."
In Mr R rain ard I found a frien d who
scion, w hich Is cut wedge shape, w ith lands «III rank first class In size, q u an
bus now been such m any year*.
■ long slope, one edge being a Utt-w tity and appearance.
Wood,
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