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GREAItROMISE
IN SUNFLOWERS
SUCCESS IS FOUND IN
, . MANY STATES
1 1
(trowing In I'nvnrnblo In HrglniM
Whero C'llriiulu loo Cool for
Com, An In C'hno In Cm
, Inil OrcKOll.
lly (JcorKti II. II)mIo.
' Huhflownrtyin ft wood did much to
initko Kiumiih famous und many it
Hunflowur ntnto fnrinur In skeptical
of tlium In tliulr untonlnhlnK new
roln nllago. Thy may be, tho
iniiutm ot nddlriK to Control Ori'Kon'n
fumn lm n stock country nnd Indeed,
limy hnvo already mado 1111 oxcull
nnt fltart In Unit dlrocllon,
v Hunflowors mnko nood nllaKv
In Homo Hoctlon thny mnko tho bent
mIIiiru. Now do not inlntaku thin to
moan tlint they nni bUr thnn Kood
corn or p-a nnd ont hIIiiko been imp
thy nro not. Hut whoro tliono crop
tiro unnullod or whoro tho yield In
loo low, nunfluwurn an unqupstlon
uhly bvit.
Canada linn ullood nuuflowent for
years nnd hint unually put tho heads
"In u mlxtiiro of corn nnd olhor plnntn.
Homu whole nunflowurn wont nltiO
lined In thin way with nucciinn.
Tho real proKrun In minitower si
lage como from Montana. Forced
to sjrow nomothlnn drouth roiMtuut
nnd frovt ronlitunt thoy tried them
with Croat nuccenn. Thoy Iibvo lHyni
Ihq moans of currylnr ntock In Rood
nhnpo w,lilch otherwise would hnvtij
starved, and too thin hun hcon tlomt
economically.
Hunflowcr nlluRO. an far an I can
learn, flrnt camn Into promlniitico In
Oreon, about thrco ye urn ago on n
farm near Elgin, Paul Bplllman ot
Union county ond other county
iiKontn ond OreRott Aurldullural Col
Ipko rnpronontntlvcn began Mudylng
nuurjowurs und organizing demon
stration. Lust your nuuflowur sIIoko wan n
success In Union, Wallown, Umatilla,
Wasco, Deschutes, Kliimath, Uuiiton,
Tillamook, Clnttop and ponnlbly
noma other countlvn. Sunflowers for
hIIbro will lm pretty common In Ore
gon thin year. Onn reed company
nlnne, njockud up with a good many
tonn of tluTnoud and nomo count) or
ganization uro purchnfltijc need lit
nqvornl ton lotn.
Whoro should sunflowers be
crown? It may utmost bo answered
by nnylitR whoro com cannot bo pro
duced.
tunflnwurs do well In Irrigated
nnd dry ncctlonn whero the growlnc
season In loo coot for corn. They
ntnhd morn front Uup, corn and are
butter In tho high nltlluden. They
' hIiio do bettor on tho heavy, cold or
poorly drained noltn.
In high Irrigated sections, pea
nnd outn also mnko oxcejent dingo,
and In nomo localltlon whero n lo
giimu In needed for coll onrlctunont,
Ihoy am considered better than nun
flowers. Under nuch condlllonn
however nunflowern nro practically
nlono In tho field on un Intertilled
nltagQ crop.
Sunflower nro unually pluntcd In
rown thrco to thrcQ nnd a half feet
apart under Irrigated condltlonn and
uro ipucod In tho row at from olght
to fourteen Inchen, Under dry farm
ing practice, tho rown aro thrco and
n half to four feet apart and plantH
nhould be eighteen Inchon to two
foot apart.
Krom four to olght pounds ot
good nood nro ncodod an acre al
though many uso mora seved.
Tho Mammoth and Hliick Russian
varlotlon uro unually rocommqnded.
tiunflowor seed In oftou low In ger
mination and tho tlmo of planting de
pendn much on Ita ability to nprout.
Tho 0, A, 0. Hoed Laboratory mado a
number of tenia In 1019 nnd moat
of thorn ran very low, Sood qunllty
an Indicated by tho teat In 1020 In
bottor although ono fair looking
namplo miida u tom of exactly rorov
Homo soedl
Sunflowora must bo cultivated at
two or three Inchou deep and ofton
enough to koop weodn down and a
Ioobo mulch on tho noir'n Burfnco.
Thluk of It, cultivating Buuflowors
when wu uuod to bo concerned only
'with cultivating thorn out.
Tho Orogon Bxporlmont Station U
nnHomblliiR Information on tho nub
Joct nnd U trying out sunflowers und
otligr nlhfgo plnnta Jn Its ton farm
und oxporlmoutal hIIoh. ,
Llko tho siloing ot corn in tho
onrly days, thoro lu still much to
learn uljout auntlowor nllage, Junt
au tlio lack of un early maturing corn
mado many dlasatltttlod with corn si
Ihkq until tho collogo Introduced
Minnesota Number Thirteen, bo
noma nro duo to bo highly olntnd
over high yield of rank Into nun
flowont and dlnnppolnted on quality
and ronultu until cirly nnd lumvy
ylnldorn nro dovoloppd. That In tho
kind of uiiiiflowtvH that muken n rich
niitiltoim nllago,
An nimlynln of nomo common nuu
flowur nllugo iiiihIo IIiIm nprlng by
tho oxperlinnnt nlutloii chnmlnt
nliowed It about equal to corn nllugo
mndo of com ntnlkn with earn re
moved. HoUcrftitiiiflowcrH will mnko
hotter nllage.
Hunflowern woll filled with plump
heavy needn In tho hard dough Hinge
make the bent nllage. They nro cut
llko corn and tinllko corn nro put
through tho nllugo cutter head flrnt.
Water in noeded unually to make
them keep well ond thorough trump
ing enpcclally around tho nllo nldcn
In exceedingly Decennary,
Hunflnwur allago hnn n fine nour
odor, and acid flavor, though Nome
what oilier In tnnto Ihun corn nllago.
I bollevo every nunflowcr fnrmor
should noloct out onough crly vigor
oiin plunln, each currying n large
well filled head, protect thorn from
birds, and In thin wny supply him
self with strong healthy acclimated
need. Whon rlpo tlio nunflower
hwidn nhould be cut, dried, and
threnhed.
Threshing may bo dono by holding
tho face of tho sunflower head
against tho fuco of u spiked wooden
wheel operated llko n grludntonc e
cept that tho wheel run outnldc
rather than Inside tlio frumo.
Tho IhreshiAl need should be
stored In dry well ventilated mouio
proof storage.
With a little work In plant and
seed selection nod additional exper
ience In making und feeding tho si
lage, tho collogo believes sunflowers
will do much to solvo somo phaso
of tho Kantern Oregon feed problem
PUPILS' WORK
SEEN BY MANY
Clti:i)ITAIU,K KMIIIUT AT KK.V
WOOD KCHOOIi NHOWK HI-"-
HV1.1H OT F..VDKAVOU AT
JIOMi: AND I.V CliAKH HOOMH
Teachers at tho Kenwood school
report u large attendance of parents
who visited tho assembly hall Krl
dayntternoAn lo insprct tho exhi
bition of work turned out by - tho
children at scholl and at home
Hpeclmonn ot drawing both In colors
and charcoal, writing showing the ro
nulla of training In tho Palmer
method, and ciU paper work from
th lower grades, woro shown, whllo
a special display wan mado of highly
creditable crocheting by girls In tho
gradvn.
H2
OUTLINES PLAN
FOR BUILDING
REND SgilOOL NEEDS
ARE FORESEEN
Completion ot VivM'nt High ihiiI
Collet riirl Ion of ,Wv Itiillilln
IVat nirs of HniKTliilrnil-
til's rrogram.
A compreheunlvo program of
school construction for lion J to ox
tend well Into tho future, was out
lined last night at tho regular meet
ing of the, directors of tho district by
City Superintendent H. W. Moore, as
a part of his regular report. Accord
ing to bin suggestion, tho main part
of tho high school building should
bo completed nnd tho central heating
plant lustalled thin yenr, tho west
wing of tho building nhould be added
In 1021, nnd at a future date the
entire structure should bo turned
over to the grades, another high
school building lo bo, put up In
unnllitir part of tho city. As far an
the program affects tho prcsont year,
It has been adopted ns thf policy of
the board.
It cleonn out tho gonna of winter
freshes you up HolllHter'n Itocky
Mountain Tea, a certain Spring
Cleanser flz-lk. Owl Pharmacy.
Adv.
PORTABLE CAMP TO
AID FIRE FIGHTERS
A portable Nro fighting camp In
ono of tho Improvements which tho
Donchutes National Forest v 1 1 1 have
thin year, It wan stated by Supervi
sor N. O. Jacobson, following tho ar
rival of a ono ton 0, M, C. truck,
equipped with a two ton engine
which wun driven from Portland bv
K. P. Cecil, of tho district foienter'n
offlco In Portland, Tho truck In una
of thoso turned over for forc-U use
by tho nvlutlon service.
When not ncelcd for firo fighting,
the truck will become a movable
road building camp.
KNICKERBOCKER IS
SEEKER FOR OFFICE
M. W. Knickerbocker, rancher In
thq'Klntcrn country, has definitely
entered tho raco un a candidate for
tho democratic nomination for
county commissioner. Mr. Knicker
bocker, by tho way Is tho only man
to ncek tho democratic nomination
for tho position, although several re
publicans nro already In tho running.
Mr. Knickerbocker Is one of the
older settlers on the Irrigated lands
tributary lo Ucnd. Formerly a far
mer In tho Cloverdalo district, he
sold his holdngs, and remlvcd to
the Willamette Vnlloy for a short
tlmo last year. Hs soon returned to
Central Oregon, howovcr, nnd In tak
Ing an especial Interest In tho raising
of purebred livestock.
Put It .In Tlio llullrtln.
WILL INVESTIGATE
COMMISSION PLAN
'i
Community C'lciirliiK IIoum; I,c;inur
to Ascertain Moult Attnlned
In Other Olllcs.
Deforo taking flnul action In tho
matter of recommending the com
mission form ot government for
Hond, suggested In a resolution re
coutly Introduced by the. dolcgato
form thU' Central Labor Council, tho
Community .Clearing IIouso Loaguo
will make a thorough Investigation
of tho result of tho commtslon
plan lu othor cities, Jt was decided
on Friday at the regular meeting ot
the league. Tho secretary whs In
structed to communicate with towns
which have adopted this form of
government, With tho purpose of no
curing Information on thin point.
In tho matter of the fulr price, In
Yostlgatlon, advocated at K previous
mooting, tho appointment of a com
mlttoo to act with tho representa
tives ot tho Merchants' Association
to niuko, n prlco nurvoy, was author
lied.
RECORD MADE BY
CARREER PIGEON
lllnl, Only Two Montlw Old, Files
Dlstanro of ti) Mllcn In Two
Hours.
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THE CONCRETE
S-I-L-0
PERMANENT AS
PYRAMIDS
When you erect a Silo, you want a Silo that will
stand the test of wind, rain, snow, frost and sun.
In the Hollow Concrete Silo Block you obtain this
feature, and besides a concrete block is absolutely
fire-proof. Will not warp when empty. No guy
lines necessary. ,
Eventually Concrete
Why Not Now?
For specifications, write to
Concrete Pipe1 Co.
BEND, OREGON
Makers of Culvert Pipe, Water Pipe, Irrigation
Pipe, Building Blocks, Hollow Silo Blocks
Well Curbing.
"Here's An Eye-Opener4
says the Good Judge
The man who used to chew
the old kinds will tell you
that it costs him less to use
the Real Tobacco Chew.
The rich tobacco taste lasts '
so much longer. Smaller
chews, and you don't need .
a fresh chew so often.
Any man who uses the Real
Tobacco Chew will tell you
that.
Put Up In Two Styles
RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco
W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
PIONEER STORE TO
DISPOSE OF STOCK
Hmliir.-. of .1. H. Itogite at La I'liic
Offered for Salo After Mfe of
20 Yearn Owner Itemaln.
After 20 yearn of nuccensful iner
ctiaudUInK Ic the La Pine country,
the pioneer store of J. S. Doguo la
about to go out of buslnca.i. Tho
ntock of goods has been offered for
salo and tho business will ho cloned
out. Located first at Rosland, tho
old stage station two miles this
aldo of La Pine, the bunlncna was
moved to its present location when
tho new townslto was started. Tho
owners expect to remain in tho La
Pino section.
fiords
1 Wten Hit girl at the checninj
sfdnd smiles and says "Here's ,
your Gordon" you hnow that
she Knows that you know hals
THE
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us
CASHMAN Bend's Clothier
1 FOR SALEll
Tho onrly dovolopmont ot carrier
plgoons kopt for menHago work on
tho DoBchiitos National Foront, Is
shown In a flight just mndo by a two
month's old bird which la bolug
troluod by William Sproot of the tor-
c,st sorvlco, Tho young homer was
takep a dlstanco of 20 mllca from
Dond, nnd mndo Uh way back to Its
homo In n fow mlnutoa moro than
two hours. Tho flight lu regarded
by Mr, Sproat as exceptional.
640 Acres -425 Acres
Irrigable.
Partly cleared -some improvements.
About 1 2 miles from Bend.-
Price $ 1 2,000.00
1 0 years time 6co on deferred
payments.
Address H. D. TURNEY,
8 E. Long St., Columbus, Ohio
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REPAIR SERVICE
With the most thoroughly
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Machine Shop
Welding Plant
Blacksmith Shop
in Central Oregon, we will accept
practically any and all kinds of work.
Guarantee on all work done
and quick service
Call on us to do your machine work
acetylene welding and general black
smith work. We employ only experts
in these lines
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Bend, Oregon
Phone-Black 741
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