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f.-Jk-lFARM NEWS —— ■ n n. From Your County Agent Importance of Vegetable Gardens Is Stressed I I ! I I I I I | I I I I I I I Is I I I | I results on all vegetable crops, lawns, shrubs and trees. Buy a 100 pound sack, you can always find plenty of use for it. Use 1 lb. to 10 * By Bob Murdock feet by 10 feet square of garden. Vegetable gardens are needed Using an equal amount of super this year as much or more as they phosphate will increase the min ever have been. Money to buy the eral content of the vegatables. necessities of living is becoming Complete Fertilizers are also harder and harder to find by most good, but 3 to 4 times us much people, and a good garden can go must be used. Apply to the soil and a long way in making your money work lightly into the surface a few go further. Vegetable seed is plen- days befoie planting. A later ap tiful now and of good quality. Any plication to the growing plants wil, reputable seed dealer can supply hurry them along. growers with the seed needed and Booster Solution is prepared by give you some very helpful infor dissolving 2 heaping tablespoon.- mation on planting. Before you (’« ounce) of complete fertilize) buy your seed or plant your gar- in a gallon of water. Use a cupful den, sit down with a piece of paper to each transplant or to t> inches of and draw out the size needed. It a row like radish. will be a time saver wh.en planting Sawdust applied about 3 inche- as well as a guide when buying. and wor’;e.’. into the Dp soil will do Buy the garden fertilizer now if | wonders to loosen heavy soils. It you can find it, as there probably will also ruin your garden unless will bV les-» later in the summer. I you u.-,e a lot of sulfate of arnmon- ■>•¡11 bri fly discuss some of the :a. Apply 2 po .nds to 3 10 ft. X 10 garden fertliz<*rs and you can ft. square before pl.,.nting, and tt • judge b?' t which suits your no*d>*. -wjdust 'J.ill hav»» no ill effect. A '’lanure is*’ I t ^et> rai fvrt- late r application of ’■_• that amount ili rfbnd should bv u .d i hftt ver of feitili.fr is also d:• irablca '. iy it c:m b ■ obtained. I a .ivy anutu.l ¡find olf it - sh wjdwst is ;^v>d and ppli.ei.tions nii.inti;;i>:i h:/h fertbl- you m 1 d not Sorry afbovit pitch or it»y and also serve to loosen I: avy resin. Sta'.vdu.st is also a g,>od oils. Spread 2 to 4 inches deep mulch for shrub-, strawberries anu and work well yito the top 6 inches cane-berries. The sulfate of am of soil. Use poultry manure with monia must be med for four ye.,.s caution as it will burn plants. after application of sawd»:> t. Sulfate of Ammonia contains You will find it best if you ma’.-e lots of nitrogen and will give good a succession of planting for crop- • SYSTEMS What kind of 2,4-D? Ester o: imine? These are questions asked nany times. Since the amine am •ster forms of the weed-killing ■hemical are about equally e*’fec ive, the kind you buy will depend ipon what you want to mix it with »nd where you want to use it. The ester will mix with oil Amine won’t. But for most farm «praying water is as good as oil. You must be extra.careful wher 'sing the ester form. Both it and .lie amine will drift, if there is a ■ reeze when you apply them, and they can cause damage to nearby .rops that are susceptible. How- •ver, the amine doesn’t volatilize (go ii.to gas form), like the ester. Vhen spraying near susceptibh .•rops—or around the farmstead, lay« or garden, use only amine It’s sjfer. Spray on a calm day. Use watei ss a carrier. When buying 2,4-1» weed killer, ion’t fUSrt ask for 2,4-D. Be speijif- c and get the form you want. If hs sb ;,iuin doesn’t Ln >w which form he ii • .selliu^ he doesn’t tx'ive iny bu ini s . ■ Ilin« 2,4-D; he’s a lari’erou 2,1-D salesman. • Eaty to install — inexponsive to operate • THEY STAY PRIMED - Your doolor will »how you why. Th» »ingle »tog» iy»t»m shown hero it built in oil sixes from Ve to 2 HP. Capacities up to 2000 gallons per hour; depths to 100 foot at 40 lbs. pressure Ask us for Bulletin 505. For greater depths or capacities ask for Bulletin 506, describing Berkeley 2- and 3 stage systems. If you have no electric power, ask for Bulletin 507 which show» Berkeley engine and belt drive systems. ILLINOIS VALLEY HARDWARE AUCTION Every SERVICE Ai Well Ai SAVINGS ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS FRIDAY. APRIL 25, 1952 t ies. The cost will be approximately he same as last year, $15. This igure pays transportation from I dedford to camp and return. “We are well on our way to < claiming several Eagle Scouts in he local Troop anil certainly need ' he training given at the summer ■ amp by experts to attain that | goal,” Mr. Morey said. "We hav, ■ a great Scout Troop and through the parents help will be able to keep up the good work.” for handy storage ...at low cost Here's a shed that makes real sefse to farmers. Easily ami quickly built; tow cost; strong, durable construction ; good looking a credit to a» tarn. Every inch of the Timberib shed from floor to top is fully usable. Machinery may be moved freely, without interfer ence by Ulterior posts, braces or sup ports. There are none in Hie entire shed. Available in different sTzes for a mul titude of uses—machinery storage, loaf ing sheds, storage of grain and other crops. Widths from 12 to 75 feet; lengths a< <f ftsirad. Doors may be at either or botlTends. or at the sides. Let ns give you full information si-»out Tlrnberik the one-piece rafter thatx ei .ntj rùdy to use without cutting, fitting or waste. ’Write us today. No obligation. a product of It's Time for Radiator Repair Avoid the messy inconvenience of a hot. plunged radiator. Have your radiator flushed and repaired for hot weather driving. WE GUARANTEE OUR WORK! C.G.&E.GARAGE SALES Monday and Thursday At 7 P. M. If you have anything to sell, contact us — JUNCTION Pacific Auction Co. 969 Highway 99 South Grants Pass Breakfast We will «ell on consignment or buy direct from you. * C. A. MORRISON, Auctioneer . . . ior early risers-- now served starting . . . 5:30 I a.m For your convenience we now start serving breakfast at .5:30 a.m. Our closing hour re mains at 9:30 p.m. Lowest priced in its fieldl This beautiful new Chevrolet Styleline De lune 7 Door Sedan like many Chevrolet model« litli lor lest than any comparable model in it« field (Conrnuot/on of standard equipment and trim illustrated U dependent on availability of material. White udewull tires at extra cost »hen available I 4 START AND END THE DAY RIGHT WITH APPETIZING FOOD FROM THE v-r w' DEW DROP INN ï • v e • lowest-priced line in its field ! Yes, Chevrolet brings you lowest prices on model offer model ... as well as American Legion Auxiliary DINNER 5* O •»' y ** V A* S' all these fine features found in no other low-priced car! « LARGEST BRAKES Sunday, April 27 y:: W'DEST COLOR CHOICE ' WAY ENGINE LUBRICATION CAST IRON ALLOY PISTONS SAFETY PLATE GLASS AIL AROUND BODY BY FISHER E-Z-EYE PLATE GLASS MOST POWERFUL VALVEIN-HEAD ENGINE a I SERVING 3-7 P. 31. X* V S' K' s' :: '* V 0 all proceeds donated to . . . POWERGLIDE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION* •Opinai •« 0. tv«« m«d.f, a» UNITIZED KNEE-ACTION RIDE WIDEST TREAD <«,» MORI FIORII «UY CHIVROUTl THAN *NY OTHIR CARI KELT 7th St., between ‘J’ and ‘K* SO LOW» CHEVROLET PHONE 4461 5 Anyone desiring further infor mation is asked to get in touch with Ralph Huber or George Morey. --------------o if you . . . —want help, —want to rent, —are buying or selling. —want work— A 50c WANT AD WILL DO A QUICK, EFFICIENT JOB FOR YOU—PHONE 3401 SHEDS TIMBERIB CONSTRUCTION • Only one moving part. CAVE night* sec cool”. Mi. Morey said. ■’Camping is a laboratory of scout- ng where the Scout can put to use til those things learned at Troop meetings during the year, where ie can complete his advancement I requirements often so difficult at I home." Physical examinations befon leaving home and again on arrival ' st camp are required. Personnel trained in first-aid are available for any emergency at camp. Swimming and boating, with rained life guards present at all times are among the many activi- j Parents of Boy Scouts are rc- ! ' imber S tructures I nc . ninded by George Morey that the summer sea-on of Scout Camp is ilmost here. Mr. Morey, Illinois Valley Scout master, urges parents to begin , planning for their son. trip to I Ph. 5309 Camp McLaughlin on the Rt. 1. Bo> 13G-! GRANTS PASS shore of Lake O’ the Wood; in 'he Rogue River National Forest. Be neath Mt. McLaughlin and at an elevation of 5,200 feet, the camp sight consists of 00 acres of heavi ly wooded land, surrounded by . miles of virgin forest. “The days are perfect, the ; from »hollow to doop well by changing jot. • Quiet — no radio intorforonco. < Type of 2-1-1) Depends On Mix to Be Used Camping Season for Boy Scouts Nears BERKELEY WATER such a* | m -* s , lettuce, caiiot.-, beets, radishes, etc. Some othei vegetables that can arid possibly hould be planted by now are spin ich, onions, cabbage, cauliflower, wiss chard and turnips. The later, «arm season crops such as corn ■eans, cucumbers, and melons hould not be planted until the soil s warm and the danger of frost is »ver. o GRANTS PASS, OREGON
