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Friday, March 13, 1936 Page 9 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER C Southern Oregon Miner HlICCIMMOr to THE JACKSONVILLE MINER rubllxlK-d Every Friday at 107 East Main Street ASHLAND, OREGON Spring Time Is Garden Time Brad’s Bit O’ Verse By CLEM BRADSHAW 4 Entered uh »eciiiid-cluas matter February 1ft, 193ft, ut the poatofflcc ut Ashland. Oregon, initier the act of March 3, 1879 ST. PATRICK’S DAY feeding plants becomes more gen to impart tom- ami vigor to the eral Plants obtain their food from plant, aiiiing in the formation of < lem Hniilxliav« ami Mono I'llblNIier*) St. Patrick! When it comes his day two sources, air and soil, through w<xxly fiber in the stalk and de two sets of organs, leaves and creasing susceptibility to plant di- My thoughts go back and far away PHONE ASHLAND 70 roots Plant food constituents tak »eases. Across the 4ea to that sweet clinje en from the air ami »oil are con Nubncriptlon Rates, In Advance Complete Fertilizer» are mater veyed to .«»e plant through the ials containing a combination of Oui1 Year II 00 Nix Motilh» .'>(>< Whose fields he walked in olden time. cell» where they are separated and the three moat important plant recombined Into new forma adop f<xxl elements: Nitrogen, Phos table to the use of the plant. Ger- phorous and Potassium. The pro THE SAME OLD STUFF I scarce believe the fairy tales tain force» enable the plant not portion of the three elements in Of frogless ponds and snakeless vales, Ex-President Hoover is telling the folks that their only to absorb the air and the soil their relation to each other 1» var »olutlon, but to »elect from the ied to »mt crop requirements and Of hosts angelic by his side, freedom and their opportunities in life are being mort conntitucntM contained In these the to overcome soil deficiencies They particular chemical element« need are. however, always used togeth Of mystic fires his steps to guide. gaged. He expresses fears that the American system of ed for their u»c in the proportion» er because experience has proven that each of these elements in or liberty is being endangered. Mr. Hoover balanced the required The plant food constituents con der to function at it» best requires It is enough that as a man budget all right, and yet business and industry and a tained in the »oil water enter the the presence of the other two in He brought the light to savage clan; plantN through the root» Planta available form. It is the purpose lot of other things became unbalanced during his ad can That through the wild and trackless moor line thiw element» only in of complete fertilizers to supply ministration. He knows now exactly what to do. But the form of »olutlon because no crops with thase necessary plant He toiled to aid the sick and poor, »olid particle», however »mall, art- foods which the »oil, unaided, can able to pu»» through the thin wall» And carried cheer and swaet relief what hap|M*m*d to his massive intellect, his profound not supply and which are not pro of plant cell» The »oil water din- vided in sufficient quantities by Alike to peasant and to chief. •wisdom and his mighty statesmanship when they were olvea »orne of the plant fixxl mat the application of manure or the erial with which it cornea in con growth of legumes or cover crops BO sadly MOffod to avert al amity7 Do you hear any tact and th!» nutrient notation The modem fertilizer factory It is enough for my scant creed noise from hiH party, any clamor that he be returned passes into the rixit» through root makes a number of different for t»>»e »lender white hairlike mulas of complete fertilizers in That in her hour of darkest need to the office of president? Maybe he can hear it him hair». branches found on all root». which the amounts of the princi He heard old Erin’s mournful plaint; self, but to everybody else the noise sounds exactly The movement of notation» con- pal elements are varied to suit the particular crop for which they are And like a true and valiant saint i tabling notable plant fixai» from like the utter void of silence. I the xoll into the plant» is accom- intended, or to meet the deficien He went with messages of joy pliHhed by the process known a» cies in the soil on which the crop To where, a little shepherd boy, Oamoaia which 1» the equalization 1 is grown. ANSWERS MR. MORGAN of two liquid» of different strength He once had watched the lowing kine VEGETABLE GARDENING and aeparateu by plant membrane. i The growing of vegetables is a And dreamed the dream of Love Divine. “After centuries of embarrasing perplexity, civili The mechanical part of this move- hobby that each year is becoming I» known as "turgor” of the zation has been defined," says George W. Bird in a let , J ment more popular because it combines plain cell» Thia is the »wollen promoting outdoor exercise Oh not alone to that green isle ter to the Oregon Journal. ‘‘The famed banking house I condition which enable» cell» to health with the very pleasant task of re maintain their shape and keep in Where shamrocks grow and meadows smile, of Morgan has spoken Mothers with large families are 1 condition for performing their ducing the family living expense. Not only doe» it give us an ever not eligible. But to employ a maid-servant is ample . function« The passage of Notation present supply of vegetables close Does good St. Patrick’s Day belong, oHinoni» into ceil» cause» them credential to enter the portals of ‘civilized’ society con by With badge of green and lilt of song. at hand but it means fresh vege to fill up to such a degree aa to sisting of 30,000,000 Americans. The balance, or 98,- produce pressure from within on table» that are tender, appetizing and delicious. No market .however 000,000, are stigmatized as jungle inferiors or a splotch the cell walla and to cause a more modern, can sell you vegetables For one whose deeds held high the light or lea» rigid «wollen condition. of protoplasmic jelly directed by that highly complex This coriuition ia maintained by as fresh and good as those you Of learning through the world’s dark night, from your garden The sec and intricate organism known as civilized man. Such, continuoun absorption of Notation gather Whose life was merged in one great plan ret of rea lgtxxiness in vegetables which takes place so long ax the in brief, is the information gathered at a congressional cell sap ia more concentrated than lies in their being used just as Of service, love for fellow man, as possible after they are investigation. This strange release of plutocratic error the solution in the aoil, hut if on quickly Deserves to be forever shrined the other hand the soil solution is brought in from the garden. confirms the theory long held by man, that the highly more concentrated than cell sap. Within the hearts of all mankind. Prpearing The Garden gifted are frequently penalized while straying in fields the solution leaves the plant cells, For Planting into the soil which causes "Weil begun is half done” is one outside their own domains. But no lack of mental cap passing the cells to lose their fullness and of those ancient maxims which acity is apparent in acquiring the confidence of Amer to wilt or become ..mp if this comes very near to being true in is carried on too far the the case of gardening The prep ican investors, and unloading foreign bonds totaling process plants may die. It is this process aration of the soil is half the bat billions that immediately struck bottom. This form of that we observe when plants are tle and more than half the work over fertilized and is ofteen seen of gardening. Digging is the basis legerdemain is not suitable for amateurs.” OFFERS YOU HIGH QUALITY on lawns that have been fertilized of good gardening and the better without immediately being water the job of digging the better the PRODUCTS FOR LESS ed to reduce the solution to safe garden. Unless the soil is so ex strength. THAT ALPHABET JOKE ceptionally poor and shallow that It is well known that plant» use it needs special preparation, a The politicians of the Old Deal are now spending | some soil constituents in much spade's depth iB ample providing larger amounts than others, and it the soil ia broken up and thor- most of their time trying to make jokes about what I is a matter of gTeat interest to oughly pulverized after it is tura they call the “alphabet administration.” Sly little digs know how a plant obtains its food ed over. supplies in the proportions needed right way to dig thorough- and all that sort of thing. Political pabulum of the Through the process of Osmosis ly The is to thrust the spade or the chiseling style. But listen to what the WPA of the New plants exercise a certain kind of 1 spading fork into the soil in a ver- See I s for Chick Feeds, Starters and Grits power of selection, distinguishing ticle position to its full depth and Deal has done for the Ashland district. The farmers of between nutritive and non-nutri- then lift and turn over the soil. this district used to pay from ten to fourteen dollars tive constituents, as well as be Having turned over a spadeful, tween those used break it up with the edge of the |M*r acre for irrigation. The WPA work done in the dis larger amounts. in smaller anti I spade in.o fairly fine condition. Do trict has reduced the cost per acre to less than four not leave clods With this prelim M hut I’liuitn Require dollars. And the Ashland and Medford sewage projects There are about fifteen elements inary breaking up as the soil is necessary fo rthc healthy normal turned over is is an easy matter to put across by the WPA are going to take the filth and growth of crops. All of them must go over it with a garden rake and stench out of Bear creek, which will be a mighty big be available in variable proport hoe anil pulverize the surface to 1 fmaximum crops are to be the proper texture fo rseed sew boon to the trading districts. Old Dealers may sneer. ions produced. It is the function of ing or for young seedling plants. WHEN YOLT BUY complete fertilizers to supply all but the people smile. The soil itself is a good guide of these elements in their proper ar to when to do spading. The proportions as required by crops. right time to dig is when the earth They vary in importance and are will fall apart readily. Test it by CONSERVING THE SOIL conveniently grouped as follows: taking a handful of soil and then Y ou can rest assured you will get maximum re Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen breaking it apart with the fingers The AAA and the NRA are gone. But their influ obtained by plants in abundant If it breaks apart readily, it is sults for less money—Special Fertilizer in condition for digging. If it re ence remains. For AAA there will be soil conservation. quantities from air and water. Combination for Magnesium, Iron and Sulphur, mains a compact wet mass in the Secretary Wallace warns the country that unless the used only in limited quantities by hand, it is too wet to work and LAWNS, FLOWERS, VEGETABLES soil is conserved, the plowed soil of fifty million acres most crops and therefore only of will dry into hard tamps and SHRUBBERY AND FIELD CROPS vital importance in a few sections should not oe spaded over until will disappear within fifty years. He urged farmers to where the supply in the soil is not later when it is in proper condit (Ask for Fertilizer Bulletin) ion. Once the soil has been prop hold on to their program. The farmers will do exactly plentiful. Sodium, Silicon, Aluminum. erly spaded the next step is to in Insist on Quality Bulk Garden, Lawn and hliat. They will not be swayed by the silly knocking of Manganese, Chlorine and others, corporate into it the plant food the complete functions of which necessary to properly grow the Field Seeds for Sale at rhe Old Dealers. have indicated that their presence I things we will plant. For home gardens by far the in the soil is of more or less im most satisfactory way of supply portance. HONEST VALVES HONEST WEIGHTS Calcium, (lime) not a fertilizer ing the plant food is in the form in the same sense as are other of commercial fertilizer properly elements. Lime is used, as a soil balanced as to its Nitrogen, Phos amendment, not so much for its phate and Potash content such as direct effect on plants as for its Lilly's Garden Aiorcrop. A 50-lb it will be available to the crops. or shading with lath, burlap or Make a suitable place for seeds other material. Be careful of one mechanical effect on the soil bag selling for $2.86 is a liberal which is of indirect benefit. Lime 1 application ior a thousand square to i germinate and for the seedlings tiling—see that the seeds and to grow properly. neutralizes the acid in soil and1 feet of garden space. seedlings have moisture available If the soil is sandy or devoid of greatly improves us mechanical Add Fertilizer And Peat constantly. Drying out for a short humus its productive capacity will condition. ON ION SETS, U. S. No. 1, per lb. Before Planting time after germination has start Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Pot be materially increased if a bale The proper time to add fertiliz ed is fatal. Life in them can never assium, each of which is of vital ofGround Peat is also added to er and humus to garden soil is be restored. CHICK STARTER, 50-lb. bag $Je35 importance to every grower be each iuo O sq ft. Ground Peat is immediately after it has been When planting in hills, make a cause soils generally are deficient l pure humus, being partly decom- spaded. The task is then done most shallow hole with a level bottom in all of these element?; the pur : posed Moss of a soft brown color. easily and these materials are pro and space the seed to be planted CHICK SCRATCH, 50-lb. bag $1,10 pose of each is explained in the Ground Peat comes in bales (like perly incorporated into the top several inches apart. This will give bales of hay): it is thoroughly dry layer of soil without performing the seedlings an opportunity to following paragraphs: See Me for Garden and Grass Seeds Nitrogen (Ammonia) is the I and in fine granular conditions so any extra labor. Working the soil grow without competition with most expensive plant food element | that it mixes readily with the soil. down to a seed-bed with the rake their neighbors. It is uien a sim entering into the manufacture of I It carries some plant food, but its and hoe automatically mixes the ple matter to select the best of fertilizers and is the fundamental principal function is to improve fertilizer and peat with the soil the plants for a permanent stand element of vitality in cither plants the mechanical condition of the just where it is wanted to help when thinning out. or animals. Nitrogen promotes the 1 ground. Ground Peat has great the young seedlings make a good Open Even Ings On Pacific Highway South of City Limits Cultivation growth of the leaf and stem, inu moisture retaining powers and is start. Properly fertilized gardens The purpose of cultivation is ■■imHin It have few sick or diseased plants. threefolo. hirst, it destroys all parting a green color to the leaf a great help o nsandy soils. making it larger, richer and more loosens up heavy soil and supplies Planting The Seed weed growth. Second, it keeps the a wonderful base for soil bacteria luxuriant in appearance. At planting time, that is when soil loose and prevents the too Phosphorous t Phosphates or to perform their task of making leal gardening weather is at hand, rapid evaporation of soil mois Phosphoric Acid) is an essential the plant food elements in the soil plant the seeds in freshly turned ture and. third, it assists greatly and well fertilized soil, to' a depth in making plant food available be plant food U m chief function <>t available. In .e preparation of the seed that will insure sufficient mois cause it stimulates the growth of phosphorous is to stimulate an early root formation, promoting bed it is well to remember that ture for good germination. The those son bacteria which trans flowering and fruitfullness and we must accomplish these things. best rule to follow for depth is to form the raw materials in the soil Turn under any refuse plant cover the seeds from three to five into available food for plants. hastening the maturity of the crop. Each time you cultivate the soil It is very important for all seed material so that it will not inter times their diameter with fine soil fere with our garden work. bearing and fruit crops. pressed down firmly enough so the around your plants you stimulate Break up the soil and get it in seed is in firm contact with soil activity in the soil which results Postassium (Potash) is a very necessary constituent, absolutely proper tilth. kept moist by capillary attraction in the production of available plant Pack it sufficiently to allow the from below essential to the formation of car food which causes growth stimu bohydrates which comprise starch moisture to come from below and In times of warm or windy wea lation es oi bulbs, seeds, etc,, the sugar supply tne needs of the crop. ther the soil can be kept from dry- HOW TO FERTILIZE Mack Lillard ■ of fruits and vegetables and the Mix tne fertilizer to be used ing out by mulching it lightly with Gardens become more luxuriant fibrous matter of plants. It tends thoroughly with the soil so that | ground peat, lawn clippings, etc.. bach year as our knowledge of CASH PRODUCE Ground Wheat, 100 lbs. $1.65 Baled Straw, per bale 40e Get Our Prices Now on Field Seeds MORCROP FERTILIZERS Ted’s Feed and Seed Store TOM CARTER’S • ONE STOP SERVICE • Phone 180 for Service BELLVIEW FEED & SEED WRESTLING MEDFORD ARMORY MONDAY NIGHT Three All Star Bouts /
