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Iliii -. ::.T M 10 n THF SPPINCFIFI H inij OJT Xv.J.1 iVJl IL-il-iL it r t KiiriMrr il.lin.il 4irliif.1l't.3reinii, lecoml. U inMUf un1r net of Oonre ol M rh, 1N7H SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNT, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1917 VOL. XVI., NO. 27! NEWS GARDEN SUCCESS DEMANDS CAREFUL ATTENTIQN"--ROBB Lnno County Agricultural Agont Outlines Way to Grow Good Vogotnblos AN ACRE IS ENOUGH LAND Anyone Devoting a Little Time Ever Day Can Successfully Grow a Small Vegetable Garden Ily N. 8. Ilohh, Lunu County Agrlcul tural Agent. Thero never whs a time In tho his tory ol our county when our gardens wurranted more careful attention than during the present world food short age and the scarcity of farm holp. This 8amo ground during the samo season lost factor together with tho unfavor-; known as growing bucccbbIoii crops, nblo season Is going to Influenco tho Tho early plantings and early matur production of cereal crops In this' sec-. nti Tvnrlctles can bo fblldwcd by lot tlouftlurlng tho present year. or and othpr quick' mnturlng crop3 To meet these demands It seems and tho yield for, tho year greatly In thatsomo means must bo dovlncl srohsed. - This. Is a practlco followed whoroby substltuios for pnrt-of our , by "moBt truck gardeners and founj cereal diet can bo had and thus re-.to bo very profitable. Icuso a greater portion of cereals for export. Tho movement to encourage tho smalt vegetable, gurden Is one that Is ' timely and undoubtedly will assist 1 In solving tills problem of Increasing tho food supply to a certain extent, especially until tho next harvest time. Any person who la willing to devote n little tlmo each day can successful ly grow a small vcgetablo garden If ho can give the caro and attention : necessary, Tho saying that no man j knows what an aero will produco holds tho truth with the small veget able garden. It Is not unreasonable to expocl a small lot to supply fresh 1 vegetables for a family and nlso sup ply somo of tho winter vegetables. i Thero nro sovoral thlngB a person j should take Into consideration In plant lug Uio garden If ho Is to get the moat Benefit for his efforts. ' Oood Seed Ded Important. Ono of the essentials In the growing of a small vegetable garden Is a woJl prepared seed bod. J Tho bettor prepared tho seed lied H i the greater will bo tho returns. To ' obtain a good seed bod tho ground should be plowed fairly deep, If tho surfaco soil Is deep, and harrowed until the soli has a good tilth. If tho. .subsoil Is cloao to tho surfaco ft Sprlngflold-from Carson City, Mich Is nijvlsablo to plow moro shallow es- jgan two and a half years ago. . . i-ii.. -i il. ... Mimj ITtmH ttnn hnnn vnrv 111 fnr pueiany v una smiun . ... ,cr. Disking before plowing Is a great aid In pulveriBlng tho ground especially If the ground ba. a tendency to bo soddy. This point should not he overlooked this year aH Borne land that has" lain Idle for several years and lias become noddy Is lining util ized for garden spots On wet ground If the sod cannot bo torn or worked up well, after plowing finish by disk- Ing and harrowing. The larger seed, od crops and beans, peas, com nnd od crops and beans, peas, corn nnd vino crops should bo planted on b.icIi laud and onions nnd tho smnllor seed ed crops do host on woll pulvorlr.od ground nnd will not do so woll on y ttil lit I let rtw Imtiitt s irs ly prepared I Manure the Beet Fertilizer I A great many questions nro asked about tho ubo of fertilizers nnd tho advisability of buying commorclnl fertilizers. Tho ono best 'fortlllzor is woll rotted manure and It wo can obtain this tho worrlos about fertil izing conso for thorn is no other fortll zor thut can oqual It for-nil purposos. It supplies all the, elements of plant food needed by the various varieties of vegotabloB and supplies largo quan titles of humls besldoB. Wliqre vog otablo matter Is addod to tho garden soli tho toxturo of It will bo improved it will bo mndo earlier and will hold from her sister in Scotland that ono moro moisture. Nono of thoso quol- 0f hor cousins who was a soa captain jtles aro poBscsBod by any commorclnl on ono of tho steamers was tho vie fortlllzor; nil aro essential howovor. tlm of a Gorman submarine January nnd for thoso ronsons alono If for no(io; tho boat was .sunk and all per o(hor, inanuro Is suporlor as a sluglo ishod Including tho captain oxcopt fortlllzor, Thoro can ho too much povon men who woro taken Gormau mnnuro applied to tho land but the ,'prlsonors. Tho young man was ugod (rouble generally lies on tho other , WHO, J BlllU 1UIU iu Kl( Uf id lu uiiij about 2G0 lo 300 pounds of woll rotted immure por squnro rod, This should ho woll worked Into tho soil by moans of n hoo or roko. Potash is nn OHBontlnl olomont in . tho dovolopmont of all food crops and , r-nn i.n fiuimiioii hv nmiivlnir wood nsh- van uo miijiii'u im "I'l'iuift nn,,- os ut the rato ot V to ao pounds of lcachod wood notion per square rod. Nitrate of soda la sometimes used 'for halftoning tho growth especially lo tho Spring. Tills fortlllzor tends to mako a quick rank growth. It Is nppllod to tho row at tho rata of lVi poundfl to tho miuuro rod. Tlio host wuy to apply thin substanco Ih by dis solving In 12 gallons of wattor and sprinkling tho rows. Gonornl or complete fertilizers nro nppllod at tho rato of 10 to 1C pounds to tlio H(unru rod. Concerning tho fortlllzor question from all nidus thu well rotted uiunurc and tho wood ashes supply all tho In gredients that .tho commercial fortll IzufH do at u lowor cost Minor Facts that Count. Soaking tho sood boforo planting will hasten tho germination and short en tho growing period somewhat Transplanting Is of advantage to moat garden crops. Tho practice tends to produco stockier and mora thrifty plants. ' Compacting tlio soil after planting tho seed is Important as It hastens germination and allows tho establish ment of bettor root systems. Succession Crops Give Best Return. 1 Tho planting of two crops on tho ' Cultivation Essential. Tho surfaco soil should never J)o allowed to bocomo cniBted In tho "" vcgotahlo garden. It should tlrro frequently to allow the air to penetrate the soil, and to kcop down tho growth of woods and con sorvo tho moisture Tho best re sults In gardening will only be ob tained through nn abundance of cul tivation. This to some is the "It" In successful gardpnng, but when ono gives tho proper cultivation ho will bo repaid well for his efforts, ai this" lack- of cultivation may mean tho fulluro of the garden. Clarissa E. Knott Passed Saturday Local Woman Dies at Age of 71 Years, Aftor Long Illness; . Funeral Hold Yesterday Mrs. Clarissa E. Knott, of this city "He'l at tho homo of her son, W. E. j Knott, qt 9:30 Saturday morning. Shs was i years of ago, and camo to . some time She Is Burvived by four, children: Mrs. Robert Wynd Mrs. George W Craw onl. and W. E Knott. all of Springfield, and Elmer Knott of Carson Mich. Iteverond Chris H. Jensen, of Spring ,. I1UIU VUi luuau uttui vuiiuutiuu uio Borvlcos at tho ISrauHtnttor and Mc- Laughlln chapel nt 2:30 yesterda.. Uurial wa8 mado In tho I. O. O. F. comotery. 1 LEAVES TO JOIN HUSBAND , Mrs. Delbert Crouch Leaves Spring- field for Indefinite Stay Mr8, 1 01 rt Saturday ( ovon,nK for NortU Ynklln,. Washing. , .ton - t0 J?'" fT0"' W,, U ! tlio Uomurnntlt Ari company. Mrs. ! Crouch will travel with her husban l J for six months or a year. Tholr daughtor, Mlsa Tholmu Is with her grandmother, Mrs, Thomas Applcgnte i nt Yoncollo, and Is continuing hor school work. Mr. and Mrs. Henry j I Eugene have rented tho Crouch f furn,8hod( on Sovonth nnd R streets. Is Submarine Vlctum 34 years and loft a wife nnd Boveral . IMUIIUUII. Local Pastor Is Dedicator Itovoromt Chris II. Jouson pastor of tho Christian church of this city, do- llvorod tho dodlcutory sormon at tlw dodlcntlon of tho Christian church nt Trout yoBteruay. a uiibkci um - - - . r wus sorvod nt tho church nt noon, DREADNAUGfifTS ANTI AIR CRAFT GUN As fast ns they cau t completed antl th t) 8, hnttleNhlii IViiiuylviuiln will be INTERESTED CROUD HEARS FOOD TA1KS Preparedness Demonstration of O. A. C. And S. P. Is Prof itable to Local People An enthusiastic audience of stu dents unci citizens flllod the Bell thea tor nt ten o'clock this morning for the "Food Preparedness" demostra tlon lectures by Oregon Agricultural Collego instructors. The lectures, which nro being given In several Var loy towns, are under tho auspices of the college and the Southern Pacific railroad company. They wero Inton- 8ely Interesting and a great deal of good was gleaned from them by local lot gardeners and housewives, Tho substitution of cheaper foods tor-some which wo ubo now, and tholr - preparations, the use of flrolesa cook- and , cgB8 woro 80me su touchod on Tu wno oponed meeM introduced by H. D. Olsen. tra- .... ' Snlhr Pacific company. XT Ion 'Pas tlav anrvrmnteA i r t n r A All IOO IHIIUJ OUKhvOkUU kilt l 111 vj i j ' , , . , , rice, homony, and macaroni, bo used . ', ... j . . , In placo of potatoes, and advocated T . "lu"8 UBU,l a! f "'"k Instead of so much meat. She I also emphasized tho importanco of using moro vegetables. "Waste' Is nlso a big featuro In tho present high cost of living, 8ho said. Seven hu (,roJ inlllon doUars wa8 chargei, t0 wftsto lnst year; m08t of thl8 wnB due t0 throwing in tho garbage pall, poor nrnnnrntlnn anil snrvlco. nnd snollod food- , 10 hom0i Ml8s Turloj. urg. cd loUBewivo8 to study food values efo pinnning tholr meals, ProfUssor Brown gave a short, but vory tro8tlng talk on vcgetablo gardening and said, tho first four es- "ontlals in good gardening are good seed, soil nnd fertilizer and a good plan. Ho urges ovoryone to prosorvo in every way possible, vegetables, for wlntor use and advises drying Instead ot so much canning. Ho also ad vises using Oregon sood as he be lloves It Is better adapted to our cli mate and soil. Miss Cowglll gave a very . instruc tive talk ot canning and preservation 'of foods and by practical demonstra tions showed just how it should ba dono. Slio canned somo rhubarb and toW vogotab,OB ftnd moat BhouH bo canned for future uso. W. J, White proprietor ot tho Boll theater announced to the audience prosent that ho would glvo a freo ticket good for all performances at tho Doll theator for n week for tho best paper by nny boy or girl on thla mooting. - alr craft guns, such this one ox nut on all our divadnaughta. BAPTIST MINISTER RESIGNS PASTORATE Congregation Greatly Suprised And Saddened At Rev. Ferris' Decision The usual congregation of the Bap tist church mot for worship yesterday morning and listened with apprecia tive attention to an earnest and pract ical message on, "Why unite with tho , church;" but wero greatly suprised, j when at the conclusion tho pastor ten- j dered his resignation to take effect the last Sunday in June. In presenting his resignation, Pas tor Ferris said In part: "Wo desire to close our labors for soveral reasons. I have placed i' thorn In two groups ot three each, negative and affirmative. j "First, because of what you do not ' do: You do not attend prayer ser-' vice. You do not tithe or execute an 1 adequate financial method. You do 1 not enthuse. I "Tho second group because of what you do: You do go elswhere. We 'meet you on various occasions of en-i tortalnment elsewhere (and gladly too) but tho fact remains that the same- . . . . ... . . . . , ' mud-hole lays alike between that placo , ., . .... , . i and this. Tho rain that kept you' . , . . " "'o rain that soaked you when you Qr nttcndod oth BOclal functions. . "You do get between my guns and tho onomy. Every careless act os j touching tho Lord's Day and sacred-, ness of Ills house and worship Is get- ting between the message ot the Gos pel and tho enemy. Paul said, 'I tarry long (write nt length) that thou j mayest know how thou oughtest to bohavo thyself in tho houso ot God, , which is tho church of tho Living God, pillar and ground of truth." j, Tho pastor gave tho people to real-1, lzo that ho spoke In loving sollcltudo for tholr prosperity nnd tho growth ot God's kingdom as represented by the Daptlst church, and closed with wordu . of advice as touching the future. Rov. and Dr. Ferris camo to thld charge September, 1915, and have boon untiring In tholr efforts for spiritual, moral and civic rightoousness. It i Is said that bucIi a degree of pro'opor-, lty has been experienced by the church ub has not marked its history for somo years. During the past 13 j months between 40 and 50 have been added to tho membership, the greater part by baptism. Members ot tho church are expres sing regret and entertaining tho hope that tlio ' resignation may bo recon sidered. Buys Motor Truck Tho Springfield Food company re placed Its dollvory team with a 1 ton Ford motor truck Saturday. HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE Herbert Moore Is Bound Over to Ju venlle Court Herbert Mooro and Eunice Parker, two well-known young people of this city, left at a lato hour last Friday night In Mlsa Margaret Morris' auto mobile but tholr plans wcro fustrated when the car became stalled In tho mud on tho Pacific highway south of Cottage Orovc. They remained fn Uio car all night and Saturday morn Ing drovo back to Cottage Grove, ' where it is alleged Mooro attempted to sell tho car. He was arrested there, and both wero brought 1 Eus cno. Mooro was held for an examination in the juvenllo court with bail at $500 and the girl was turned over to her parents. Mooro Is charged In tho J complaint with "doing an act manlf- J cstly tended to cause a child to become i delinquent." 1 The young folks say they had in-1 tended going to California where they' . Lanc county. and the Willamette expected to work j Valley wlll.be much moro productive It is expected that a date for tho 1 ot 'tntta e coming year hearing will be set tonight, when J. i than eve befor6- Icrewd acreae3 M. Dcavers, who will represent tho ,of bean& and Potatoes .1 .partlcalar boy. shall have returned from Port-;wH1 o" l 'an(I wher0 topyards janj i formerly throve. It appears now aa I If this county w(ll have at least 6,00') NEWLYWEDS TO LIVE HEREiacres ot Deans as compawd with the L . former acreage of about COO. The Mr. and Mrs. William Dawson of A' bany Arrived Here Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. William Dawson ar rived here Yesterday from Albany and will make their home In Uie James L. Clark residence on Scconl street. Mr. Dawson has been employ ed as a mechanic In the Springfield garage for Ihe past four months, going to Albany last Saturday to bring his bride back with him. The young people were married In Albany at tne uapust parsonage oy me uo - - erend G. W. Young Saturday evening. Mrs. uawson, nee miflB way nugnes Is the daughter ot Mr. and' Mri. G W. Hughes and Mr. Dawson Is the eon of Mr. and -Mrs. M. F, DaSon. Both families are prominent In the business and Bocfal life of Albany. "Baby Week" Will Be Observed Here Interesting Program With Three Strong Addresses Prepared For Tuesday Evening Following Is the program for the observance ot National Baby Week to be given here Tuesday evening, Mav 1, 1917, at 7:30 o'clock In tlio Baptist church: Song "Lullaby" High School glrla Address "What the Community can do for the Welfare of its Babies" Mrs. It. L. Kirk. Recitation "Our Flag and Yours" Dorothy Moore. Address "Food for the Mother and Child" Miss Anne McCormick. Song "Slumber Song" Mrs. J. E. Richmond. Address "The Care of Children" Dr. Eugene Kester. Dr, Kester will also answer ques tions asked concerning the care of babies. Every mother is urged to come out and hear this program which has been prepared especially for the mothers. CIRCLE ELECTS DELEGATES Mesdames Cora Hlnson, Nina McPher son, and Ellen Thompson Selected Delegates were elected by tho Worn - - . - . .... . en ot wooucrait. i"ino circle iso. io, at its last meeting. The convention will be hold In Roseburg in June and tho following delegates elected: Mrs. Cora Hlnson, Mrs. Nina McPherson, Mrs. Ellen Thompson, and nUqrnatos, Mrs. A. D. Ruddlman, Mrs. Emily Dorlty nnd Mrs, Lily Klzcr. All Get Palmer Buttons Mtsg Nora J. Sorenson sent In 50 afternoon, when It met the lopal Boftth' pupils' drills from tho sovonth and Kelly team on tho Sprlngfled gnjundn olghth grades for tho 25-d.rllI Palmpr, jn tho fjrst baseball game'of ihe soason button, and announces that each pupil on a Wot and oozy field. Tho score, was successful In being awarded the at the end ot the fifth stood 11 to 3 emblem. Greater interest Is beng jn fav0r of the Mud Flatters . takon Jn writing this year than la , ; r-i, any year previous, not only In thoso , Wll Help Saye Anlrnafs . , two grades, but throught the whole ' "To meet the '( emergency wfylch ex school. Isis the Supervisors or the 'Natloiial . Forests In Oregon and Washington Boy Injured In Fall have boon authorized to open thorn to Harry Regan cut a gash In his head, llye.i stock; which, e short of teed earl bruised ono Bholdor nnd the left arm for than the usual date, whonover U to tho olbow, whon tho bicycle on ( can bo dono without material Injury which ho was coasting Friday ovonlng ' to Uio early grass0?. The "orn t sklddod, throwing htm to tho group-' Fen Ice wlil mnko every effort to i 1 Nono of tho In'"-' -, -'s, bit th etccUmT r scvlct thrlr nulaialu .it ,u j. In ', jfrom ttaryftl. FOODSTUFFS WILL DE RAISED ON BIG SCALE THIS YEAR , . , ,.,. , . Crowors of County Will Plant Over 6,000 Acres of Beans And Many" of Potatoes i J , 1 1 Jt FARMERS GRUB OUT HOPS . ) Working of Ground for Spuds, Beans And Grain Begun In Earnest; Seed Potatoes Are Short ; increase in me laiv poiaio yieiu over the 1916 yield cannot be estimated at this time, but it will be appreclabla says E. E. Morrison, local dealer and grower. Last year there were bet ter than 300 cars of the tubers ehfy ped from this neighborhood alone, and this figure will be enormously Increased. Famers in this vicinity are com mencing in earnest tho grubbing out of the hop vines and the working ot j tho g,.ound for food cropsv Jamoa 1 seavey has plowed up 100 acrea ot h0pSf wnile Tom scavey Is .taking - out M. entire vard of nrobablv 30 acres, north of Springfield. IL A. Brady, who resides eaBt of CreswelT "has grubbed out 40' acres of hops. The Palmer brothers, who operate the' Campbell-Walker yard between here and Judkln's Point have taken out 25 or 30 acres. Glen Anderson will grow potatoes or beans on a 10 acre tract In Douglas 'Gardens which used to ba a bopyard. E. E. Morrison will dls up two small yards, eight acres at Dedman's Ferry, and 10 on the Hugh. Sandgathe place north of McKenzlo Bridge. Besides this wholesale replanting ' of hop yards, men and women are both busy in this whole section put ting in temporary early crops such, as lettuce, peas, onions, and other per ishable vegetables. Many amateur gardeners are beginning, to see some results of their labors, some families in this city already enjoying the sight of green shoots above the ground. Quite a lot of grain will be eowq this year also. Contrary to runior it is not too late for wheat Every, where the season is about five weeki backward this year, However, Go7 ornor Wlthyombe's brother, who haa made a study of conditions and Wb4 has kept, records, has made a state ment to the effect that a late Spring does not make any difference In crops. If they had been gotten In earlier, the frosts would have Injured the first shoots. 11 A worse difficulty than the lateness of tho season is the shortness ot the seed potato supply, Mr, Morrisoa says there are not enough seed pota toes In the county, If all were planted, to raiso sufficient potatoes for the 19 17 consumption, although tho growers will have more. this year than they have ever had In previous years. It , 18 Mr- Morrison's opinion that the wliriln TTnltnri Rtntoa will lift InnVlnrp , ..... - io Orogon and Washington for pota toes next year, MUD FLATTERS TRIUMPH Local Boys Lose First Baseball Game of Season on Oozy Field Tho "Mud Flat" team from Eugerio proved to b'e In Its element yesterday