FARM ADVISER AIDS GROWERS
“The Dairy Cow
Produces the greatest, most life-giving of all foods.
This Humble Servant
pays off the mortgage, builds the home, enriches the
•oi', pays the grocery' hill, clothe« the body and re
news the bank account
For all these benefits
She asks only loving care and good food. ”
Oregon Milk Company
Condenser?, Scio, Oregon
Hardy W. Campbelt, Farm Advleer fee the Southern Paclfle Com
peny. and grain ehewlng the efficacy of the prlnciplee of tillage he
advocates
Above, at right, the four heads in the center were grown
according to Campbell's plan; the other two by the ordinary method.
Principi«* of Tillage to luerwtMr Y h *I<1 m Explained
by S. I*, Fann Adviser.
The same principles of tlllaxe.
In prv| «rollon of land for rrop* a d
eubsoquent cultivation, which nave
proven so auccesaful In raising
grain crops on Western semlarld
lands without irrigation, am prov
ing swmefql for crops raised <m
dor Irrigation and for orchard« and
vineyards, according to Hardy W
Catnibell Karr.» Advlmr for tho
Rout hern PnciBc Comi>any Camp
bell has Inspected this season a
number of new orchards and vine
yards In California. Oregon. Ne
vada. Arlsona. md New Movico
('amptw-ll la the man who evolved
what la i.ow called tie ■’Cain hell
Rystom of lh-y Farming ” Camp
bell, however. ob)e<la to the word
"dry" and Insists that he prtn>l-
plow used In hie present plan apply
to all kinds of farming, with or
without I igatlon. as well as ond-r
a much lower rainfall than even
now la commonly conceded neces
sary for sitccoesf il crops. Camp
bell emphasise» the lmi<ortanc« of
proper preparation of the •« <-<l b--d
and sufficient Intelligent cultivation
afterwards.
Campbell arranged to address the
Nebraska Hankers Association at
Omaha Hept ember 11 on the sub
ject nt 'Holl Fort Illi y by Vtillty
of Roll Water." and to discuss the
same a<tb)oct before the Minnesota
Bankers' Association at Minneapo
lis <»n hie return fr>-m these con
ventions he will atop at Yuma.
Aritons, to Investigate conditions
them
Interesting evidence of the direct
effect of properly prepared Imud»
was recently received by Cam -bell
from a Metrotvdla, Nevada grain
field prepared under hie direction,
tn the form of three stools of wheat
Ona st»»! had *1 stalks, one 103 and
one 110. each the result of <>ne grain
of wl.oat drill-d In well preiiared
soil that was liberally supplied with
fertility through well planned and
timely work This crop was raised
without Irritation, but was pre
pared for by summer tillage in nil
and grown this year
More evtden-a of what cultlva
tton of a grow'ng amp means was
Sent to Campbell by A B Hhleld
qf Helena. Kern County. California.
In four heads of wheat from a
atvwil grown on Shield u ranch This
stool had ample spare and was
cultivated while growing, no ferill-
isern or Irrigation being used. The
stool contained forty-four heads
averaging <• grains each or slightly
ever 3400 graine from one stool
Ruch results, says Campbell, slm
ply mean that under certain phys
ical conditions brought about by
the right kind of tillage at the
pr<>t>er time, very much more grain,
fruit or vemtahlea may ha grown
per arm than la commonly ob
tained The usual query la "Itoes it
pay*" to which Campbell replies
very emphatically In the affirms
Uvs
Campbell recently Inapected a
number of new orchards and vine
yards In the southern and central
portions of California to study meth
ods and principles commonly prac
Head tn preparing ttoe land and
the after cam in irrigation and
cultivation
one of those tnsi>ec
lion» was of a t<M)O acre pe»<h
orchard of one, two and throw year-
old trees belonging to the Call
fornl« Packing Corporation and lo-
•ntod east of Merced. Calif What
Campbell saw hem in connection
with
his
general observations
show» that tha real advantage of
camful preparation uf the soil be
fore sotting Is sometimes, but not
generally fully considered and
appreciated
"It is
ery Important to first
prepare the surface by leveling."
says Campbell "Then arrange for
irrigating in such a manner that
water may not only be ewnly ap
pllr-d Over the whole surface but
tn «a short a lime as possible In
other words establish an even sur
face with reasonably shoH lateral»
Too much water In the soil beneath
s>>me tree« or too little for others Is
detrimental usually Again the low
er place«. especially In heavy soils,
gather more water, keeping ths
surfgie wet longer and frequently
delaying timely cultivation, and not
Infrequently causing the higher
spots to lose niu< h of Its already
short supply
When the trees or
vtno« mach the hearing period the
profit In increased or decreased In
both quantity and quality of the
crop
Both of these results are
I by the amount of fertil
.
I -ondltion In
which the -er cent of moisture and
air carried therein, especially dur
ing the w .rrner weather, la a big
factor The ability t< supply this
de«imd molatum In proper quantl
ties the ertlre season through each
year, la the first coni Id- at ton
The nest question la ths perfect
root bed Thia should be supplied
liberally with available plant food
evenlv distributed, no that when
the tmos or vines am set. them Is
a condition so favorable that not
only the veakor nets may quickly
take root and grow vigorously. In
stead of withering and dying but
a healthy, uniform growth may ba
obtained the first year, which
means much to tha early and an
nu.vi fruitage of the trees or vines
"To ach va this result, after lev.
ellng. the field should be cultivated
practically an entire season before
netting to trees or vines, with only
sufficient irrigation to assist in
establishing the Ideal root bed
which should be both fine and fair
ly firm from the very »tart The
object la to continually carry the
pro|>er quantity of both air and
water through the heated part of
the season
Under thia condition,
with th« high percentage of moist
•ire held at the top of the firm soil,
through careful and timely cultiva
tion there will be a liberal develop
m«-nt and growth of that most de
nimble soli barter a. Thia proew
■lure increases the much needed
plant fluid mom evenly In all parts
of the field, before setting, than
can t>oe»lbly be developed after
setting
This gives an advantage
not otherwise obtainable
“Much can be aald of Irrigation
and cultivation after setting, hut
to he brief, cam should be taken
not to over Irrigate, for to obtain
the best results, the soil In and
about the root sone must be moist
but not wet When the soil la sal
untied them la practically no
healthy growth
As
rule cultlva
thin Is not only Insufficiently rre
quent but too often Is so untimely
as to be of little value
' There am certain conditions of
moisture In the aol) following trrl
gallon, tha same as following a
min. when the high value of culti
vation to the final crop la very
much greater
These conditions
A Complete Change
It's what you need and you'll find it in -
Sunny Southern
riuat be «.onsldervd
Nothing can
prove tbi« mum convincingly than
tbs soil auyer
"It la very desirable, go far as
possible. to not only carry the high
percents yr- of molstur* it th« i . of
the firm soil, immediately below
the mulch but also o Induce fro»
acenes of air throughout the entire
growing suason
The Ideal coudi
lion to furnish this ir la to cover
the firm soil with a granular mulch,
neither too hue nor too coarse To
obtain thia ideal mulch, the cultl
ration must he lone when the soil
la moist not wet or dry
The
loosened soil soon dries leaving
the firm soil moist to the top Thia
la usually easy to obtain tn sandy
soils, hut to do thia property tn
heavy soils It Is sometimes owes
sary to go over the held a second
time, after limt going over Just
enough to loos n the top when the
surface Is simply dry enough not
to stick This prevents the crust
ing or drying out Th«n the second
operation should c-me one to four
days later, after the free water has
gone down, leaving the soil moist,
when It more readily separates,
and makes a tln<-r and much more
effective mulch
This procedure
means much to the tr---
a* a
higher percentage nt m»l«(um Is
held tn th«- root »one and a cru«t
Ing and rtoddy mulch Is prevented
"The high value of this plan of
preparation and one nee son's Cult I-
ration before the setting of the
trees or vines Is borne out by the
Interesting res ills o'-tafned from
careful summer tilling for wheat,
oata end barley, and the pre« I se
nses of time In doing thia work la
Juet as vital There are numerous
records of large yield« of wheat as
high as *0 tn do bushels per acre,
grown on correctly summer tilled
land, where nearby fields t<repar«*d
and sowed under the more com
mon plan of 'any old wav.* yielded
very poorly or nothing at all“
The Southern Pacific l-and Be-
pertment ''Bulletin No 10“ deals
quite eipllcltlv with questions of
Increased fertility by tillage Bul
letin No 11 also explains In detail
the summer tilling qneutlon as sp
plied to the coast country
nn«
or both may he obtained without
cost by letter or perr nal applica
tion to llardv W Campbell. Ml
Southern Pacific Hulld'ng
Man
Francisco
a Bulletin is now ua
der way dealing with tillage and
Irrigation of orchar a and vtne-
yards
Campbell's greatest pleasure la
to visit a farm or ranch where the
proprietor or mnnager feels he is
not ge'tlng satisfactory returns
and work out as t
a
practical remed
Contracts have been let for two
new buildings at the U. of 0. One
is the School of Journalirm, to cost
T. P. Luckenback and Merle R, $28,837. and for school of Arch-
teetuie. toeost $26.473.
Payne spent Monday in Albany.
Local News Notes
,< ,.rn
Pacific follows the theory that Its
Interests are tied up with the terrt-
tory It serves, and 'ampb-ll «nd
the Company wish to be helpful in
increasing
agricultural
pro I ac
tivity
he always had the best <>n display.
John Brock and son were state
fair visitors Saturday, and reports
that the second operation o« his
daughter. Eunice, for appei dicltia
Mr and Mrs. Wm. Young, of was very successful, and that she is
C. E Kendle, Wm and Jim Abbot,
left Tueelay morning for southern Camas Wash., formerly of this eity improving vety nicely,
Oregon for a d«*rr hunt, all extract- returned to their home Sunday,
J. N. Weddle returned Friday
after a week's visit with Mrs. evening from Portland, where he
ing to bring home the limit.
Young's mother Mrs. Alexander.
haa been undergoing treatment for
Take in the several exhibits of
rheumatism. He is somewhat im
The Salem papers lamented the
local people at the countv fair this
proved. but ia not getting the results
week. They arc enterprising and fact that the Angora Goat exhibit
he thinks he ought to be receiving.
have the welfare of the community of S F. Zyseet was absent from the
stale fair that year, and said U*ai,
I. G. HuaglanJ and son have been
at i»eart.
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For fares, train service, a lee pi ng car res
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write
JOHN M. SCOTT
General Passenger Agent,
Poetland, Oregon
I
busy lately putting up
a large new ami X a. m. Monday, when the
house for Wm Rhoda
It ia 2Xx36 teacher Mias R'ta Haines reported
faat, with a porch the
full width for duty. It waa a new achool. not
front and back. It ia expected the having yet been accepted from the
erection will be completed this week. contractor, and cost <2500, with in
Mrs Cora Calavan is rebuilding surance of but $1500. Some believe
upon the ground where her former It was the work of an incendiary,
home stood before the recent Are, and the authorities are Investigating.
and hopes t<> have it completed ba
In thia issue you will find where
the cold weather seta in. N. I. to get better health, better dour,
Morrison ia superintending the con fletter groceries, better meats, better
struction.
tanking facilities, better lawyers,
Fira loas in Oregon during th« better vegetables, better funeral
past five years totals 110,400.000, equipment, tatter garage work and
an average of 12,0X0.000 a year. autos, and fwtter clothing. In fact.
Considerable when we stop to think In every issue there is much in the
of it. Probably some of thia could advertising eolumna that ia of im
have l>ecn avoided if good judgment portance to every member of the
family. Read them and profit—but
ha<i l<e«-n used.
tell the merchant where you saw
Over-ihe-top school, in the Foster
the ad.
district, was burned to the grout d
sometime between 10 a. m Sunday
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