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i HOME XNP FAUM MAGAZINE SECTICTN' War's Effect on the Apple 1'IHILE the piobe of the price em V food products is being waged by federal authorities, fruit growers and dealers are wonderirg what effect the war in Europe will have on the pple situation in this 'country. That the exportation of apples will be cur tailed is self-evident, but thtB should it but little figure since the quantity annually shipped abroad is but a drop fat the bucket of production. The importation of foreign fruits and the foreign demand for dried apples and peaches from this country will Modify the apple situation more than ean now be anticipated. The free en trance of bananas and the increased hazard of marketing this tropical fruit in the waning countries will tend to foTCe the consumption of laTgoT quan tities of bananas in the United States. The enrtaihnent of the fresh and dried fruits of Southern Europe will aid in increasing the home consumption of apples. It is too early to anticipate what the situation will be by the time the apple crop is rolling. By that time the crisis in the war may have been reached, and that will materially modi fy the market condition. There will then be an outlet for approximately the usual quantity used abroad, to gether with the usual demand for dried fruits. But with the great nations of Europe at the height of anxiety and with out own eountry eagerly watch ing the latest move on the checkerboard of fate, the demand for apples, both at home and abroad may be smaller than can be anticipated at this time. There probably win be a healthy de mand for apples of good grades at rea sonable prices, while low gTades may be an absolute waste where by-product plants are not available. There will undoubtedly be a strong demand for dried apples. There will be an increased call for cider, vinegar and otheT stand ard apple products, and it behooves apple growers to look more carefully to the outlet for their low grades than it does to their storage stock. Good apples, well graded and well packed will be good property. Storage facilities will undoubtedly be taxed to the utmost, and fruit growers as well as dealers will find it more important than ever to advertise appes. The In ternational Apple Shippers' Association has well matured plans undcT way for a systematic campaign of Iimitpd size, a plan which could be made na tional or international in its scope if sufficient funds were available. Such a campaign should receive the hearty support of everj' one directly or indi rectly interested in the apple market. Mr. U. Grant Border, Baltimore, Md., is chairman of the committee that will handle the apple advertising. Farming in the Back Yard TODAY in the United States thoa sands of people are making money from then back yards. Some are making their entire livelihoods from a few hundred feet of ground, while in other instances incomes are doubled by the judicious farming of small patches of ground as a side line or odd-time job. More vegetables can be grown in the city or suburban back yard than the average family can eat, with a good quantity to spare. Intensive cultivation must be re sorted to. Not an inch of space should be wasted during the growing season. As Boon as one vegetable is through bearing another must be ready to take its place. The first thing that the small fanner should do is to study the nature of the soil at his disposal. Clay soil, for in stance, is veTy strong, an(i though dif ficult to handle vegetables once start ed in it will develop vigorously. The best soil, however, consists of a subsoil of day and a topsoil of friable loam, which should not be too light and dry. For the lightening of tough ground nothing is better than WILSON'S AUCTION HOUSE 166 8 First St., Portland, Oregon. LARGEST AUCTION HOUSE ON THE COAST. SALES DAYS Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Goods Bold at Prirate Sale at All Times. Auctions eondneted in any part of the State. 0. WILSON, Auctioneer. exclusive of labor. The total amount of time spent by him was two hours a day, and yet this man who farmed his back yard as a side line raised last year a crop that returned him over $800 in net profits. In Chicago in the center of the apartment house district is a man who owns a small farm, a half-square in area, who has supported his family for years from the proceeds of his truck garden. To avoid the annoyance eaused by rusty garden tools, apply a coat of lard, to which a littlo whito lead has been added, to tho bright portions when they are not in use. When topis are found to be rusty, they may be al lowed to soak for twelve hours in sour milk when, at the end of which time the rust can easily bo removed by a stiff brush or soft cloth, a coat of kerosene being then applied. When grafting is being done, con siderable annoyance often results from tho sticking of wax to the hands. The usual remedy is to grease the hands, but a better plan is to use Indian meal ot bran, which, if rubbed on the hands at frequent intervals, will prevent the wax from adhering to the flesh. An oil can for filling kerosene lamps has been patented. The can carries a funnel so that the OH may bo poured into the right place without waste. WE, HAVE SPECIALIZED IN THIS WORK FOB YRS GLASSES BY MAIL The asm kind yon pay attars four and Bra dollars fox. By oar hi method wa ean Make yon the taat pair at Mediae flaaaai yon aara bad. Band as you addresi and wa will sand you our complete oslflt (or teetinc the ayea and meaeazinc tie face. They art simple, a hild can ua tham. Oar flaaaea ara of food quality, (old filled, warranted for ten years. After you hare used them for thirty days, If they are not aatiifaetory your money ill be refunded. Write for ratfit today. Roger's Optical Institute. He S-erl Arenas, Portland. Ore an. sand, lime, compost, wood ashes and stable manure, and even the toughest soils treated in this way can be made to produce profit-getting crops. Next in importance to the study of the soil itself is tho question of fer tilizing. Stable manure that is well rotted and not too strawy can be used to advantage on any soil. On the other hand, chicken droppings and sheep manure should be used sparingly. In recent years, however, commercial fer tilizers have come into great favor, and as the best of them combine, in proper proportions, the chief elements of fer-! tilizntion, they are undoubtedly of great value to tho yard farmer, espe cially the beginner. The selection of the crops to be ; grown is, of course, of the utmost im- j portance. Tho size of the garden, the ! nature and condition of t he soil, the! amount of time to be spent in garden-, ing and the market conditions must be i carefully considered, ns well as the cli matic advantages. Cucumbers are among the most profit able of all vegetables. On a bed 16x16, as an example, 24 hills of cucumbers were planted. Ten vines wore left in ! each hill and from this patch, which was kept well watered as the season grew dry, 800 salable cucumbers were gathered. Tho price obtained for these was 20 cents a dozen, from which it may be seen a comfortable profit was made from the limited space of ground occupied. Cucumbers will grow well in ; almost any climate and soil, provided proper care is given them, and, in audi-, tion, they are prolific bearers and good keepers, all of which makes them an attractive crop for the back -yard farmer. Another good crop is tomatoes. There is always a good sale for yomg to matoes, the demand for which exceeds the supply in most localities. But few vegetables bring, perhaps, so good' a price or find so ready Bale as lima beans. They require a mellow loamy soil with plenty of sunshine, and may be planted to great advantage along an everyday woven -wire fence. The space occupied, for this reason, does not really affect the garden at all, and, as the market price is good, limas are consequently a necessary and important crop. . Of the late spring vegetables peas are, perhaps, the most delicious and bring, as well, the bent prices. There tre several other craps that may be grown with profit in the ordi nary backyard, among which may be mentioned radishes, lettuce, spinach, garden cress, beets and onions. Brus sels sprouts are also a profitable crop. There is a man in New Jersey who raised twenty-fonr kinds of crops on a plot of ground 25x60 feet. The total eost of his farm was $12.50 durintt the Liquor and Drug Habit Plinrn A -i--Orad SAMATOR UUIlCU ZTO for Mental, Alcoholic and Drug Cases. ETHICAL TREATMENT. AT THE SERVICE OF ALL PHYSICIANS Correspondence Solicited. References: R. L. Oilleepie, M. D. ; B. L. 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