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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1914)
f HOME AXD FARM MAGAZINE SECTIOX season sxelusive of labor. The total am ount of tim e spent by him was two A seseoce that meet» the co ed , o f eeexy on e who hours a day, and yet th is m an—who U u r k . MEN and WOMEN axe snrraefoJ prac* farm ed his back yard as a side l i n e - titjoner«. Enier A profotaion that make« yoa inde pendent, and bring» *oa m oay. We have the beat TITLE the probe o f th e p rice on [w ith our own co u n try eagerly w atch raised last year a crop th a t returned cuurae. l l a u now forming. WRITE rORGAl AL06. food product« is b eing waged by ing the la te s t move on th e checkerboard him over $800 in net profits. P a c if ic C h ir o p r a c t ic C o l l e g e In Chicago—in the center of the C O M M O N W E A L T H B U IL D IN G federal au th o rities, fru it grow ers o f fa te , the demand fo r apples, both at and dealers are w o n d erirg w hat effect ' home an d abroad m ay be sm aller th an a p artm en t house d istrict— is a man who owns a sm all farm , a half-square in the w ar in Europe w ill have on th e can be an ticip ated a t th is time. | area, who has supported hi9 fam ily apple situation in th is country. T h at There probably will be a h ealth y de and Chronic th e exportation o f apples will be c u r mand fo r apples of good grades a t rea j for y ears from the proceeds of his truek tailed is self-evident, but this should ' sonable prices, while low grades may I garden. D i s e a ses • n t but little fig u re since the q u a n tity be an absolute w aste w here by-product To avoid the annoyance eaused by cured without drugs or knife annually shipped abroad is but a drop i plants are not av ailab le. T here will ru sty garden tools, apply a coat of lard, in the bucket o f production. undoubtedly be a stro n g dem and fo r The im portation of foreign fru its and dried apples. There w ill be an increased to w hich a little w hite lead has been NATURAL SANATORIUM the foreign demand fo r dried apples 1 call for cider, vinegar and otheT stan d added, to th e b rig h t portions when 178 East 60th Street, Portland, Oregon and peaches from th is country will ard apple products, and it behooves j th ey are not in use. W hen tools are modify th e apple situ atio n more than apple grow ers to look more carefully ! found to be rnsty, th ey m ay be al The can now be anticip ated . The fre e en | to the o u tlet for th eir low grades th au lowed to soak for tw elve hours in sour m ilk w hen, a t th e end of w hich time trance of bananas and the increased it does to th eir sto rag e stock. th e ru st can easily be removed by a hazard of m arketing th is tropical fru it Good apples, well graded and well s tif f brush or soft eloth, a coat of in the w arring countries will ten d to Ine. force th e consum ption of larger q u an packed will be good pro p erty . Storage kerosene being then applied. 127 Fourth Street, Portland, Ore. tities of bananas in the U nited S tates. facilities will undoubtedly be taxed to W hen g ra ftin g is being done, con The cu rtailm ent of the fresh and dried the utmoRt, and fru it grow ers as well fru its of Southern Europe will aid in as dealers will find it more im portant, siderable annoyanee often results from increasing the home consum ption of ‘ than ever to ad v ertise apjies. The I n th e stick in g of wax to the hands. The Instrum ent and Steel Tape Repairing tern atio n al Apple S h ip p ers’ Association nsnal rem edy is to grease the hands, apples. I H igh Class Blue Printing has well m atured plan s under way b u t a b e tte r plan is to use Indian meal I t is too early to an ticip ate w hat E xclusive Dealers In for a system atic cam paign of lim ited or b ran , which, if rubbed on the hands the situ atio n will be b y th e tim e the D R A W IN G M A T E R IA L S size, a plan which could be m ade n a a t fre q u e n t intervals, will prevent the apple crop is rolling. By th a t tim e the Purveying and Drafting crisis in the w ar may have been tional or in tern atio n al in its scopp if w ax from adhering to the flesh. Instruments. Architects’ and Engineers’ su fficien t funds were available. Such a Supplies. reached, and th a t will m aterially m odi An oil can for filling kerosene lamps fy the m arket condition. There will cam paign should receive the h earty support of every one directly or in d i has been patented. Tbe can carries a-l then be an o u tlet fo r approxim ately the usual q u an tity used abroad, to rectly in terested in th e apple m arket. funue-l so th a t the oil m ay be poured gether w ith the usual dem and for dried Mr. U. G rant Border, Baltim ore, Md., is into th e rig h t place w ithout w aste. Since m oving into our new q u arters fruits. B ut with the g reat nations of chairm an of tho com m ittee th a t will a • firs t of Ju n e, our cream shippers have Europe a t tho h eight of anxiety and handlo th e apple advertising. increased in large num bers. Y et, wo - Ugh Grade SANATOB | need more cream to mako W H IT E W e g u aran tee Mental. Alcoholic 'C L O V E R B U TTER . and Drng Cases. ETHICAL TREATMENT. correct w eights and te s ts; rem ittan ce ODAY in th e U nited S tates th o u sand, lim e, compost, wood ashes and AT THE SERVICE OF ALL PHYSICIANS every shipm ent if desired. ( ’orrcapondencp Solicited. sands of people are m aking mouey stable m anure, and even th e toughest Rnfervmces: R. L. G illespie, M. D .; B. L. T. S. Townsend Creamery Co. from th eir back yards. Some are soils tre a te d in this w ay can be made Norden, M. D .: 8 K Josephi, M. D. N EW HUM E, m aking th e ir en tire livelihoods from a to produce p ro fit g ettin g crops. L EE IIILLK B, Manager E. S eventh and E v e re tt Sts., few hundrod feet of ground, while in N ext in im portance to th e study of 201 East 83d St. N. Portland, Ore. P o rtlan d , Oregon. . other instances incomes are doubled by the soil itself is th e question of fe r Take M ontavilla Oar. Phone Tabor 5077. th e judicious farm ing of small patches tilizing. S tab le m anure th a t is well of ground as a side line or odd tim e rotted and not too straw y can be used to ad v an tag e on any soil. On th e other job. More vegetables can be grown In hand, chicken droppings and sheep the city or suburban back yard than m annre should be used sparingly. In Covering Louden Barn Equipment, Such as Stalls, Stanchions, Litter Carters, Barn Door the average fam ily mw eat, w ith a recent years, however, comm ercial fer Hangers, Etc. tilizers have come into great favor, and good q u an tity to spare. ROYER IMPLEMENT CO. Intensive cu ltivation must be r e as the best o f them combine, in proper 208 Front St. PORTLAND, ORE. Department L. sorted to. Not an inch of space should proportions, the chief elem ents of fe r be w asted during th e grow ing season. tilizatio n , th ey are undoubtedly of As soon as one vegetable is through g reat value to the y ard farm er, espe bearing another must be ready to tako cially th e beginner. The selection of th e crops to be its place. The firs t th in g th a t th e small farm er grown is, of course, of the utm ost im should do is to stu d y th e n atu re o f the portance. T he size of the garden, the soil at his disposal. Clay soil, fo r in nature and condition of the soil, the stance, ia very strong, and— though d if am ount o f tim e to be spent in garden ficu lt to handle—vegetables once s ta rt ing and th e m arket conditions must be ! carefully considered, ns well as th e cli ad in it will develop vigorously. matic ad v an tag es. The best soil, however, consists of | Cucum bers are among the most p ro fit a snbsoil of clay and a topsoil of able of all vegetables. On a bed 16x16, friab le loam, which should not be too as an exam ple, 24 hills of cucumbers lig h t and dry. F or the lightening of . were p lan ted . Ten vines were le ft in ' s .SX . HP? < £ ••• tough ground n othing is b etter than each lill and from this patch, which " W i was k e p t well w atered as th e season grew dry, SOO salable cucum bers were gathered. The price obtained for these [ was 20 cen ts n dozen, from which it i may be seen a com fortable p ro fit was 166 8 First S t . Portland. Oregon. made from th e lim ited space of ground LARGEST AUCTION HOUSE ON [ occupied. Cucumbers will grow well in TH E COAST almost an y clim ate and soil, provided SALKS DAYS Do you protect the amount of Dollars on your Bank jrroper care is given them . and. in ad d i Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Checks against the CHECK RAISER'.’ tion, th e y are prolific bearers and good Gooda Sold a t P rivate Hale at AU keepers, all o f which m akes them an Times. Do yon know that American Bank records show losses a ttra c tiv e crop fo r th e back yard Auctions eondnrte«! in any part ©f I farm er. through bad check men of > in 1900, $5,000,000 1906, the Hut©. A nother good crop is tom atoes. There $15,000,000 in 1911 and the awful total of $23,000,000 in 1913f J. O. WILSON, Auctioneer is alw ays a good sale for you; g to , matoes, th e demand for which exceeds WHO! will be called on to stand this enormous yearly the supply in most localities. loss! The Fanner! Yes, because most city business men new B ut few vegetables bring, perhaps, use Check Protection. WHY do you, at a yearly expense, so good a price or find so ready sale protect your farm bnildings. crops and stock against loss by as lim a beans. They require a mellow fire, storm and disease, YET! neglect to protect the total loamy soil w ith p l-'.ty of sunshine, and cash receipts of all your hard work, your Bank account. may be planted to g reat advantage RIGHT NOW buy this $10.00 New E ra Machine, it will along an everyday woven-wire fence. stamp in Red Indelible Ink the exact amount of your check The space occupied, fo r th is reason, in Dollars, show it to your Banker, use it 30 days, then if dees no t really a ffect the garden at not satisfied your money will be returned without question. all. and, as the m arket price is good, lim as a re consequently a necessary and Sign and Mail This Order. smp-rrtant crop. 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