ROME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION 6 m ay be p lan ted . In som e cases the are a th a t can be devoted to vege­ ta b le g ard e n s m ay be la rg e r o r even Cor. 12th and Stark St., Portland. Oregon. R A TES: »2 50 prr w eek up With p r in t « sm aller. R o tatio n Bhould be prac­ bath. $4 0 up CLEAN O U T SID E ROOMS. tised, so th a t by th e tim e th e early rad ish , spinach, peas, etc., a re fin ­ and Chronic ished, th e ir place w ould be ta k en by cucum bers, squash, tom atoes, etc., D is e a s e » w hich h av e been s ta rte d in a h o t­ bed, window -box, o r secured from a cured without drugs or knife greehouse. P o in ts to be rem em bered in d raw ­ NATURAL SANATORIUM ing up a plan a re : 178 E a.t 6 0 th Street, P ortland, O regon (1 ) M ake a m easu rem en t of y o u r lo t (2 ) T he p la n tin g ta b le shown Geo. E. Scott, Contractor will give som e idea of distan ces for CITY, RAILROAD AND RANCH WELLS p lan tin g . 6 to 12 INCH (3 ) P la n t In stra ig h t lines to con­ Alao B ridge and B uild ing Soundings serve space. P. O. B ox 481, P ortland. Ore. (4 ) K eep th e p eren n ials (such as P. O. Box SOI P- 0 . B ox IT S sm all f ru its ) to g eth er. Salem, Ore. M cM innville, Ora. (5 ) P la n t early season vegetables to g eth er, so th a t w hen th ey a re re ­ -T R A D E m oved th e sam e piece of ground Y o u r F a rm m ay be p la n ted to a late crop. HOTEL ACKLY 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .4 4 <$ & & 4 4 W. TI R obertsw i, asfti«t*at hovtl- 4 - eultu rist o f the D epartm ent of A gri­ 4 culture for the province of B n tie h - Columbia, has ju st com pleted an a r ti­ « 4 4 - *■ 4 4 • cle treating of gardening on a city lot. Aa the clim ate in B ritish Co­ lum bia la quite sim ilar to that of many section s in W ashington and Oregon, the fin d in gs should prove of Interest to our readers. The fir st i n ­ stall men t of th is article follow s. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 H E ex p en d itu re for v eg etab les for a fam ily of five w here all vege­ tab les are p u rch ased h as been estim ated a t 35 cen ts p er day, or *126.75 p e r year. T his sum rep re­ sents from one-fifth to a b o u t one- eighth of th e Income of th e av erag e man. T he g re a te r p a r t of th ese vegetables could be p roduced on spare land su rro u n d in g th e hom e at an expense of b u t a few d o lla rs for seed, tools, and fertiliz e r; an d , be­ sides, the vegetables grow n w ould be fre sh e r and m ore w ould be used th an when purchased. Because of th e m ild clim ate of th e C oast and Islan d d istric ts a good supply of fresh v eg etab les m ay be had a t all tim es of th e year, as is show n by th e follow ing ta b le: Month. V egetables. J a n u a ry .....Kale, parsn ip s, leeks, le t­ tuce, parsley. F e b ru a ry K ale, p arn lp s, leeks, le t­ tuce, parsley. M arch------ Spinach, broccoli. A pril-------- Itadlsh, onions, rh u b a rb , broccoli. May----------A sparagus, peas. J u n e --------E arly cabbage, ca rro ts, beets. J u ly --------- E arly potatoes, parsn ip s, beans. A u g u st----- T o m a t o e s, cauliflow er, onions, cucum bers, su m ­ m er squash. S eptem ber Cabbage, salsify, herbs. O ctober — Celery, B russels sp ro u ts, leeks, W in ter sqnash N ovem ber_Fall lettu ce, ea rly sp in ­ T \ ach. Decem ber Same as fo r Ja n u a ry and F ebruary . Besides the fresh vegetables which may be had th ro u g h th e W in ter m onths, the g a rd e n e r can have a large v ariety stored , in clu d in g p o ta­ toes, beets, ca rro ts, onions, celery, squash and turnips. te r ra in s a re com m on, it is best to apply m an u re In th e early S pring and w ork it in to soil Im m ediately. C om m ercial fe rtilise rs a re also valuable, especially w here m a n u re is not available, an d also w hen used in con ju n ctio n w ith b arn y a rd m a nn re. T h eir m ain value lies In th e am o u n t of n itro g en , phosphoric acid, and p otash they contain. These th re e elem ents m ay be pu rch ased ready mixed as a com plete fertilize r, o r th e elem en ts m ay be p u rch ased sep­ a ra te ly and applied. P o tash and pliosphatic m a n u re s should be ap ­ plied d u rin g th e W in ter m o n th s; n itra te of soda. In w hich we find n itro g en In th e m ost av ailab le form , should be applied to th e grow ing crop, as It is easily w ashed o u t of th e soil. As a rule, crops grow n fo r th e leaf production, as spinach, cabbage, and lettuce, re q u ire a h ig h e r p e r­ centage of n itro g e n th a n those grow n fo r th e root o r tu b e r produc­ tion, such as beets, ca rro ts, p o ta­ toes, etc., w hich re q u ire a g re a te r am o u n t of potash and phosphoric acid. Since th e vegetable g ard en is usually mixed as re g a rd s th e f e rti­ lizer req u irem en ts, It Is best to give a g eneral d ressing of fe rtiliz e r in the follow ing p ro p o rtio n s; N itrate of soda, 10 lbs.; p otash, 15 lbs.; phosphoric acid, 30 lbs. T his applied to a g ard en 40x40 feet gives ab o u t 1 lb. to each 30 sq u a re feet, w hich should prove am ple. T he th ree need n ot be applied a t once, as th e best re su lts come from applying them as m entioned previously. T he application of lim e is also very beneficial to th e soil, and w hen used should be applied d u rin g th e W in ter; 75 to 100 lbs. w ould be am ple for a plot 40x40 feet. In case th e re a d e r desires m ore in fo rm atio n on th e use of com m er­ cial fertilize rs, he should secure C ir­ cu la r No. 28 from th e D ep artm en t of A g ricu ltu re. P la n tin g and C ultivation. W hen p lanting, a g arden-line Is necessary In o rd er to ensure stra ig h t rows. A ll the tools th a t w ill be necessary are a stro n g spade or shovel, hoe, and gard en -rak e. A tro w el fo r tra n sp la n tin g w ork will also be fo u n d to be useful. D epth of p la n tin g seed w ill be found in th e ta b le s on th is page. T ra n sp la n t­ ing sh o u ld be done d u rin g th e la tte r p a rt of th e day, and th e p la n ts are alw ays se t deeper th an they stood In th e seed-bed. W hen tra n s p la n t­ ing, be su re th a t th e e a rth Is well packed aro u n d th e ro o ts In o rd er th a t root-action may s ta rt at once. A fter th e seedlings begin to show and a f te r any tra n sp la n tin g is done, c u ltiv a tio n should be th e rule. By keeping th e ground thoroughly hoed, not only is m o istu re held in th e soil, b u t th e p lan t food in th e soil is m ade available th ro u g h the action of th e a ir. On la rg e g ard en -p lo ts a w heel-hoe w ith p la n te r a tta c h ­ m en t w ill be found to save tim e In p la n tin g an d to decrease th e cost of hoeing. Preparation of the Ground. Too mnch stress cannot he placed on the Im portance of p rep a rin g a good seed-bed. In th e F all, land in ­ tended for g ard en in g purposes should be cleared of all ru b lsh and ploughed o r spaded to a d ep th of n o t less than seven inches. T his operation will leave th e land rough, and, besides opening th e soil to thé effects of the w ea th er and p e rm it­ ting It to absorb a m axim um of ratn fall, will aid In freeing it from Injurious insects o r o th e r pests. No other operations a re necessary u n til Spring, unless som e fertilize r Is to be applied; the kind, tim e, and am ount to apply Is tak en up u n d er ‘'F e rtiliz e rs." Even though th e soil w as well spaded in th e F all, th e W in ter rain s will have packed It, so th a t an o th e r spading will be advisable In the Spring. P revious to th is op eratio n all m anures o th e r th a n n itr a te of soda should be applied, so th a t they will w ork well into th e soil. Fol lowing this, the su rface of th e soil should be raked over w ith a hand- rak e several tim es to rid th e soil of any clods and to en su re a firm seed bed. As th e p la n tin g Is n o t all I done at once, th e u n p lan ted a re a should be hoed and h an d -rak ed be­ fore p lanting, In o rd e r to kill all w eed; which may have sta rte d ami to hold the m oistu re w hich Is n e e - 1 essary to s ta rt th e seed grow ing when it is planted. R asp b erries G o o se b e rn ..« C u rran ts ^ h u b ard A sparagus S tra w b e rrie s (o ld bed) E arly P o tato es L ettu ce Herbs Peas Spinach Onions C arro ts B eets P arsn ip s T u rn ip s “Beans Sweet Corn Cabbage C auliflow er Late P o tato es CANCER W E L L D R IL L IN G TRADES Tas Barthold-Barg Co. Ine. 127 Fourth Street, Portland, Ore. All K in ds of Houses to T ra d e for F a m T . J. LO NG 520 Henry Building, Portland, Oregon. WHY IS A W ALNUT Instrum ent and Steel Tape R epairing ” H igh Class B lue Printing K xeiu sire D ealers in lik e red clo v er? T h e w nlnut in