The Hermiston herald., April 17, 1920, Image 4

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HERALD, HERMISTON,
HERMISTON
OREGON.
RCIARD
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RIGHT DEPTH FOR PLANTING
Character of Soil and Climate Should
Govern—Roots Get Started If
Planted in Fall.
The character of the soil and the
climate of a region should no doubt
govern the depth to which the roots
of a fruit tree should be set For most
sections It Is generally recommended
that the roots be set a little deeper
than they stood In the nursery.
deep planting has been emphasized In
the prairie states of the northwest,
where there Is danger of root injury
by severe winters. Deep planting Is
also preferred in the plains where rain­
fall is very limited and the ground be­
comes very dry in winter. No doubt
the roots should be set deeper in loose,
sandy soils than In heavier soils. Most
Missouri growers of long experience
advocate setting a little deeper than
the trees stood In the nursery. Many
who have had limited experience set
their trees much deeper than this,
with the Idea I hat the trees will stand
straighter and firmer and that the
roots are thus secured against dying
out.
At the University of Missouri Col­
lege of Agriculture shallow planting
has given better results than deep
planting. This point has been tested
repeatedly In different years and the
results of deep and shallow planting
have been observed in many orchards
of the state. The results Indicate that
a majority of the trees set in Mis­
souri are planted too deep. Deep set
roots, especially if spring planted,
start growth slowly. The trees usual­
ly sway In the wind until a funnel-
shaped cavity Is formed In the moist
soil about the base of the trunk.
Borers enter the trunk below ground
more readily where such a cavity Is
formed than In shallow planted trees
around which a dust mulch may be re­
tained In close contact with the base
of the trunk. Mice find shelter in the
soli cavity about a deep-set tree and
often girdle It.
"Root rot occurs
much more frequently In trees set
deep.
If trees are set In autumn they may
be set an Inch or so deeper than they
stood in the nursery. The soil at this
season Is aired and warmed to a great­
er depth. New root growth starts in
early winter on the lower roots which
become established for early spring
growth. If trees are transplanted in
spring they should be set no deeper
If
than they stood in the nursery.
the soil is heavy, spring-set trees
should stand a little shallower than
they stood In the nursery.
In the
case of spring-set trees, new root
growth starts first on the roots near­
est the surface of the soil, which Is bet­
ter aired and which warms up first.
brother.
PITS NOT GOOD FOR STORAGE
shown above on YOUR farm.
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TAMMI.E
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OUr House Your Home?
You Will Never Know the Real Happiness
of Home Until You are a Home Owner!
There was a time when farming meant selfdenial. This was be-
fore porcelain bathtubs, telephones,..electric lights, automobiles and well­
built homes were found on farms. ..In passing,
be added
it might also
If labor goes higher, materials will again advance.
And every-
thing tends to show that prices have not yet reached their peak.
Last year you could have built for less than you can this year.
reason wc
are
that it was about this time that parents were finding difficulty in keep­
This year it will cost you less than next.
This is the
ing their boys and girls on the farms.
preaching the doctrine of BUILD NOW?
This is true not only of your
farm home, but of your outbuildings as well.
Today nothing is denied the farmer that is enjoyed by his city
Makeshift Quarters Are Not Satisfac­
tory for Keeping Apples- Ven­
tilation Ie Lacking.
This is particularly true of the home.
Picture
home
the
It can be built there.
Many farmers who have the
Don't go on
denying
yourself the comforts and pleasure that a modern home will afford you
BUILD NOW. it's
on the farm, while you wait for pnces to go down.
cheaper!
refinement and good taste to de-
We are prepared to offer every building assistance to the farmer
(Prepared by the United States Depart­
ment of Agriculture.)
Pits, caves, and other makeshift
quarters do not provide satisfactory
storage for apples because It Is Impos­
sible to ventilate and insulate such
sire to improve their home conditions are putting off building until prices
become lower.
about ?
Do they know when lower
pnces
will be
brought
We have
photographs of
houses we have actually built for him to choose from.
We have hund-
who has foresight enough to BUILD NOW.
reds of plans for farm homes and out buildings, and their cost estimates.
Or that they ever will?
They are his for the asking.
Every farmer expects to pay
higher wages during this harvest
Make use of our Building Information Office.
than last.
And present indications
point to still
higher wages
for your benefit.
1921.
There is really very little hope of bringing
down the
There is not the slightest obligation imposed by you
present
using it.
scale of wages.
It was established
for
This information is worth coming a long way to turn to your
The aim is now to prevent it from going higher
own advantage.
To a great degree, labor influences the prices of all commodities.
When labor is high, materials are high.
Use it!
BUILD NOW—U. S. FIVE YEARS BEHIND
IN
BUILDING — ENOR
MOUS DEMAND—KEEPS PRICES APPROXIMATELY SAME.
Apples, Piled, Graded and Ready for
Storage.
structures.
Hence, it is almost Im-
possible in them to hold the fruit at a
low temperature such as la necessary
Io prevent deterioration.
The temperature of the earth a few
feet below the surface remains at ap­
proximately 55 degrees throughout the
year, and In pit or basement storages
which are not properly Insulated and
ventilated heat Is constantly given off
from the surrounding earth, and it la
difficult to reduce the temperature be­
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low 40 degrees. The standard temper
ature for the storage of practically al!
varieties at apples ranges from 31 to
32 degrees Fahrenheit.
NEW CROP OF RASPBERRIES
Plante—Tips Should Go Down
Soon ae Posgible.
If you have a good healthy planta­
tion of Black-cap raspberries and want
to make a new planting next spring. It
will pay to root your own plants. The
tips should go down as soon ae pos
tibie. Cultivate thoroughly, dig a hole
three or four Inches deep, place the
tip in It. cover and finn the soil over
tip with the foot
Designers and Materialer« of Homes and Farm Buildings
R. A. BROWNSON, MANAGER