Horticultural
Points
HENRY GAINES HAWN
MAKING STRAWBERRIES SURE
Ample Supply of Moisture.Is Essential
During Both Growing and Fruit
ing Seasons. *
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(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Strawberries must have an ample
supply of moisture not only during the
season of bearing fruit but also
throughout the growing season. For
this reason Irrigation is necessary to
make the crop reasonably sure In most
sections of the western United States.
As strawberries have a shallow root
system the surface soil must be kept
moist and irrigation must be more fre
quent than for many plants whose
roots penetrate the soil deeply, The
number of irrigations, however, will
depend largely on the character and
frequency of the tillage used in con-
serving moisture and on the type and
condition of the soil. If the furrows
nre thoroughly cultivated as soon as
the moisture conditions permit after
each irrigation the number of applica
tions of water can be materially re
duced, as compared with the number
required when cultivation is neglected
• In the lighter soils, during the bearing
season, the fields may be Irrigated as
often as every four to, six days, and
in heavy soils every week or two. Dur
ing the months when the plants are not
fruiting only enough water to keep
them In a thrifty, growing condition is
necessary.
During the picking period the usual
practice is to irrigate Immediately
after each picking. When there Is dan
ger that the water in the furrows may
not be absorbed before the following
picking the field may be covered by
two applications, alternate furrows
being Irrigated in turn.
In many parts of the western states
the soils contain alkali, and alkaline
salts are brought to the surface In
such quantities as a result of irriga
tion that the strawberry plants are in
jured and even killed. Usually the
first indication of alkali Injury Is yel-
Henry Caines Hawn of San Fran-
ilsco, an authority on community build
ing, is one of several speakers now
touring the state In connection with
the expansion movement of the Oregon
State Chamber of Commerce.
The State Chamber is making a
state-wide appeal for a budget of $450,
000, covering a period of three years,
to carry on its development work.
The movement has been endorsed by
more than two hundred leading men
throughout Oregon. Eighty community
executive committees have been organ
ized to co-operate with the State Cham
ber in the canvass throughout the state
which will be conducted during June
and July.
STATE CHAMBER TO
EXPAND ACTIVITIES
State-wide Appeal For Budget
Made to Provide For De
velopment Program.
What is the plan of the expansion
movement of the Oregon State Cham-
ber of Commerce? How is it to be
carried out? What Is it for?
These are the three questions upper-
most in the minds of the majority of
those who have been informed of the
movement which the State Chamber
launched April 19th with a survey of
the state to set up preliminary organ
isation and establish a direct connec
tion with practically every community
in the thirty-six counties of Oregon.
The expansion movement by way of
explanation might be divided into three
distinct classes.
These are:
First—A survey of the state.
Second—An educational campaign to
be carried on through- local newspapers
and by mailing literature pertaining
to the movement direct to industries,
firms and individuals interested In the
development of the state.
Third—The intensive organization
HERALD,
HERMISTON
work at which time a state-wide can-
vass will be made, county by county,
to raise a budget to enable the Oregon
State Chamber of Commerce to carry
on its program of development work
for the state on a broader, more com
prehensive scale. Thia canvass will be
nade throughout the state during June
ind July.
This budget is to be obtained by
popular subscription. The appeal will
je state-wide and to everyone interest-
d in the development of Oregon and
is particular community. It is be-
ieved the response will be met by the
nanufacturer, the merchant, the farm-
r and the individual, for each is vital
ly interested in seeing Oregon forge
ahead and develop its advantages and
resources.
Industrial developments depend on
two factors: Natural resources or raw
materials, and' proximity to markets
for manufactured products. Granted
these and sufficient encouragement
development inevitably follows.
Oregon has the raw materials and
natural resources.
It will be the
purpose of the State Chamber of Com
tierce under its expanded program to'
acquaint the world with these facts,
and through direct solicitation, get in
dustrial management to consider Ore
gon as a site for their .industries.
Furniture and wool manufacture In
Oregon are in their infancy. So is the
canning and preserving of fruits. With
Its vast resources In water power, Its
labor market, geographical location,
Oregon offers many advantages to the
manufacturer who, however, must first
be Interested in Oregon and know its
advantages.
DOUBLE POPULATION
OF OREGON FARMERS
STATE CHAMBER PLAN
Oregon now has 5,000,000 acres
of land under cultivation.
In 1919 the agricultural crop
was valued at $206,000,000.00.
By honest advertising the Ore-
gon State Chamber of Commerce
can double the agricultural acre
age in three years. This would
add another $206,000,000.00 to
the agricultural revenue of the
State, using last year’s figures
as a basis of figuring.
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lowing of the leaves In the lower spots
In the field. In selecting a site for a
strawberry field places where the soils
are known to contain alkali should be
avoided.
Another limiting factor In growing
strawberries In some localities in the
West are nematodes, a parasite also
known as eelworms and gallworms.
Their effect, which Is usually manifest
first on the roots, is commonly called
root knot, because of the knotlike en-
largements they produce. Nematodes
occur widely in soils where the win
ter climate is so mild that the ground
rarely freezes more than a few Inches
deep, or does not freeze at all. Straw
berries should not be planted In soli
known to be Infested with nematodes,
and plants should not be used which
have been grown In Infested nreas.
LODGE DIRECTORY
SPECIALS
FORSATURDAY ONLY
Kathryn L. Garner. Sec.
HERMISTON LODGE no . 138, A.F. & A M.
“ meets In Masonic Hall on First Tuesday
evening of each month. Visiting brethren wel-
C. W. Kellogg. Secy.
Kerr Economy Jar Caps
31c Doz.
VINEYARD LODGE NO. 206, 1. O. O. F.
’ meets each Monday evening in Odd Fellow*
hall. Visiting members cordially invited.
W B. Longhorn. Sec.
W. S. Casady. N. G.
D R. C. O. W A INSCOTT
Office over First National Bank
OFFICE H ours :
10 to 12 a. m.; 2 to 5 p. m., and by appointment
Red X Fruit Jar Rings
9c Doz.
to waste In tango parlors."—Birming-
ham eAge-Herald.
The Monopole Store
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House Phone 283
Parowax
Office in Hotel Oregon
Office Hours:
10 to 12; 2 to 4; 7 to 8.
DR. FRANCIS P. ADAMS
33c Doz.
OFFICE PHONE. 92
RESIDENCE PHONE. 595
Office Hours: 9 to 12 a. m.; 2 to 5:30 p. m.
Physician and Surgeon
Tanglefoot, Three Double Sheets
9c
Day or night calli answered promptly
DR. W. W. ILLSLEY
Osteopathy
Medicine
Surgery
PHONE 711
Office at Residence all Hours
Store Closed Monday, July 5
DENTISTRY
Hermiston. Orearon
TWO
Store*
Office, Bank Bldg.
Office Phone, 93
Residence Phone 32
Economy Cash Store
TWO
Store*
Office Hours:
Dr. A. M. SIMMONS
EYESIGHT SPECIALIST
Where Cash Beats Credit
Pendleton, Oregon
ECHO
HERMISTON
Penland Building
over Tallman Drug Store
OPTOMETRIST AMD OPTICIAN
GLASSES GROUND to FIT YOUR E yes
LENSES DUPLICATED on S hort N otice
AMERICAN NATI. BANK BUILDING,
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Phone 609
To
Chiropractic Relieves Where Other Method* Fall
I use the Latest Painlee* Method*
Market
How do your pigs (or steers or lambs)
go to market? Nowadays the favored
way that brings the biggest profit to the
farmer is in the personally-conducted
excursion of a Livestock Shipping Asso
ciation. In a new series of articles
coming in
Dr. LORETTA H. STARBA
CHIROPRACTOR
Not Drugs. Not Surgery. Not Osteopathy
House Address 703 E. Webb St.
Office 103 W. Webb St. Phone 583 Pendleton. Ore.
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The COUNTRY
GENTLEMAN
Mr. Blythe will tell you all about this
COOPERATION ON THE HOOF
that is becoming so popular the coun
try over. There’s a profit in every line.
GENTLE-
MAN hastens to tell you
about them. It’s charac-
teristic of the sort of farm
service Country Gentle
man readers have learned
to expect—a service cov
ering every interest of
the farm and the farm
home. Each of the 52 big,
meaty issues that come
for just $1.00 has some
thing good for every
member of the family—
including the hired man.
I’ll take your check.
The Biggest Value Your Dollar Can Buy
Afternoon Delivery to Any Part of City
Phone 551
Mason Jar Caps
C ountry
Our Guarantee Back of Every Purchase
Hermiston. Ore.
DR. R. G. GALE
23c
In 1916 the Federal Bu
reau of Markets listed
about 500 Cooperative
Livestock Shipping Asso
ciations. Today — well,
3500 lis a fair guess and
there'll be more tomor
row. Of course there’s a
reason—just one— they
pay! That’s why THE
“MONOPOLE” goods are
first-class in every respect
SURGEON
VETERINARY
No Wonder He’s Crazy,
“This poor fellow Is In a terrible
condition.” said the visitor.
“Yes.” replied the asylum attendant.
“He’s the most violent patient we have
In this ward." •
"What caused him to lose his
mind?"
"He tried to figure out some way
to harness the energy that was going
A. W. Prann, W. M
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
A useful tool box for the man who
does much work about his garage may
be made by constructing a two-shelf
box, each shelf being V-shaped, so that
the tools will not roll off. The shelves
should be six or eight Inches apart, so
that free access Is permitted.
TRANSFER
LONG AND
SHORT HAULS
PHONE 192
Leave orders at
ELLIOTT’S TIRE SHOP
Phone Your Orders
for all kinds of
Transfer Work
Stand at Siacal’a. Phona 262
We are ready at any time to go any
where or haul anything.
The City Transfer
W. B.BEASLEY
Fresh Vegetables
Tuesdays and Fridays
ED. H. GRAHAM
Hermiston, Oregon
Phone No. 581
An authorized subscription representative
GRAPE CUTTINGS FOR FUTURE
nt
Phone 404
The Country Gentleman The Ladies’ Home Journal The Saturday Evening Post
52 insues—$2.50
Profitable Practice to Get Them Ready
for Spring Planting—Prevent
Freezing.
Farmers wishing to set out vine
yards will profit by making grape cut-
tings and getting them ready for
spring planting, according to horticul-
turists at the Ohio experiment station.
A number of cuttings may be made
from one vine, and after one year of
cultivation in a small nursery lot the
young vines are ready for planting.
Cuttings should be taken from new
wood, each cutting having two to three
buds upon it The cuttings are from
8 to 12 inches long, the bottom being
trimmed close to the first bud, while
the top of the cutting has 2 or 3 Inches
of wood above the top bud.
These are tied in bundles and placed
In damp sand In the cellar or buried
out of doors and covered to prevent
Injury from severe freezing.
In the spring the cuttings are set
In rows 3 feet apart and 4 Inches In
the row. Only the upper bud Is al-
lowed to extend above the ground, so
goat the other buds will develop roots
UEEN ESTHER CHAPTER No. 101, O. E. S,
meets second Tuesday evening of each month
at 8:00 sharp In Mack’s hall. Visiting members
welcome.
Emma S. Johnson, W. M
Man Who Does Much Work at Home
Can Arrange Two-Shelf Recep
tacle for Articles.
Phone 413
ticed In the South Is Conducive to
Rapid Maturity.
OREGON.
HANDY TOOL BOX FOR GARAGE
PHELPS CASH GROCERY
HUI System for Strawberries as Prac
HERMISTON,
Illilllllll
THE
PURE LARD
ORON 1.
FELTHOUSE
‘
CEMEIT PIPE
Pounds 10 Can
$2.65
Pounds 5 Can
. 1.35
Pounds 3 Can
85
Concrete Blocks
Pounds 2 Carton
55
For Foundations and Building
r>eo
For Irrigating and Draining
has the most complete baled
hay transfer on the project.
Large and small contracts
taken at conservative prices.
Cement Brick
For Chimneys
MANUFACTURED BY
City Meat Market
MOONEY A SIKEY, Props
Hermiston Cement Products Co
HERMISTON. OREGON
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Phone 404
Chautauqua will be held at Stani
leid, July 5, 6, 7, and 8.