Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 29, 1936, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextPA'GE TEN arEDFORD MAIL TRTBTTNE. M"EDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1936. All the rami); can Julo In (he drlljht of griming a gar den . . . ana certainly all the family will profit by Iti completion, and ravel In Us beauty. For tbe children there Kill be outdoor play and sunshine, and the moat beautiful way to learn of tbe wonders of nature. For the grown folk! there will be exonerating exercise and the delight of creating growing things. Make yours a gardening family, and you will ban a healthier, happier family than everl -tk , mi ..... - Grow Prize Cabbages Head Start With Annuals iffl GOOD SOLID HEADS Of CABbfet int Mil. VT rtlt JAKUNtW. CULTIVATE FREELY AND WATER mwuiitu i ivn peat kl gytJVj Where the apace requirement of cabbage will not limit the use of ot&er regetables, the gardener should plan for a aupply of this atandard cooking and sslad crop for year round use. Orowlng good solid heads of cabbage Is not the easiest garden Job. but It can be successfully done If the grower will proceed as the Datura of the vegetable demands. Bow Indoora In flat and then transplant Into the garden. In mild climates, direct sowing In the ground or In the cold frame Is permissible. Oood rich aoll, plenty of moisture and cultivation are needed to pro dues the crisp tight-leaved heads. They need at least i feet each way In the garden. . If you grow a large number or plants, you should plan for different varieties. Some Should be ready for early consumption, and others, which will keep better, for winter's use. The Bavoy type is an excellent type aaay to grow. It la perhaps tbe best quality of all cabbage, but should be grown for Immediate use aa It W1U not keep well. . Set the tiny plants out aa soon as she soil is workable. A light frost will not hurt them, and the oool days of early spring will help to make them tender. Like radlahea and lettuoe they want a fast growth, and will respond quickly to culti vation, moisture and addltlona of plant food. Watch for the oanbage worm and caterpillar, and bs ready with a good Insecticide to kill them before they do any daman. sift the exftTH to ee used IN STARTING SttOS IN POTS OR FLAT. IT IS EASILY DONE ANP WEL. WORTH i He EFFORT You can beat nature at It own game. If you will start your annuals early In a seed box or cold frame. As much aa three weeks , can be gained by this method with some subjects and the early bloom and longer season make the effort very worth while. The old -fashioned seed box In a sunny window Is a practical way, lacking a hotbed or greenhouse, to get this early start. Any shallow box with good drainage provided by bor ing holes In the bottom and filled with mellow soil will serve for a seed flat. Cigar boxes will do, or you may construct others of sturdier mater ials. Sow seed thinly even In the seed boxes. Have extra boxes filled with soil ready to transplant Into when the seedlings reach sufficient size so that they touch each other. By thin sowing transplanting Is made easier and there Is smaller loss of plants. The soil should be sifted for the , seed box and carefully leveled and firmed. A brick Is excellent for this purpose. The seed Is best sown In rows Instead of the old-fashioned method of broadcasting It. This makes it simple to transplant. Cover the box with a pane of glass and keep moist but not wet. Wipe the moisture from the glass as It accum ulates so It will not drip upon the seedlings when they are small. He- move the glass for a few moments fro mtlme to time after germination to harden the plants and to mtnimlzo the chances of damping off. The must effective use of annuals Is In borders of various combinations of color such aa blue and pink, mauve and rose, orange and yellow, scarlet and orange and other color achemea. Hints To Gardeners by Harold Coulter Vegetable Expert Ferry Seed Institute Low Cost - Exceptional Beauty (vmiMw t oen.ral belief, almost anyone can have a beautiful, vel vety green lawn. To be sure, certain fundamental principles must be fol lowed, but they are few and very Umple to grasp. If your lawn mak ing effort have not been crowned with success, try again this spring. If you follow the suggestions below carefully you will always have the kind of lawn you've alwaya wanted: BOIL: A sandy loam la Ideal for a lawn but not a necessity. It la woll. however, to approximate thle type of soil, which can be dons by work, lug In a llttl sand with soils which consist principally of clay, or work tag In a llttl clay with soils that are very saniy. PREPARATION OP SEED BED: Bpade tlie area which Is to be msde into a lawn to the epth of sis Inches, provided this I no', deeper than the top soli covering the are. After spading work the aoll with the ho and rake until It la finely pulverised. APPLY1NO PLANT FOOD! Apply four pound of complete plant food per one hundred square feet evenly over the area and work It lightly Into the top couple of lnchea of aoll. Thle la Important for few soils contain. In an available form, the many food element grans plants need for healthy growth. SEED: As In most minus, cheap seed I false economy. Buy good ee1 suitable for your location. Con sult your local seedsman. Remember that shady areas In your lawn must be seeded with shade -tolerant grasaea. SEEDING: Apply the seed evenly. If you seed by hand, apply half of the eed lengthwise and the other half crosswise. After seeding, roll the area or tamp It with a wide board to assure good contact of th seed with Mie aoll. WATTHINO: Immediately after SALE or Repossessed Refrigerators 14.4 cu. ft. box $07.50 1 B.2 cu. ft. box ?135 17 cu. ft. bx. $108.50 All are HOI POINT HI I Hit. I II WOHS In Al ranultliui anil within guaranteed period. DON'S Radio Service rolling, water the lawn thoroughly, using a very fine spray. Water dally thereafter until the seeds germi nate. After the seed's germinate, wster thoroughly once or twlco weklc ly, as needed. CLIPPING: Do not let the new lawn grow higher thsn three Inches. Never cut It shorter than one and one-half Inches. Remove the clip pings from the lawn. It Is best to make your lawn as early In aprlng a possible, for then th grass hsa an opportunity to bs coma estsbllshed before the hot. try ing months of summer. CHATS WITH THE l yaR 3. Caring for an BstahiMied Lawn Vou remember I told you In our Inst Utile chat that weeds are the result of thin, sickly grsss and that the best way to Improve the Brass Soil Study Important A FEW minutes consideration of the condition and make-up ol the soil In your garden Just before planting can make a marked differ ence In your success as a gardener. Clayey soils require tbe most careful handling but ara heavily productive. Sandy soils ara "early" and sandy loams are just about Ideal for moal borne garden crops. Peas, lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, carrots, radisb and onion prefer plenty of moisture and moderately cool temperatures during development. These should be phinted about as early In tbe spring as the soil can be worked in order that they may develop before tbe extreme heat of summer sets in. Tills early planting will yield an abundance of early produce for use during; Spring and Summer and for canning. Plant most of these again during the Summer, timing the planting date so that the crops Will grow and mature during tbe cooler, molster Fall months. Sweet corn, beans, tomato, pep per, egg plant, cucumber, melons, squashes and pumpkins are not so hardy as those listed above and pre fer plenty of heat and sunlight for best development. They also pros per best when ample moisture Is available but are able to do well during comparatively dry weather They do best on loamy soils bul carefully prepared clay soils pro dues splendid crops. Herbs do well in comparatively poor soil and maintain growth under ratber drouthy conditions. Under the same conditions, radish, turnip, parsnip, salsify and other root vegetables may be expected to perform fairly well. It you must do some of your gar dening In ground that Is semi shaded, try growing beans, radishes or peas. and get rid of the weeds is to feed the grass. J recommended that you use a complete plant food, one that supplies all eleven of the food ele ment your growing things need from the soil. And you remember I stress ed the point thnt lawn feeding should be dons good and early, so a to give the grsss a good hesd start over the weeds. By early feeding, I mean Just as soon aa the front Is out of the ground the first two or three Inches. After you've given the grass a square meal you ran wait a bit, till the soli Is completely thawed out and dry enough to work. Then go after the places where the grass was killed last summer. Try to snalyre each apot and see what CAuned the trouble. If the soil hsd too much clay In It, so that It baked hard qnd dry, spade In some sand or fincly-stftcd ashes to looson It up. If on the other hand It waa too sandy, so that It couldn t hold wster enough for the graaa, you can tlx It by mixing in heavy black loam, or peat moss, or well-decayed mulch such as labt year's riesd leaves snd grass clippings. Then mix In some complete plant food. If you're working on small patchea of ground, use about one heaping tableepoonful of food to every squsre foot. On larger arena you can figure two quart to every 100 square feet. Mix It well Into tho soil, working It down three or lour Inches Into the ground. Then apply your Brasa seed, using the very bent wed you rnn Snd plenty of It. CHEF MOORE SAYS: r7iV-.'. "If you really like Soa Food cooked right and served right, try these SUNDAY DINNER SPECIALS!" Fresh Lobster Deviled Crab Meat Oysters, Any Style Razor or Little Neck Clams ALSO REAL BROILED STEAKS, CHOPS and FISH rhef Moored Innr. experience at the nler Iaf In Portland and other riMlnrlhe Sea rood rrlaiirant qniillllea 111 in In aerve lbs net and la. I Id 1'o,hI. obtained only at I Leonard s h LEO DENZEL, 'I Lawn Making Advice i ,:. I Jet ' d F " '-:,.. I K. ""ai-ifi -wit ttr1 iff -"t yi ttt. isMSMhiatewiaa&iadlMBBisBBro luaa The week-end house In Connecti cut shown today provided the archi tect with an Interesting problem of achieving artLstlc freedom despite the very low cubage cost. The elte also posed Its-own prob lem, as did considerations for prac tical week-end use. The result Is a comfortable, rest ful country house. Walla are double, the outside painted a light buff. Red quarry tiles were used for coping and window sllla. The steel aah and other trim are painted red-brown, the garage doors buff. The reinforced concrete walla In the living room, laid up with mov able molds, were left untreated Celling Joists were stained, with In sulating board between under the second floor. The fireplace also heats two supplementary air ducts. Herbert Ltppmann Is the architect, and the house la one of a series of distinguished small homes appearing in "Architecture." Rako the seed lightly Into the soil and water gently but thoroughly- and don't let the aoll ever get really dry until the new grass la growing strongly. Now I'd like to say a word about rolling a lawn a subject very few , people really understand. A lawn : should be rolled Just once a year, and there's only one correct time to do It. That's early in the spring, when the ground Is Just dry enough to be firm after frost has left. Boiling at that time removes the air pockets caused by the frost, and pushes the grass roots back Into the soil where they can get nourishment. Now, about cutting your grass let It get three Inches high In the spring before you cut It the first time. If It's newly planted grass, set your mower to cut no closer than two Inches. If It's pretty well established, you can cut It down to an Inch and a half. And It's wise to use a grass catcher on your mower; clippings left on the lawn tend to form a sort of mat that hurts the grass. And now Just a word about water ing. It's a good Idea to water your lawn leas frequently and do a more thorough Job of It. You see. frequent light' waterings draw the grass roots up near the surface. Then when the sun gets good and hot these shallow roots dry up and die. But If you give the soil a real drenching, get It wet down at least three or four Inches, your grnss will grow deep, strong roots and will resist hot weather much better. Novelties add new interest to an old garden. Get a few of the new annuals, and some of the new vege-, table varieties. I OicVicferi enjoument $XO STARTS i r,- i -mi v I i inav r vv it 6 4 mom fixEuauttwritM in jr.rrjfning i to pl.ru FZLfH. KKIBIUO Mxdi tad wtith -ir; them ftnw. FRESH, txciDM It b (apart-, at to iutCMful fctmiftitiM (Fcnjr'iiM&JcdJ. PUREBRED, becMiM It mnm truoKVfj-p quiiiry. Choose FERRY'S PUREBRED SEED ot your nearby dtcters FRFJH! Every patkfttdttJ SINO COR FRIE GARDEN HELPS C Flower dHeai. Old Fnhloned and Sew. C How to Hive Beautiful Lawn. Q Getting tbe Moit from Your Vegetable Ginks. oupam m Paul A Largest Seed Growers in North went. YOUR AUTO IS ALL THE SECURITY YOU NEED HERE FOR A QUICK CASH LOAN If you own an automobile, you need never have to k a friend or relative to help you out with a loan or to go on your note. You can raise money quickly on your car without endorsers or other srrurily. Our loans on autrw are made quickly no red tape drlays or extra charge. You drive vour car as iiMtal. Repayment terms will be arranged to suit your income, and yourconvenience. vThenever you need cash in a hurry your car is all the treurily you need for a loan here. We refinance balances to give you lower iay menu and ready eath aim, in caw you need it Oregon-Washington Mortgage Co. I lrrn No. s-tr.7. 4.1 S. rrnlral Vt. IS. Thomas. Mgr. ! V New British King Is Enthusiastic Gardener Wha Edward VIII. then Prince of Wales, was twlng admitted to the Freedom of the Worahlplul Company of Qardeners a London Oulld he assured th audience that ha was not a gardener in nam only. "I do feel ttiat I ham fminH at last a true role." he told the guild. "I nope one day Lord Wakelleld (th master) will see me carry away a number of prizes at the horticul tural allows." Since ascending the throne King Edward has continued hi gardening hobby, and may be found during the mornings at hi country resi dence. Port Belvldere. Just outside London, working among his flowers and vegetables. LAWNMOWERS sharpened. We call for and deliver. 33 N. Fir St. SIMS BROS. Phone S61. Radio Electric To Feature New Line Of Refrigerators Announcement was msde yesterday by Ira E. Chastatn that the Radio Electrlo Sen-Ice of this city hss been selected as deslers here for the new Fairbanks-Morse line of electric re frigerators. The new models, with the widely heralded "conservador," are now In Mrdrord and on display at the Radio Electric Service. 205 West Jsckson street. In discussing ths new refrigerator Just Introduced by the long-established Fairbanks-Morse compsny. Mr. Chastln ssld: "Th temperature of the average kitchen In the United States Is 70 degrees F. To prove the superior In sulation of the Fairbanks-Morse, a recent test wss msde under a tem perature of 70 degrees F. With ths outer door left open, the Fairbanka Morse mechanism operated only 47 per cent of the time, where a an ordinary refrigerator with Its door opened, operated continuously! Not only tbst. but, with the current turned off snd the outer door closed. It requires 45 hours for the Fslr-banks-Morse to return to room tem perature from 40 degrees P. This pre vent food spollsge during defrost. ing." Th eaiil.jtt and chespest way to start seeds esrly la In seed boxes or flats. Set them in a sunny winaow . minth or more before time to plant outdoors. It 1 advisable to transplant them to a second box la order to harden them. Ore ael Bullioif Purchased UNUtd bf Stat l CaJltomfc KHMlttiluJ 1907 WItDBBRG BROS. cuei TING at REFINING CO. Ofim: 742 Muk St.,5. FnnoM Flint: ooath sutiinow Ira E. Chastain Announces That RADIO ELECTRIC SERVICE Thank You! I wlah to express to the people of Med ford my sincere appre ciation for their splendid ac ceptance of the new GBUNOW radios when I announced them last December ... A fitting addition to the 11 nee of Radio Electric Service are the new Falrbanka-Morse Refrigerators. I cordially Invite you to In spect these new models at 209 West Jackson Street ... A brand new, sensational product with a long-establiahed name. IRA E. CHASTAIN Has Been Selected As Medford . Dealers for the Sensational New FAIRBANKS MORSE Refrigerators With the Amazing New "Conservador' .. NOW ON DISPLAY! TEN THOUSAND LITTLE 'TAXES' YOU NEED NOT PAY THANKS TO THE i sum iir iiniiiimfii-niiia' umiM m FAIRBANKS -MORSE mHE CONSERVADOR Is a shelf L lined inner door behind the main door, for storing most frequenil? used foods. Il keeps the warm air out and the cold air In the main com partment when you open the outer door to get freauenllY used food Items. It banishes the countless little tax penalties of the open door. Open the door of an? ordinary refrigerator. Opt rushes the cold cdr. On goes the motor. Up goes your electric bill 10.000 rimes g Tyrl Bui not so with the new Fairbanks Morse Refrigerator thanks to its exclusive, patented CONSERVA DOR. latest triumph of America's oldest engineering organization. No other improvement ever made in refrigeration means sp much to Tour purse. Be fair to Yourself. See the CONSERVADOR before you buy any refrigerator. Instead of costing You more it saves money for you Tear after year. Let us prove it. Check these 15 F-M Points against Any other Refrigerator 1. Beauty and Massiveness 2. Dulu Finish (Black Kick Plato) 3. Fingertip Hardware 4. CONSERVADOR 5. More usable storage space 6. Economy 7. F-M Precision Manufacturing experience 8. Safe, efficient conrenrional machine unit 9. Slow speed longer 111 accessible (or serrioe ' 1 0. Finned Cooling Unit 1 1. Fast treating Generous ic supply 1 2. Demountable Baskets (Easy cleaning) 13. Quiet Operation 14. Insulation 15. Price RADIO ELECTRIC SERVICE Phone 470. IRA E. CHASTAIN. 205 West Jackson St. You'll Look Smart In An EASTER HAT From Adrienne's Soft pastel felts, snd flat tering straws with flower trimming. Dobbs, Dunlap. Catalinas and Tom Coon ey styles. $195t3$15 Attractive New Neckwear For Easter Tailored and definitely feminine styles in collars and vestees ..$1.00 and $1.05 ADRIENNE'S QUALITY PURITY Ask for Snider's, the better Butter. Serve it for safety's sake because it is your guar anteed health insurance. Every leading dealer in Southern Oregon has it. When you think of a pure butter, think of SNIDER'S. This fine butter is rigidly tested before it reaches your table. If it's Snider's, it's the best to buy I nt K. Mnlu.