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FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) Good Lawns Require Adequate Good lawns are not made In a dav. Grass seed will germinate when planted in most any kind of sou if temperature and mois ture conditions are right but the real test comes when the roots start seeking for food. Unless you build your lawn on a foundation of good soil with an Bdequate amount of humus and plant nutrients mixed into it the grass will never develop into a SUN-DAL A Newman onginution brings this New flower Sunflower and Dohalio fcoturos. Easy culture. Bronzes, C r e o m s, etc. Singles, doubles. Grand for cut flowers Introductory offer 25 Seeds $3.00. This year enoy Bastion's Better Glads. Soon time to plant. Bar gain Box of 50 unusually select bulbs55. 00. Send postcard for colorful cata logue. FREE! t. O. lax lit GRANTS PASS, OREGON ; FREE DELIVERY i STAMPER & GOFF BROS. i 22? W. Main Phone 2-2939 ft MORCROP 5p P THE COMPLETE g5 FERTILIZER tij Get That House LANDSCAPED NOW! WE WILL GIVE CREDIT TERMS TO HELP YOU BEST OR STOCK . EXPERT WORKMEN MODERN DESIGNS Something You Will Be Proud of That Makes A House Into A Homo May We Serve You Veterans 15 off Park Landscape Co. RT. 1, BOX 306 KENJILE Th PtmnnilV Btuttfut Aiphjlt Till MAIL TRIBUNE Foundation thick turf capable of withstand ing summer heat. Grading is important. Ground that slopes too steeply or is per fectly flat is bad for a lawn. On the other hand, perfectly level soil is liable to hold water in puddles. Hollow places in any lawn will collect water, which drives out soil air and the grass in these spots will suffer. Need Good Drainage Drainage must be good. Im proper subsoil, whether it is clay, adobe or hardpan should be corrected. Probably the most common cause for failure of lawns in the west is poor top-soil. Western soil is notorious for lack of hu mus. The only way to correct this is adding of organic mate rial to the soil. Top dressing each year will aid in maintaining this humus but it will not take the place of a good foundation in the first place. Use generous quantities of rotted cow manure, peatmoss, leafmold, compost and other such sources of humus, spaded into the lawn area. Spade In Manure If animal manures are used in making the new lawn they should be spaded in In advance of planting. It is safer to use one of the brands of sacked steer or sheep manure but cow manure which has been properly stacked and composted should be fairly free of weed seed. A three-inch layer of peat moss should be spread over the lawn area and spaded into the top eight inches along with the manure. A good, thick turf is made up of from one to three dozen indi vidual grass plants per square inch. These plants should be sup plied with a rich, humus-filled layer of soil at least eight inches deep. That means fertile soil well-charged with organic mate rial to hold air and water, well mixed and well-drained to carry off excessive moisture. Use Best Seed The grass seed which you al low to be planted In your lawn should be the best you can buy. All good grass seed comes in a bag or package on which is plain ly written the essential informa tion you need to Judge its worth. This includes type of grasses in the mixture, freshness, weed seed content, germination test. etc. Study this analysis tag for your own protection. Many oi the weeds in lawns come from inferior grass seed. Others are the result of import ing loam which has a large weed seed content. Still other weeds are already in the soil of your lot. By preparing the soil well in advance ot planting the new lawn, you will have an opportu nity to rid the soil of most of the weeds. Then by planting the best seed obtainable you will be as sured of a minimum of weeds when your new lawn comes up. "SAMARITAN" HELPS SELF Salem. Mass. U.R) Miss Olive Ayers was thankful to the good Samaritan who helned when her automobile broke down. Then she discovered he had taken her purse and $14 for services. ROGUE RIVER, ORE. Call Us For It's easy to design your own floors with KEN TILE GUARANTEED for the life of your home No Obligation FLOOR COVER SHOP Wednesday. March 29, 1950 FV, w ' $jtw; , f1 SOIL SHOULD NOT BE TOO WET The soil pictured above, which makes a "patty" or "pic" in the hands, is too wet to work easily when preparing gardens for planting. The gardener should wait until the soil crumbles easily. Generous Use of Annuals Advised To Make Satisfactory Color in Garden Most satisfactory source of color in the home garden lies in a generous use of annual flowers. A secret of artistic effect is to plant the small garden to two or three harmonious colors, perhaps in varying tones. Pink and blue, blue and gold, orange and purple, red and white are good combinations. There are any number of lovely pink an nuals to choose from; petunias, snapdragons, pink scabiosa, clarkias, pink balsam, and many others. Pink gladiolus may be interplanted with the annuals. Combinations Told Blue is satisfactory in combi nation with yellow, pink or white. You may choose from such favorites as auchusa, agera tum, cynoglossum, violas, pan sies, forget-me-nots, heavenly blue morning glory, larkspur, annual lupin and lobelia. A charming effect may be had by combining the variety of arctotis known as "gray daisy" with blue or blue-purple flowers. Phlox drummondl furnishes a brilliant sheet of color and is one of the easiest flowers to grow. It embraces nearly every color of the rainbow except orange and deep yellow. Phlox are not par ticular about soil but will re spond to good care and some plant food. It Is better to sow directly in the garden. There arc semi-double phlox but the singles are the most popular. The large flowering type, with imposing trusses in bloom, is known as grandiflora. April and May are the two; best months in most sections of the Pacific coast to set out plants of petunias, heliotrope, lobelia, eolrus. ageratum, phlox, dimor photheca, marigolds, zinnias, and asters. All annual flowers can be started from seed from April on. Spade Deeply For success in raising flowers from seed sown in the open ground, spade the soil to a deptn of at least a foot mixing in a gen erous amount of well-rotted cow manure. Rake the surface into a level, smooth seed bed. He sure that you do not plant the seeds too thickly or too deeply. Very fine seeds such as petu nia, purtulaca and poppy, should merely be scattered on the sur face and pressed into the soil. Slightly larger seeds can be cov ered with one-eighth of an inch of fine soil. Largo seeds such as thoFe of zinnias, morning glory, sweet peas and the like can be planted a quarter of an inch deep. The soil should be firmed over the seeds by applying pres sure with a flat board. Keep the soil moist but not soggy wet dur ing the germination period. Don't Estimate 1 J: w km.. I r'ey to Planting Plan 1 Dwarf blue ageratum. 2 Mexican marigold. 3 Orange calendula. 4 Blue purple aster. 5 Dark blue verbena. 6Blue purple dwarf petunia. 7 Calliopsis golden crown. 8 Giant orange zinnia. 0 Cosmos orange flare. 10 Giant orange marigold. ovcrwater when the little plants nave grown to an inch or so be cause of the danger of "damp-ing-off," a fungus disease whicn causes the tiny plants to wilt at the soil line and fall over. Many Hazards for Seeds in Garden To Be Considered Many hazards lie in the path of a seed sown in the garden. Its life may be destroyed before its sprout emerges from the soil by drowning, when water stands too long in the spot where it was sown; or by disease, especially in cold damp weather, which en courages the growth of moulds and fungi, while delaying germi nation. ' Disinfectants are obtainable with which seeds can be treated, to protect them from disease. But one of the greatest hazards is due to the forming of a soil crust above the seeds, which they cannot penetrate. Save Sandy Loam It is a good plan to save your best loose, sandy loam to use in covering seed. Mix with equal amounts of sand and peat moss. Then after the seed is sown, cover with this special soil, which will not form a crust and will allow both water and air to penetrate for the benefit of your seedlings. This treatment is especially im portant in hot weather, when most soil is liable to bake into a hard crust. Soil must be firmed above the seeds, to form close contact, and prevent air spaces from separat ing the soil and seed. This is especially impontant with beet and swiss chard seeds, and others of large and irregular shape. But firming does not mean pounding. Press down with a hoe blade, or use the side of a rake; and after wards draw the rake lightly over the row to break up the crust and prevent baking. May Pack Soil A heavy rain falling soon after seed is sown may pack the soil too hard, especially if it is fol lowed by sunshine. Until the seed VN-VZ .'v Nv Sow Cool Weather Vegetables Soon, Is Garden Advice Though hot weather vegeta bles should not be planted be fore the days are long and the nights warm enough to keep them growing, sow vegetables that like cool weather as soon as the soil is prepared. A sowing of beets will supply your table well into the summer. As the young beets reach marble size, pull out every other plant and cook them tops and all. Beet , tops are one of the tasties of "greens" and the little beets are delicious in butter. A second thinning when the beets are 'about the size of golf balls will furnish another luscious dish, j Continue the process of remov j ing every other beet as they grow. Use Double Rows Plant beets in double rows ten inches apart. Sow seed in fur rows one-half inch deep "placing about 10 seeds per foot. Cultivate lightly by drawing soil toward the row of beets. If you have had trouble grow ing good carrots, try planting them in a loose soil containing a generous amount of well-rotted cow manure so the tap roots can grow straight down. The seed takes a bit longer to germinate than most so keep the soil moist until the plants appear. In heavy soil, fill the furrow with sand and sow seed one-half inch deep in the sand. Thin out when carrots are fin ger size and use the thinnings. They are delicious. Plant from 14 to 20 seeds per foot. Cabbage is definitely a cool weather crop and. good size transplants should be set out for spring cabbage. The small head varieties such as golden acre and Copenhagen mature in 8 to 10 10 weeks. Spinach, kale and kohlrabi like cool weather. For most home gardens, swiss chard or new Zealand spinach are prefer able to real spinach and will pro duce all summer. Though head lettuce is diffi cult for many home gardeners, great lakes will head even in warm weather and does not de velop a bitter taste. Plant a few feet at a time in a seed bed and transplant to the garden, giving each plant at least 10 inches of space. Onion sets may be planted early for green onions and seed ling plants set out for the large sweet onions such as'sweet Span ish or California red which are so delicious in salads or on ham burgers. Plant a few radishes every week or so for a continu ous supply of tender, mild rad ishes. News of 4-H CLUBS Upper Rogue Clubs Members of the Upper Rogue 4-H clubs held a get-together dance recently at the Grange hall. Similar social meetings are planned once a month. There are three clubs, beef, pig and home economics clubs. The beef club will hold its next session at the Hilderbrand home on Elk creek. Members discussed the progress of their steers at the last meeting. Roxy Ann 4-H club will hold its annual pie social and hog raffle Friday. March 21, at 8 p.m. at the Roxy Ann Grange hall on Spring street. There will be no admission charge. Ladies are asked to bring a pie. C. A. Whitcher, Leader. has sprouted the soil surface over it should be moist and loose. When the ground dries out ex cessively in the spring it will pay to sprinkle the rows in which seed have been sown to prevent them lying dormant for lack of moisture. This is the only time when the garden should be sprin kled, rather than soaked. Care Necessary to Avoid Shock In Transplanting S3 K SOLUTION- AND POUR PINT I mT&WT OF STARTED P"" IN BUCKET A t .SOLUTION OWED. CLOTH BAG f. R50Tf X CONTAINING t J FILL IN HOLE AMD " "l FIRM SOIL, NOT i TOO HARD BUT 1 PONOT SUFFICIENT TO , PL .fe ' EXCLUDE. AIP. J V Tf)p7nf P &f PLANTS. -mm When your seedling plants are moved to the open garden, fol low a careful routine to reduce the shock. The soil should be fertilized in advance, then spad ed and raked just before trans planting. It should be moist though not wet at transplanting time. Water the plants in the flat the day before they are to be moved. Plants grown indoors should be gradually "hardened off" by placing the flat out of doors, at first in daylight only, then day and night. Short, stocky plants will stand the shock of trans planting much better than tall, leggy ones. Use Knife To remove the plants from the flat use a knife or putty knife. cutting a square of soil around each plant. Lift out the square and place it in the hole you have made to receive it keeping as much of the soil around the roots as possible. It is essential to firm the soil well around the roots to prevent air pockets from forming and to stimulate the rise of moisture by capillary action. A cupful of wa ter is usually sufficient to pour around the plant at this time. After the entire bed has been planted, the surface of the soil can be lightly scratched with the cultivator to loosen the crust and prevent too rapid evapora tion. Then spread a layer of peat moss or grass clippings not more than half an inch thick. Lightly sprinkling the surface of the soil after transplanting is never advisable. Whenever it is The Grange Live Oak Grange Regular meeting of Live Oak Grange of Rogue River was held Thursday with all three mem bers of the executive board pres ent for the first time in several weeks. Burt Stockings, member of the board, and his wife have returned from the south. Lecturer Kathryn Christenson reported the first dance given by the Juvenile Grange was a success and the young people are doing excellent work in their grange. Colored slides were shown by County Extension Agent Jossy as he lectured on weeds and best methods of eradicating them. The life-sized colored pictures of the growing weeds makes ident ification easy, and wlv'e showing the pictures, Jossy gae the best method of eradicating each weed. In 1910 Boston had 893 cancer deaths; in 1948 there were 1,505. THE MOST POPULAR BRANDS IN A WIDE PRICE RANGE Investigate Swan Hose Guaranteed 15 Yean Sells for Sft25 50 Feet "AMEPCO" PLASTIC HOSE In All Grades and Colon necessary to water the plants, give them a good deep drink so the water will soak in down to the roots. Potted plants and seedlings grown in plant bands can be moved with little or no shock and we recommend their use for all plants that resent transplant ing. Shade your plants for a few days after setting them out to avoid wilting in the heat of the sun. FIW iBil AMERICA'S NO. 1 F iU HL mrdentr! 1 I JlbriW 2 GREAT MODELS L QO ydPllSlF YEAR 'ROUND IS mmms see the I FEATURES " SEE THE PRICES I 1 Medford Feed & Seed e! 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U.R) Anthony J Stich, Milwaukee, mortgaged his this country because "it's not fair for one guy to have two roofs over his head while an other guy has none." Stich arranged for Mr. and Mrs. Josef Fuchs and their six children to come here from an Austrian DP camp. He put a $2300 mortgage on his home to do it and thought he probably would have to sell his "second roof" a lake cottage, to help the lamuy puy a larm. rfut Delivery STAMPER & GOFF BROS. 225 W. Main Phone 2-2939 FOR THIS AREA differ due to rainfall, aeoloa. 111 i i f I II I Everything For Your Garden But the Rain PHONE 2-6211 SOUTH RIVERSILt T
