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Br HIAWATHA ESTES
Whether vour lot is wide or
narrow or corner property,
this ranch type home will fit
your location handsomely. Al
though originally meant for
a 50 foot wide lot, the plan
could be rotated 90 degrees
for a wider frontage.
Upturned gables add inter
est to the lines of the shake
root, to vary me texture 01
the materials on the exterior
walls, board on board siding,
horizontal siding and stucco
have been used in conjunction
with used brick planters. A
large bay window adds inter
est to the dining room ex
terior wall. '
The center hall makes all
areas accessible from the shel
tered front entrance,
In one corner of the living
room is the big stone fire
place. Large windows look
County Agent Suggests Tips For Vegetables
By CON BERRY
County Extension Agent
Now that warm growing
weather may. be expected, a
wide variety of seeds may be
planted with less danger of
the seed rotting in the ground
or plants becoming stunted
from lack of sunshine.
Home gardeners who have
not .already done so should
also have their cool weather
transplants set out. These
transplant should include
cabbage, cauliflower and
swiss chard. Seeding of cool
! weather crops of turnips, let
tuce, beets and spinach should
be planted as soon as possible
and growers may also get in
the early corn varieties as
well as the first plantings of
potatoes. .
Most of these crops should
be planted in successions of
ten days or two weeks in ord
er to lengthen the harvest
season. Early plantings of tur
nips and beets should be
planted thick, and thinnings
. of the young plants may be
pulled and cooked tops and
all since there are more vita
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out on the front yard, and a
wide, unbroken wall offers a
good background for several
furniture arrangements.
A gracious feature, rare in
many of today's small homes,
is the separate dining room.
Sliding doors to the living
room can be left open when
more space is needed for par-ties-or
closed if the family
prefers privacy.
Ample cupboards and coun
ter surfaces make the kitchen
an efficient work center. A
nook in one corner offers a
well lighted place to serve
quick family meals, and a
pantry provides storage space
for canned goods, trays and
kitchen linens. Appliances are
built in with the washer, dry
er and broom closet installed
in the service area. A door
opens from the service to the
side yard while another gives
mins and minerals in the tops
than the roots.
Spinach will grow and pro
duce until early summer, and
picking ' leaves rather than
pulling : entire plants will
lengthen the season. Parsnips
planted now will be ready for
use in September and can be
left in the ground all winter
and used as needed. As with
carrots the seed Is slow to
germinate and both should be
planted soon.
Tents Suggested
The most enthusiastic gar
deners could set out early to
matoes under tents. It should
be remembered, however that
this is always a gamble this
early in the season. A couple
of holes about .the size of a
lead pencil should be put in
the tents to permit ventila
tion. Set early tomatoes fairly
shallow and planting at a 45
degree angle to encourage the
rooting of long stems is some
times beneficial.
For early celery one half
to one dozen plants' is suffic
ient for the home garden. Re
moving celery leaves similar
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direct access to the extra large
double garage.
. Double wardrobes line the
dressing room off the master
bedroom, and a pullman lava
tory in the three-quarter bath
has storage below for linens
and accessories.
A guest closet opens from
the entry and the telephone
table is just within the bed
room hall. Other , closets are
for linens and a centrally
located forced air unit , and
water heater.
Complete working drawing of the
above plan can be obtained at
cost of $7.50 for the first set and $5
for each additional set, when
ordered -at the same time This
plan will be available for a period
of four months from this date.
Please allow two weeks for deliv
ery. If the above home does not
entirely meet with your satisfaC'
tion. a new home . plan book.
Homes for living, may be purchased
for SI. Send all orders for either
plans or books to Hiawatha Estes
P. O. Box 404-F, Uorthridge. Calif.
to rhubarb rather than the
entire stock will increase the
home garden use.
All of the early garden
crops should be planted as
soon as the soil may be work
ed. Undue delay would be
detrimental to cool weather
crops when their growing sea
son is extended into the hot
part of the summer.
Lilac Blight
Control Suggested
Home owners are sometimes
plagued with lilac blight dur
ing wet springs, according to
Don Berry, county agent.
This disease is recognized
by the dying back of the. buds,
flower heads and new shoots,
Berry said.. The disease gen
erally attacks towards the
-tips of the plant and then
runs downwards to the larger
stems and in severe cases al
most to the roots.
. All affected parts of the
plant should be pruned out as
soon as any sign of the disease
is noticed, he suggested. Prun
ings should be burned. Fall
and spring sprays of neutral
coppers will help to reduce
this problem.
Best timing is before fall
rains occur, however, applica
tions in the spring and even
after pruning out diseased
parts will help reduce the dis
ease. After the hotter weather
approaches lilac blight is less
likely to cause trouble.
Phoenix Journalism
Class Visits Paper '
Members of the journalism
class of Phoenix High school
visited the Mail Tribune plant
Wednesday morning.
They were Virginia Mar
tin, Karen Golding, Dana Ha-
laan, Jimmie Tilford, Gwen
Birkland, Darlene Palmer,
Lorene Stephenson, Frances
Stout, Sharee Skipworth, El
don Mitchell, Warren Bless
ing, Duane Daniels, and Jim
Floyd. They were accompan
ied by the instructor, Mrs.
Mabel Sims.
Soil Productive Ability
Good on Century Farms
The productive ' ability of
soils on Century Farms in
Jackson County has not slow
ed down over the years, re
ported Gene Winters, Jackson j
county extension agent.
This is revealed by soil test
reports received by the agent
from soil samples taken on
four of the nine farms in the
county which received Cen
tury Farm honors last year
in the program . initiated by
the Oregon Historical Society
and the state department of
agriculture.
Two soil samples were tak
en from each farm selected
having areas of similar soil
types, one sample bemg tak
en from an area cropped over
a long period of time and
the other sample from an area
cropped for a lesser period or
not at all.
Samples were tested at the
Oregon state college soil test
ing laboratory. The Northwest
Plant Food association and
the National Plant Food in
stitute paid .the testing fees.
At the George W. Dunn
Century Farm on Neil creek
near Ashland one sample was
taken from a field which had
been in orchard until about
1900 and since cropped in an
alfalfa-grain rotation. A com
parable sample was from an
an area never cultivated. On
this farm the soil became
slightly more acid through
cropping with a reduction of
p. H. from 7.2 to 6.5. The
amount of available phosphor
ous and potassium was re
duced, but is still within the
medium levels for most crops'
use. Organic matter content
has dropped through the years
of cropping from 5.59 per cent
to 3.56 percent.
Soil p. H. indicates of acidi
ty or alkalinity. At p. H. 7.0
soil is neutral. As values de
Egg Market Study
Set For Overseas,
Porter Informed
The .U. S. Department of
Agriculture's foreign agricul
tural service has informed
Rep. Charles O. Porter (D
Ore.) that it is cooperating
with European representatives
in a survey to learn the cur
rent and potential markets for
frozen and dried eggs.
The . study will include in
formation about the price com
petition, especially from main
land China, that theproducts
face overseas.
"The poultryman today suf
fers from low prices and in
adequate marketing facilities.
Porter observed. .
The department of agricul
ture's report to Porter an
swered an inquiry the repre
sentative made on March 27,
1959. Porter wrote to Secre
tary Ezra Taft Benson request
ing information concerning
certain fine egg product ex
ports made by the Chinese
People's Republic. He asked if
it were true that the nation
was "exporting egg products
to Eastern Europe and South
imoripan nnimtripc
Department Replies
The department's reply said
"a preliminary "survey indi
cates that mainland China con
tinues to be the principal sup
plier of egg products to most
of these same countries (Unit
ed Kingdom, West Germany,
France, Sweden, Italy, Nether
lands, Austria and Belgium)
and that there are" few Chi
nese shipments to South
America.
The department noted "trade
information indicates that Chi
nese egg- .products vary in
quality from fair to very
good." The department said
data "are not available on
mainland China's exports" and
that information was based on
a detailed survey of data ob
tained from the various im
porting countries in 1955. It
said a detailed survey cover
ing the years of 1956, 1957 and
possibly 1958 was planned.
Porter said he was hopeful
that the department study
could incorporate the most re
cent available information. He
said he felt the fact that Red
China was believed to be the
third most important world
egg exporter, ranking behind
the Netherlands and Denmark,
was not common knowledge.
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crease from p. H. 7.0 soil
acidity increases. Soils of p. H.
reading of 6.2 to 7.5 are prac
tically neutral.
Carter Farm Samples
From the Anna Beeson
Century Farm near Talent
samples were taken from a
pear orchard planted about
1930 being cropped to a grain-
alfalfa rotation, and from a
field cleared of native brush
and trees in the late . 1920's
and since in forage crops. On
this farm both the orchard
and pasture have the same
reaction with a p.H. of 6.6.
The supply of available phos
phorous and potassium in the
orchard was reduced from
that of the pasture,' but was
still at a level adequate for
crops having a high require
ment for these essential plant'
nutrients. The organic matter
of the land cropped the most
had ropped slightly from 3.31
per cent to 2.51 per cent.
Soil samples from the Frank
Dean Century Farm on the
Old Stage rd. were taken from
a field cropped continuously
for many years, mostly to
grain and now in alfalfa, and
from a part of the same field
which was established to wal
nut trees in 1913. The p. H.
in the alfalfa is 6.5 compared
to 6.9 in the orchard. The
phosphorous levels are still
high, with some reduction in
the field. The level of potas
sium is still adequate for
many crops, but for optimum
M. M. "Hug" Huggins, a resident of this area for more than
ten years, knows the problems of farmers in this valley. He is a
Vast president and chairman of the board of the Jackson Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce, former campaign, and publicity
chairman of the United Medford Crusade, former chairman of
. Jackson County Radio Free Europe and Oil Industry committees
and past president of this county's Oregon State Alumni Asso
ciation. Hug Huggins is currently active in Oregon State Col
lege affairs; is a member of the O.S.C.' intercollegiate ath
letic board, and director of both the college alumni and the
Dad's club.
legume growth supplemental
potassium would .be recom
mended. Annual grain crop
ping with resulting erosion on
this hill field showed a re
duction of organic matter to
1.17 per cent in the orchard.
Thompson Farm Tested
The fourth Century Farm
where soil tests were taken
was Chavner Thompson's on
old Highway 99 east of Gold
Hill. One sample was taken
from a field continuously
cropped to corn, grain and
peas, and alfalfa. The com
parable sample was taken
from an unimproved pasture
still in native grass, brush
and trees. The prH. of the
cropped field dropped slight
ly from 7.1 to 6.8. The phos
phorous levels are lower but
still ample for most crop re
quirements. Potassium was re
duced in comparison with the
uncropped field, yet the level
is still high enough that no
potassium fertilizer recom
mendations would be made at
this time for the present crop.
The slight increase in soil
acidity as indicated by the
p.H. is to be expected from
cropping use. All the samples
tested showed a still favorable
soil reaction for the produc
tion of crops. The phosphorous
and patassium test results best
indicate the inherent ability
of the soil to make more of
these necessary plant nutri
ents available for crop use.
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First Spray Due
For Walnut Trees
The first spray is due now
for commercial walnut orch
ards which have had a prob
lem with walnut blight, Ore
gon State college reports.
Walnut blight attacks both
the nuts and the young twigs,
causing black spots on the
shell and shriveled meats
along with a dieback of the
smaller twigs and branches.
Growers who have had a
problem with this in the past
should apply either a Bor
deaux 4-2-100 plus a pint of
summer oil, or Copper A, 2
pounds per 100 gallon water,
plus a spreader sticker, OSC
advised. The trees should be
thoroughly wet clear to the
tops.
Willamette valley growers
have used a special dust mix
ture which contains copper
and sulfur. These could be ob
tained through local suppli
ers on special order. The num
ber of applications varies
with the rainfall. Generally
three sprays are necessary for
good control, OSC suggested.
While walnut blight is oft
en found in back yard walnut
trees it is seldom serious
enough to offset the expense
of the repeated sprays neces
sary for its control.
The King ranch in Texas
does not have any barbed
wire or nails in its fences be
cause they might harm the
coats of the Santa Gertrudis
cattle. The fencing is tied to
fenceposts with wire.
11. 1.1. "HUG" HUGGINS, flEY'MOBIL FARM AGENT
IN ROGUE VALLEY FMl COMMUNITY
The General Petroleum Corporation has appointed Hug Huggins
MOBIL FARM AGENT to serve the Rogue Valley farm community
with a complete line of MOBIL products. Northwest farmers
have been using' MOBIL gasoline and fuels, MOB1LOIL, DELVAC
oils and MOBIL gear oils and greases, as well as other fine
MOBIL products for over a quarter century.
PERSONAL SERVICE CREDIT, OF COURSE
You'll get prompt and personal service, dealing with a neighbor.
MOBIL FARM AGENT Hug Huggins offers competitive prices on these
known products at time of delivery.
Credit, will, of course; be available.
as near as your telephone
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936 S. Central Avenue
Medford, Oregon
This year, the nation's buy
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