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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1906)
HOOD RIVER GLACIEE.VTHUESDAY, MAY 10, 1906 Propagating by budding , It will bo quite in place to describe ?ere bow, in France, tbey propagate , heir groves of grafted trees, which is the same mode as first employed with the Mayette. Franquette and (Jhaberte ever sinoe these varieties were origi nated over 100 years ago. The very first thing they ao is to secure "mother" trees of the kind they de sire to propagate by grafting, so as to have large roots to give them, by pruning them back every year, tbe budding wood of the proper size they will need when ready to do their bud ding. Then they plant seedling trees, generally grown by them, but which are also obtainable in nurseries, with tbe tap root severely cut back, to make them grow lateral roots, the very Jife of tbe tree ; and they do not under take to bud before tbe trees are of the proper size, any not lees than six in ches in diameter, as nothing, I repeat It, is gained by being too hasty in budding or grafting walnut trees. The trees to be top-budded are first cut back ijefore spring, only a few side limbs, to be subsequently out off, being left to shade tbe trunk and as a valve for tbe escape of the rising sap; this prunlugback causes the throwing out of young and vigorous Bhoots. Such shoots are also produoed where branches havo been out back for graft lng, and when the graft fails to grow, tbey may be utilized for bnddlng. Quito a number of shoots, after tbe top is out back, will start around tbe remaining stumps, but after baring become woody enough, a certain mini ber only, tbe straightest and nicest ones, are allowed to stay, all other be ing removed. When ready to bud, say from July to August, rings of bark containing a bud are. on tbe preced lng night, and at a table in the house, taken from the solons, the best ones being those right at the base and wheie the wood is perfectly round (Indeed, they are tbe only ones fit to be nsed), being very careful in remov ing the ring of hark not to bruise in any manner the coroulo, which cor responds exactly with tbe eye proper, otherwise the budding would be blind. Tbe rings of bark on the scions, which are wrapped up in a wet cloth till next day's operation, thus saving much time and rendering more perfeot the removing of tbe rings of bark. The larger the shoots, the hotter. Tbe ring of bark to be inserted is applien on a portion of the shoot woll spaced between two buds, but as near the base as possible, and tbe kuife run horizontally above it, and a vertloal cut made back of it, the ring of bark being then taken from the stock and the one containing a bud being in serted in its place. It la a very sim ple operation that every Htell'ignnt person can perform without the id of a skillful grafter, if the ring of bark inserted is too small to reach all around the stock, a strip of bark is left on the latter; in that case it tuny be oalled plute, instoad of ring bud ding. If the shoots so budded are ol the proper size, and above all the riugs of b.uk adroitly removed from the scions, five buds out of six should succeed. It is more safe if shoots are too lung and too heavy, and so as to Prevent accidents, to out thorn buck o two or three feet. The ensuing spring the shoots are out back right above the budding and the out waxed. Whea th(j;iiid grows up too rank, it may be tied to a stake, itsulf tied to the stnmp, to prevent breaking oft as is often the oase ; the same with gruf ts. King budding and budding by ap proach may bo regarded as the very strongest ways of propagating by bud ding or grafting the walnut; no dan ger of the grafting bieaking olf after wards under the weight of the nuts or from other (muxes not so with cleft grafting. Felix Ulllet in I'aoillo Ku ral Truss. For Prevention of Scub. The Vermont Experiment Station bus been quite successful in treating seed potatoes with formaldehyde gas for the prevention of soab. For those who plant potatoes on a largo scale the gas method is more conveni ent than dipping the seed potatoes in a dilute solution nf formaldehyde. The gus treutmoot requires a room or Ida wliioh can be closed up tightly. Tun outices of formalin are needed fur every 100 cubic fuet ot space in the room. The gas is generated by mix ing in an earthurn jar formalin and potassium permanganate iu the pro portions of eight parts of formalin to three parts of permanganate. The jar should have a capacity of about a gallon for each plut of.formallu used, i'he permaugauate is placed in the jar and the formalin poured over it , after which the person who does this gets out of the room as soon as possible closing the door tightly after htm. Tbe room should remain closed for 24 hours. Hints ou Pruning Trees. When the objoot of pruning is to re move superfluous branches, the proper time to trim is when the tree needs trimming. Pay no attention to tbe month, season or moon, but if a branch needs cutting off, out it off at once without fear of injuring the tree. You will do the tree uo more injury at one season than at another. If you want a tree to seud out new limbs in order to (ill a vacant space or to alter the shape of tbe tree, trim jast as the leaf buds are beginning to swell in the spring. It a tree has a habit of blossoming profusely, but not bearing a corresponding amount of fruit, trim just as the blossoms be gin to make their appearance. 1( a tree has a vigorous growth of foliage, but liears little or no fruit and but few blossoms trim severoly just as the leaves have attained their full size. It you do not want uew branches or suckers to start trim iu August or early September. If you want to plan your work so as to do it to tbe bust advantage, and to do the most work in a given time, do your trimming in the fall when tbe trees are bare of leaves and the weather is not too cold. It you wait until spring the bark will be loose and you will run a good risk of making abrasions which may injure the tree. Raspberry and blackberry bushes should be trimmed as soon as the fruit is picked, at which time the canes that have fruited should be removed and the most vigorous shoots cut back. Currants bear most on wood of the pievious year's growth, and on canes not over four years old. They should be trimmed about the middle of June, at which time all suckers but a few of the most vigorous root shoots should be removed. After frost comes all canes and branches that have not made vigorous growth i f new wood should be removed. Bulletin. (iood Prune Crop. Reports from the leadiug prune growing districts of Oregon aud Wash ington are to tbe effect that mote prunes have set this yeai than in any previous year for a long time. There is, of course, no telling bow many ol the prunes will drop iu the course of tbe next few weeks, but tbe present ontlook for tbe crop is unusually fa vorable. It also appears to be a good year in which to have a large crop. The prune supply of the United States hat been reduced to practically nothing, so that there will ho no old prunes to interfere with tbu market demand for the new crop. " O Recommend the Pact He Ilex. At a recent metin2 of Canadian fruitgrowers it was recommended that a law be enacted which would permit only one size of closed apple boxes to be used In the Dominion of Canada, ine size recommended is the one which is already stsudard Jn the Pa oiflo Northwest, viz.. 10 by U by inuhes, inside meaMiirernent. Those who sell in local markets in open box es are to be allowed to use any sort of a box they choose. Itcgiiitratloa Hook Open. County Clerk Bolton hss issued the followina notice: Notice is hereby ghen, (hut the registration books in my office have been re-opened. All parties who are not registered should do m before the Uth day of May. Justice of the peaoe and notaries tre sunt lied with blanks in the several iiruciiii'tJ f the county. Parties who swore in their votes at the primary election will be compelled to do so airs In at the June election, should they fail to register before tbe books are aguin dosed. Parties who registered for the primary election will not be required to re-register. The Dalle; I nn ! Mill ( reek Falls. The Dalles is now the owner of Mill creek falls, a deed having been filed in the clerk's ofllca transferring from P. C. Fagan and wifo to Dalles City a parcel of 160 norm of land about eleven miles south of tbe city on which is lo cated a 120-foot fill of water capable "f generating an immense water pow er. wblob mar In the future he used for furnishing power with which to light he oity and also for mauuractur lug purposes. As stated in the Chronicle some weeks ago, tbe water commission jIihh for some time been considering tbe advisability of taking advantage of a proposition to purchase land in that vicinity. Doing in doubt, however, as to whether or not tbe fall was situ ated on t' e land in question tbey em ployed .1. I). Ooit to make a survey and determining that it was, at once made the deal for ltxi acres at a cost ot $1000 and thus seonred the fall. Investigation proved that by con structing a dam eighty feet at its highest point and about 2.10 feet across, tbe water can be raised eighty feet and an Immense reserve force be secured. In this manner an amount of water suttlcieut for the needs of the city during tbe summer mouths, to any nothing of the extra power, may be husbanded. In semiring this water power the commission feels that it has opened to the city possibilities which may in tlie future prove Invaluable. liestde this land, foity acres adjoin ing their receiving reservoir at the Wick's place nine miles np Mill creek, was purchased from Mrs. Husau Fox at a cost of ftiHl.40. Chronicle. Vote ou Liquor (ueHllun. Orders providing for an election to determine whether the sale of intoxi cating liquors shall be prohibited iu Wasco county as a whole and also Duf nr Bud liamsey preuinctB have beeu made by tbe county court, the one re ferring tc the county being as follows: Iu the matter of a petition to pro hibit the saie of iutoxicatlng liquors in Wasco county, Oregon, as a whole. A petition to prohibit the sale of in toxicating liquors iu Wascu county, Oregon, having been Hied with the county clerk ou the 27th day of April, KHHi, designating Monday, tbe 4th day of June, KHHi, as the time for holding an election to determine whether the sale of intoxicating liquors shall be piohibited in Wasco county, Oregon, as a whole, and it appearing to the court that the clerk has com pared the signatures of the petitioners and thst more than ten per cent of the legal voters of Wasco county have signed said petition and that the petitioners are legal voters of saiil Waaoo county, Oregon, and have in all respects com plied with the law in Section 1, page 2 o the local option liquor law for the state ot Oregon. It Is therefore or dered and decreed that the prayers of the petitioners be granted, and that Monday the 4th day of June, l'.KXi, he fixed as the date for holding an elec tion to determine whether the sale of intoxicating liquors shall be prohib ited iu Wbhco county as a whole, and the county clerk is hereby directed to prepare the ballots as provided by the local optiou liquor law of the state of Oregon. A. JO. Lake, County Judge. II. J. llibbaid, Commissioner C. II. Stoughton, Commissioner.. Net If as Klrh as KorkefeUi'tx I f you had all the wealth of Kovke- feller, (lie Standard Oil aiagnatnv von could not buy a better uwdiciw lor bowel complnintH than Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kemedv. Ibe lnoxt eminent physician can not prescribe a bettor preparation for colic and diarrhoea, both lor children and adults. The uniform success ot this remedy hu sliowu it to be suporior to all others. It never (ails, and when re duced with water and sweetened, is pleasant to take. Kvery family should he supplied with it. Sold by Keir oi Cass. Uranta May He IMwiiitlnued. A report is mnreut that the station at Grants would be discontinued iu a shoit time. It this is done, it will put the (1 rants ferry out of business and turn a deal of business tratfic over the C. K. A N. more especially if me company win give bettor service. A petition to the O. K. & N. has beeu generally signed by our people re questing that the station at tiianta be not discontinued at this time, as it is the most convenient point tor four people to reach the O. K. A. N. The O. R. & N. tlgores that it will get the business anyway at lilgga, Kufua and The Dulles. Sentinel. Prima Facie Evidence. A policeman at Schnectady, N. V., recently found a dog license tag in a frankfurter sausage which he was eat ing He said that he had alwars thought it was a joke before. It is posaib'e to obtain relief from chronic indigestion and dyspepsia bv the use of KODOL, l'OK DYSPKPSI.V. Some of the most hopeless cases of long standing have yielded to t. It enables you to digest the food von eat and ex ercises a corrective intlncnce, huildini np the clliciencv of the digestive organs. The stomach is the boiler wherein tbe steam is made that keeps up your vital ity, health and strength. Kodol di- gests what you eat. Makes the stomach sweet puts the boiler in condition to do the work nature dcinaihlsof it gives you relief from digestive disorders, and puts you in shape to do your best, and feci your best. Sold by Williams' Thar acy. ; Have Yon Dyspept-la, Indigestion? If today you suffer from impaired di gestion, sluggish liver or impure blood, and you were told of s preparation which would cure yon at small cost, would you try the remedy? There Is a medicine Oreeu's August Flower. Go to your druggist's and buy it test bottle for 25 cents, or the regular size for 75 cents. If vou have used all other dyspepsia reme dies without satisfaction, or if you have never used any preparation for these dis tressing affections; if you have headache, biliousness, lots of appetite, sleepless net, nervousness, or any disorder of the stomach or liver, cure yourself quickly by using the infallible August Flower. It is not an alcoholic stimulant, bu) quite harmless for genera) use. Get a copy of Green's Prize Almanac For Kent. For a long term of years, south bal of Block 8, Park hunt, and three acreo east of Purkhurst. W. J. Baker A Co. BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE. We can offer the following properties for sale cheap for a short time only: Good residence property close to bus iness blocks. Six lots and large residence on the Heights. Two lots and fine two-story residence wilii grand view. Small residence en large lot, very cheap. Good residence properly in the upper town. Lot 50x150 and good (i-room house. Good acreage property within city limits. Several nice little farms near town. Good apple laud for saie on reasonable terms. Onthank til Otten Hood River Oregon "RKUULTOK LINK" St'Tiimei's leave Portland and The Dalles daily, except Sunday, at 7 o'clock a. in., calling at Hood River, eastboond, at about 4 p. m. ; westbound at about 8:;I0, p. n. Direct connection at Lyle with Ibe C. K. A N. Railway to and Imm Goldenilale and Klickitat valley points. For any further information pddicsi any agent of the company nr M.TALllOT, V. P. AG. M., Portland, Oregon, PURE CRYSTAL CE DAVIDSON FRUIT COMPANY MANI'FAITIMIHUS DELIVERY DAYS. Mondays, Wedrttsfays and Friday Mornings and Saturfaqr Afternoons On lor Direct from Factory Phone Main 71 . Tho catet-.t comfort, niaxinum W o wfety, lo't delay and fastest ft aAwluli-a Ttra soured by tra vcl E toK ow tlid Lhkirrj & No-th- K West'Tt) Railway and ita conn- ing lin' 3 to Chk'ai'o via Oit aha or vi;i St. l'aul end llinnosp jlis. jfl I his m t ho route of The 0vo land Limited and of Tlio Atlantic Express daily trains. w.h direct E through Borvico iron I'oilaiul h via tVaiiha. direct connocLo" :t St. '. 'nil and Minneapolis th four ntucent daily tri is to 1 liicigo. All agents sell thkota via this line Pit luilhei Inform! los (211 I). S. Commissioner Notary Public GEO. T. PRATHER The Oldest Insurance and Real Estate Agent in town Insurance Loans Abstracting Hood River, Oregon L. M. WILSON PINE GROVE. ORE. ..General Merchandise... KUU'U, KKKH, (JKOCKRIKSS WORK SHIRTS, OVKRALLf, NOTIONS, CIGARS, TOUACCO DRUGS AND PATEN f MFDIC1XK MY tiOOlS ARK RIGHT, MY l'KICKS ARK R1U1IT I! to I CHICAGO I E W..OOX, Third SI Nj , OUT. jj LAND, jfj ORE 3 Rivcrview Park and Idlcwilde Additions Easy Grades, Fine View and Good Water ALSO MANUFACTURING SITES FRONTING ON O R. & N. TRACK WITH DEVELOPED WATER POWER Cheap lots for building: Small Houses near Flour Mill jfRUIT LAND FOR SALE IN TRACTS TO SUIT HOOD RIVER DEVELOPMENT CO. Office Square Deal Store "Honest Goods and Square . . Deal for Every Han" . . IS MY MOTTO I carry a full line of Groceries, Flour and Feed and our prices are' right. The best tools that money can buy are none too good for I Iood' River orchards, and I am in a , position to supply you Mitchell Wagons and Busies a Specialty Acme Harrows, Disc and Peg-Tooth Harrows, Chilled and Steel Plows. Planet Jr. Cultivators, and Seeders, BT.eyers Spray Pumps and the Best 7-Ply Hose ' in the Maiket. De Level Cream Separators, Guns, Amunition and Fishing Tackle JUST RECEIVED A CAR LOAD STUMPING POWDER, CAPS AND FUSL ' ' 100,000 BRICK IN LOTS TO SUIT Youth for Business Phone 741 ; D. 3rd and River Street. TcvO'O acres select apple land, best location in illood River Valley; small prices on 5, 10 or 40 itteTO tracts by owner. l?uy where you can mil iize advancing values on your improvements. Lots in Winans City are profitable investment?. You (11.11 reach this place by rail. w . R. Winans Hood River, Wasco county, Oregon. t&VQSOSENISNElSElSENI NOW ic R So why not use one - that is guaranteed. . H ASK US Fr S. STAM.KY, I'rrt. Ki I. SMI fll, Vioe-IW The First National Bank OF HOOD RIVER Capital and! Surplus $30,000.00 AVe offer you thc-JneilitieW a well managed and nwll equipped ba nk. .TheintePest of patrons recei ve otit- careful attention. -CHOICE RESIDENCE next to Waucoma Hotel M'DONALD Hood River, Ore. 314 OCZ3Q n tut tiiic cnD ID int. nmt run SPRING REMEDIES ABOUT IT CLARKE - - .r-k Jt -- -r K. O. BLANCHAR, CrMiUt V. V. 1SKOOK, Aft. Ciwliier LOTS FOR SALE IN- HOOD Millinery Announcement We are now ready to ations in Millinery. IMImo- ABBOTT DAVIDSON FRUIT CO FRUIT DEALERS and Manufacturers of all kinds of Fruit Highest Prices Paid DAVENPORT CI HAVE IN THEIR .New Harness Shop. A large line of Whips, Tents. Axel Greace and Harness Oil We would like for you to come and examine our har ness repair work which ia quickly attended to. 13 KILLS CODLING MOTH AND ALL LEAF EATING INSECTS Dltptrtni (Ainenate of Lead). Thli Is tbe bent ipray tor eoddllof motto and all 1mi etUfnif lowcl. Diaprn will not burn the moet tender AllHge. It colore the treee while mays on like paint. It In a nafe remedy and take Ibe plaoe of Parle Urern. Areennleol Hada. etc. Dllptrene romee in a Jelly form, easily diuolved In w icr. Write for pamphlet giving full description and price. Remenbtf we handle sprny pump by the car load, all site, all prices. Our descriptive spray pump catalogue tolls ail, also gives information oa sprays and spray. i Portland PASHIOIT STABLE ..Livery, reea they're first J. E. NICHOLS UNDERTAKER and FUNERAL DIRECTOR I hold licence from the State Board ol Oregon aud Washington, and am qualified to ship bodies to any point. Prompt service either day or night. Hearse furnished on all x cssioni Paiior Phone Main 1143 Pchiffle BniUItHc, Residence Phone Main 1494 Howl River, Oregon RIVER show you the latest crea- Boxes for High Grade Fruit. This Bank Free In the Biok of Proverbi we flnd this lvice; "Train up a child in the way he ihouM go, and when he is old he will not depart from il." The advice of King Solomon may cer tainly be applied to the boy or girl who, by means of a Home Recording Safe receives, dnrliiK his minority, practical lemtons in thrift and flings. One of our Home Saving Hanks which you can have FREE upon opening au account with one dollar or more, if in yoar home, i a constant appealing educator, ttach init the habitof saving silently, forcefully, ill ' n it to be duniud. Saving? Department , First National Bank HARNESS CO. , Seed Co.. PORTLAND. ORE. ana uraying.. STRANAHANS & RATHBUN. Hood River, Ore. ' Horses bought, sold or exchanged. Pleasure parties can secure first-class riirs. Siocial attention given to moving furniture and p'ano. We do everything horses ran do. i . in quality at your. Store