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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1919)
. HOOD I.1EK GLACIER. TIirUSDAY. .TI NT 2i". 1010 RECOMMENDATIONS ON THINNING APPLES i A good cooking fuel easy to handle r ,i80Od 0l1 cookstove you will cook in Srn0m?C.aUy; LiShts a the touch of a match. No waiting for fires to come up, no un- ZSZZST" WStC- Contes a steady Jonie tbe tchea cool an5 Pearl OU is refined and re-refined by our spe- W 1 ?" 8ale in bulk hy deale every. JKJm th,!,?ai hih-quality kerosene as the Pearl Oil sold in five-gallon cans. There is a PeuiOU7 bUlk" rder by name"' W recommend New Perfection nd Purifn Oil CooAs coves PEAa (ML (KEROSENE) HEAT AND LIGHT STANDARD OIL COMPANY CALiroa.NiA G.W. PEFFER, Special Agent, Stardard Oil Co., Hood River, Ore. fT" -U- vni. 3Lt j I fi? 5 Suppose you were a visitor or a prospective buyer en tering your own house. What would be your first impression? A shabby entrance with a porch bad ly in need of paint? Then why not change it? B-H Porch Floor Paint is prepared especially for this purpose. Assures an unusually durable finish and helps preserve the porch and steps by saving the wear and tear of walk ing on them. Porch Floor Paint H. S. BRAAKMAN Paint nd Wll PPr Palntlntf and Paper Hangln HOOD RIVER, OREGON Ditrihutor for BASS-Hl'K 1 1 R I'AINT CO.. San Francisco WE WILL PAY 10c A POUND FOR CANNING STRAWBERRIES AND FURNISH CRATES We are buying Commercial Packed Berries. W. R. Woolpert Fruit Co. PHONE 3111 HOOD RIVER, OREGON STATE STREET This is Tru-Blu Week See Our Window Display Come in and try the TRU-BLU COOKIES Call lor them by mme-they are always fresh at VINCENT & SHANK'S "The Home of Quality Groceries" (Bv Gordon G. DruwrO The aj le grower thouid now prucred rapidly to mm his fruit. Tr.e so called Jure drrp ha been over with for some tune and there is practically nothing to i ain in waiting longer. If an apple is of such a character or : s present in such abundance as to : make thinning practical the quicker it j is removed the better. Durit g wine ! seasons, of course, this rule would not 1 apply. It ha often been fund pra ti ; ral to wait until apple scab control was j a-sured, tte. This year, however, the grower has the situation fairly in hanl. Apples from now on should increase in size very rapidly if they are to make ; four cr four and one r.aif tier. I'idess a tree is quite young anJ especially vigorous such growth w ill not be at tained if it is overloaded, even with favorable growing conditions. In locking at the subject of thinning, information seems to indicate that the point of view should be largely en teied upon the crop of this season rather than that of subsequent sea sons. In other words the aim should be t' secure a maximum crop of best quality the number of apples upin the tree will afford rather than to unduly sacrifice fruit in thinning this season in order to insure a larger crop next year or subsequent years. Data col lected by the West Virginia experi ment station teems to indicate that excessive thinning to induce more reg ular annual bearing of trees has not in all case accomplished its purpose. This is not to suggest that no influence is exerted on subsequent crops since such an inference would be manifestly iinruunrul.la ami iimt,flru ti nunurul 'experience. If a tree is allowed to oveibear it nearly always exhibits a tendency to short crops and weakened vitality, especially during the follow ing year. On the other hand, the point which it is desired to bring out is that there is little to support the idea that more regular annual bearing can be established by removing more fruit than the tree is capable of growing to bet quality. As a rule it is doubtful if a tree can mature to best quality even one fruit to every spur. This would apply par ticularly to older trees and less so to young ones. However, in few cases is the tree called upon to carry such a heavy burden. In many cases a good crop is insured if one spur in three or four bears fruit. Many growers are unduly alarmed over the heavy drop of fiuit. In many cases there has been a heavy drop, but in the majority of orchards where a good bloom prevailed a fair to good crop is assured. Where Newtowns, for example, have thinned themselves excesively it is a good practice in many caves to leave two apples to a spur, but this should not apply where a number of spurs are closely bunched. In thia case thin one to a spur even though the crop is light. Fruit which is too close ly crowded will not size up propertly even though the total crop be light. As a rule Spitzenburgs should be thinned one to a spur. Arkansas Blacks as a rule thin themselves in the June drop. With Jonathans thin one to a spur. Remember that the market is per. sistently calling for larger sized fruit. Systematic and careful thinning pays and pays well, in that it increases size, assists in better color, saves picking and grading costs and puts a higher percentage of extra fancy fruit in the box. STRAWBERRY NOTES (By Gordon G. Brown) The strawberry harvesting season will soon be over and the grower must turn his attention once more to prob lems of fertilization, cultivation, top ping, irrigation, etc. To those who desire more complete notes regarding the fertilizer problem for this crop in the Hood Kiver valley, I would refer to my bulletin, "Fertil izer Tests for Strawberries," Bulletin No. l.V.t, of the Oregon Agricultural College. This is a summary of results of experiments extending over three years on the redshot soils at Dee. This bulletin may be secured either through the Hood Kiver Experiment Station or from the Agricultural College at Cor vallis. A good (leal of data has already been collected regarding the use of commer cial fertilizers for this crop as far as spring applications are concerned. Little well established data is yet available bearing upon the subject of applications after the strawberry har vest. However, the information thus far collected seems to support the idea that applications put on after the ber ry harvest give larger yields and firm er berries than applications in early spring or at blooming time. This ap plies especially to the use of nitrate of soda and sulphate of ammonia, both of which are high in their readily avail able nitrogen content. The aim in this brief article is to help the grower judge this matter for himself. I would recommend where plants are somewhat lacking in vigor, a condition which may have been brought about by an insufficient amount of soil fertility, lack of irriga tion, cultivation or by advanced age, that a small application of nitrate of soda be put on 8i;on and thoroughly ! hoed in. One hundred and fifty to 200 pounds per acre would be sufficient if properly applied. In some cases 100 ! pounds per acre could be considered ! sufficient. I This may be followed by another ap l plication next spring ot a similar amount. Whether or not this second ! application is necessary would depend largely upon the response secured from ! the first. The great problem that con fronts the berry grower is to get a I sufficiently large crop to insure (inan I cial success. This means many blos soms maturing into large fruit. On : the other h ind, unless grat care is ex ercised in fertilization, especially with nitrate, there is a danger from soft berries of poor shipping quality. Dur ing a short season when extremely hot weather prevails, hemes thus grown do not stand up well. However, there j are few cases where at least one appli cation of su 'h fertilizer will not pay, I and as already suggested, the informa i tion at hand appears to favor applica tions after berry harvest. The evi- , dence supporting this is not final, how ever. j Another problem upon which the ; station is working is that regarding i the best time of topping and irrigat ing. Some growers withhold topping from two weeks to a month after the end of the berry harvest. Others top ! the plants immediatey and continue ir j rigarion. Several growers claim to ! have checked up this matter pretty '' closely and prefer the latter plan. In : no case allow the plants to dry out. Btnd Director e f jf ... - Vi, I bat: v cn Fourth Day a m m gftr ill MVili h if miM CiiMe!!:!!''-!, innster director of a tiuister band, comes on the fourth day of (.'iiau'auqi!:! wf'ti the big ii,uVnl :u'r;. '!"!! of th I'aiid !i:;s (-n a lieadlliio iitlrm tldi on Kastern Chautauipuis for several years mid thi ear nake the r fir-t W n t.ir. r one ot the iveii.'nied bainl leaders of first rank in the country, lie was educated at the fiiiiious Interiiaiieaul Nlml in : . Masi-agiii, wus directoi. His standing In l'aly is attested through tiN appenrance by rojal command betore tl. yuirinale Itema. Kir.i; ,.f 1 . i !. CnstelHiecl's Concert nr Ca'i '.luecl. director, is i In ! e III" re:it i'oinlier, a'M Cn.ai.m I, at the Hess (iearh.'irt Morrison, nn? of the country' foremost dramatic renders, w ill appear both afternoon and evening ;rli ivcimri's Concert Hand. Her tour last summer over a middle western circuit with ihts same organisation w.is one of the bluest Chaulauipia suceese if l tie ii'iir. GROWERS WARNED AGAINST FIRE BLIGHT (By Leriiy Childs) Fire blight has been found doing much damage to apples and pears just over the ridge in sections to the north and east of Hood Kiver valley. As these sections are not more than 10 or 12 miles in a direct line away from the Hood Kiver section it is important that all orchardists keep a close lookout for the disease. , Fire blight without exception is the most serious disease of pears and ap-! pies and thus far Hood Kiver has es caped its ravages. This freedom from the disease can only be maintained by keeping a close watch for the disease and removing infections while they are few in numbers. Control can only be obtained by cutting out and destroying diseased parts ot the plants. The. numerous branches which have been killed by anthractnose make an inspec tion for blight very difficult. All dead anthracnose limbs should Tie removed at once in order that a close watch for blight may be maintained. Never cut blight without using a disinfectant. For this use corrosive sublimate 1-1,000. Tools should be dipped before and after making each cut. Keep the solution in glass or stone jars, as its effectiveness is de stroyed if placed in metal containers. H I Auto Park a Municipal Need (From the Oregonian) While urging the need of airplane landing fields let us also remember that there are more than 70,000 auto mobiles in Oregon, that roads are be ing improved in every direction and that some good sized towns have not yet provided auomobile camping parks. The tent roll on the runnngboard is more the rule than the exception today , with the through traveler. iffhe finds a clean park in which to pitch his home for the night he goes on with a kindly feeling for the place. General ly, too, he leaves some dollars behind with the local merchant. In the ab sence of a camping park he stops else where. It may be in the nearby town t iat has one or it may be along the road or in some farmer's field. An automobile camping park should be morejthan one in name. A vacant lot full of rocks and bumps desigm ted as a camping spot does more harm to the community than good. It should be ample in space, attractive in ap pearance, water should be avalii ble and it should be kept clean and order iy. Availability of such spots to the touriBt promotes greater travel, winch in turn promotes jt more general ac quaintance among the people, a bettPr knowledge of the state and a spirit of cooperation in worthy activities that have nothing to do with automobiles or travel. Many Oregon towns have al ready made adequate provision. The others should fall in line. Willard P. Andrus is Dead News of the death Sunday, in Port land, his home fur a number of years, of Willard I'. Andrus, has touched with grief members of the Hood River Commandery of Knights Templar, which Mr. Andrus, a former local res ident, was insturmental in organizing. The Commandery will adopt resolu tions of respect, according to Comman der Laraway. Mr. Andrus, who is sur vived by a daughter, Mrs. Clarence N. Swager, of Minneapolis, Minn., and two sons, Rev. J. C, Andrus, and Col. E. P. Andrus, of Syracuse, N. Y., was ;;) years old. Seeking relief from asthma, Mr. An drus, formerly a druggist, came to the Coast from Minneapolis a number years ago. About 11 years ago he came to Hood Kiver, hoping to be ben efited by the climate. Whils here he was'associated for a short time with j Jesse Nichol in the undertaking busi ' ness. Mr. Andrus was in Hood River about three years. Active as a Mason ht was perhaps responsible to a gieatei extent than any other in securing the local Commandery. A change of clim ate again becoming advisable, Mr. An drus returnd to Portland. For the past several years his time was chiefly de voted to Masonic work. He was one of the principal erganizers of Imperial Lodge, A. F. & A. M., becoming the lodge's secretary. ' An inspection will convince you that the service of the Palace Hotel, Port- i land, Oregon, Washington and Twelfth streets, is second to none. Convenient : to shipping and theatre districts, clean- I est rooms in city for 60 cts. uud up. Wenatchee Crop Outlook According to H. L. Geary, of Under wood, president of the Fruit Growers' Agency, who was in Yakima the first of the week for conference with Yaki ma members, the Wenatchee apple crop this season will total 10,000 car loads. The output of the White Salmon district Mr. Geary estimated would be 250 cars, including all principal varie ties, except Delicious, which dropped heavily. The Spokane orchards have suffered some from unseasonable cold weather, but the district will have an output ol 1Q00 to 12oO cats, Mr. Geary tetiriiaUs. There is a Grade for Every Price Quoted in the Lumber Business A great many people make up a list of lumber which they submit to their dealer with the information that "the low man gets the bill." The only loser in such a transaction is the buyer. He doesn't get better lumber for a lower price. He simply gets a lower grade. The customer really loses be cause he required certain grades and thought he was getting them, but he wasn't. It is unreasonable to expect a Lumber Dealer to sell Lumber at cost or less, just to beat some other fellow out of business. To prevent this there is a big shuffling of grades --"Try this or try that " something "better for less money," etc., etc. Buy right First Come to the yard wlurc there is but one price, and price that is right in the first place. TUMALIM LUMBE Cascade Avenue CO F. DAVENPORT, JR., Local Manager No Figuring Necessary The Same Price to All CHEVROLET "Baby Grand" (Model FB) Touring Car Some say it is the beauty of its stream line design that makes the new Chevrolet "Baby Grand" Touring Car so appealing. Others are equally enthusiastic over its mechanical perfection, the deep, wide seats and roomy body. But all agree that it is a car of unusual merit, and well worthy of bearing the name "Chevrolet.' If you want an automobile that you can take genuine pride in owning-one that is eco nomical to operate and dependable for all needs you should inspect this new Chevrolet modal. It is a car that leaves little to be de sired at a price that pleases. HOOD RIVE UniuUiL Second and Cascade Sts., Hood River, Oregon Phone 4444 1