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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1927)
HOOD RIVER, OI^GON, THURSDAY, THE GREAT STABILIZER OBER 27, 1927 The New Orthophonie Victrolai Electrolas HORTICULTURIST WARNS GROWERS THE FOLLOWING FIGURES ARE TAKEN FROM THE ' COllNNED STATEMENT OF THE TWELFTH RADIOLA 20 FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS FOR Complete in cabinet with battery eliminator, tube«, volt meter, Orthophonie loud speaker and Ortho phonie reproducer all in cabinet complete. Priced at SEPTEMBER 14, 1927 $225.00 CAPITAL STOCK (4M by Member Banks)! 130,731,000.00 SURPLUS FUND (Earned)......... .................. 228,775,000,00 DEPOSITS ‘ (By Member Banks).... 2,324,989,000,00 Banks) GOLD RESERVE............. ...................... 2,983,600,000.00 TOTAL RESOURCES....................................... 5,220,757,000.00 Let us demonstrate this Radiola to you It is this vast reservoir of money and credit that car ried this country safely through the Great War and is at all times a bulwark of strength and safety, especially to its member banks. * Statement of the Condition of the of Hoo^l River, Ore. BANK at the close of business, October 10, 1927 HOOD RIVER, OREGON $665,692.34 78,906.38 197,550,76 5,250.00 18,000.60 86,000.00 25,947.50 153,413.96 Loans and Discounts Bonds and Warrants Savings Department Loans............. Federal Reserve Bank Stock........ Furniture and Fixtures...................... Banking Premises............................... Other Real Estate .............................. Cash on Hand and in Reserve Banks $1*230,760.94 Capital Stock............................. Surplus and Undivided Profits Deposits...................................... Federal Reserve Bank.............. Foreign Drafts Sold.................. $1,230,760.94 Now Buying Winter Nellis and Anjou Pears and Early Variety Apples True-To-Name Nursery H S. GALLIGAN, Proprietor Hood River, Oregon Second Floor Phone 3631 Mental Mathematicians (Gordon G. Brown.) Owing to the short apple crop thia year and the low vitality of fruit trees, , many growers, apparently are In doubt whether their soil management pro gram of recent years liaa been correct. It appears that many of these misgiv ings originated in conversations with various salesmen of mixed fertilizers, (iritictnn la being directed against tbe . use of quick acting nitrogen fertilisers mieh as nitrate of soda and encourage ment given to the purchase of those containing phosphoric acid and pot ash. The line of thought apitears to be of I this character: nitrate of soda, sul phate of ammouia, Utue nitrate -and similar quickly available nitrogen fer- ■ tlllxers Induce rapid and prolonged I wood growth thereby inducing winter I Injury when low temperature« occur; 1 furthermore, that these fertilizers are I in the nature of “stimulants" which ln- | Jure the soil.- It la also claimed that I 'mixed fertilisers” containing nltro- I gen. phosphorus and potassium) are I superior In'that they provide tbe tree I "mixed fertilizers" (containing nltro- I with a "balanced ration.” It has also I been repeatedly urged that potash and phosphoric acid fertilisers induct a healthier, firmer growth which ripens up earlier in the fall and la therefore hardier against winter freezing. As a matter of fact, this baa been a talking | point which has lieen stressed to the point where growers have purchased mixed fertilizers If for no other pur pose than thia alone. It la also con tended that fruit from trees fertilized with phosphoric acid and potash are firmer, keep better In storage, and, in the case of colored apples, are deei>er red. Ho much then for the claims I made. This is a time when the grower I la urged to use his head and not be mis lead by statements which In some par ticulars are misleading. Fertilizer« cost money and it to the purpose of the writer to recommend to the grower those which will give most economical returns for every dollar expend«!. Let ns first analyse the “balanced I fertilizer" contention. The fertiliza- I tfon of a tree to often compared with I the feeding of farm animals. Tbe anl- 1 mal requires a balanced ration; obvi ously the tree requires a balanced ra tion. Hince nitrogen, phorpborus and itoetsslum are commonly considered as limiting elements in soils, mixed fertil izers are compounded, using tbe three I mentioned. Tbe fallacy of tbe compari son to obvious. Although chemical an alysis show exactly the amount of var ious plant foods in our soils they tell The economic phase of the above out little regsrding their availabllty for the tree’s actual needs. Since we are lined experiment la not without Inter dealing with practically an unknown net. A three pound application of ni factor in this respect, there to little on trate of soda at $32.00 per ton costa I which to base a calculation defining DA cent« per tree or, figuring 70 tree« J our supplementary fertiliser ne«to. per acre, a total coat of $«.51. The The only practical way of determining 0-10-4 organic fertiliser at 8 pound« II fertilizer requirements is by actual per tree (-this la the nitrogen equiva I tests under average field conditions. lent in three pounds nitrate of soda) | Thia to what the IMnd River Experl- nt $08.00 per ton costa 27.2 cents per II stent Station has been doing for veers. tree or $19.04 per acre. Here la a dear 'The idea that quick acting nitrogen difference of $12.53 per acre In coat be I fertilizers of a mineral character are tween the two fertilisers in one year | “stimulants" to one requiring examlna- or $02.35 during the five year period, I tion. In this sens«* It is Inferred that fills difference In cost Is nearly, if not I by their use soil fertility to gradually wholly, due to the purchase of the phos I depleted; that no plant food to being phoric acid and potash In the mixed I ndded to the soil. The viewpoint to fertiliser. The writer has no quarrel I only partially correct. The use of nl- with any dealer or manufacturer of I Irate of *><la for example has the lnflu- mixed fertilizers As a rule, the qual I race of"making available various soil ity of such fertilizers is good and the | elements for plant growth which are commercial value is there. There to a I not added In this fertiliser. In this wide difference, however, between tbe I sense the soil to rendered poorer and commercial value and the agricultural I continued applications of thia charac value. This point of view la not to be ter alone night not be advtoable. How- construed as a brief for any fertiliser. ever, let this Idea be clear. _ nitrato _______ ni The fact« remain, however, that under trogen to a direct plant food. Nitrogen tbe conditions obtaining in these testa Is commonly accepted as one of tbe heavy fertilisation has not paid in dol most important elements In soil fer- lars and cents. We are engaged in irrigation farm I tillty. Certainly It lg the most expen- I stve element. Nitrogen Is taken up by ing. Water costs money. Tbe only I the plant in the nitrate form. Other practical system of orcharding we can I forms of nitrogen must flrst be con- engage in 1« one in which every drop H verted to the nitrate stage before be- of water Is used to grow organic mat I coming available. ter to increase soil fertility. Thia has i! The idea that potash fertilizers in- been done in most cases. Our soils I dure better color in fruit has long been are as a rule well supplied with organic I discounted. Extensive experiments matter and humus Much of thia latent I carefully conducted In many parts of fertility ia unavailable, however. Un- U the country do not shaw that this fer- lesa thia organic matter ia broken down I tiltoer baa any such Influence Tests and thoroughly incorporated with the | Mating apon this point were also con- soil, available nitrates are not produced I ducted by the Hood River Experiment in sufficient amount to meet maximum I station several years ego with similar requirements. Then- has been a ten I conclusions. The writer knows of no dency in many cases to substitute ni I experiments which clearly sbow that trate of soda or other quick acting I fruit Is firmer and of better k<*eping nitrogen fertilizers for adequate cul I quality because “miked fertilisers” tivation. There is a close relation be I rather than nitrogen fertilizers were tween soil temperature and the develop I employed. Hintilarly I am also unaware ment of nitrate nitrogen. Where cul of how or when potash and phosphoric tivation ia early and thorough, best acid fertilizer» have induced a slower, conditions are produced for the devel | firmer wood growth in apple trees. opment of plant food. If These statements are made advisedly II after an extensive review of the best | evidence available on these points. Many growers have purchased expen- II slve mixed organic fertilizers and are H "PPlying this fall. Where cover crops H have not been grown, or on account of I shaded conditions of soil their growth An appealing lot at the ice cream | has been restricted, such fertilizer ap- I plications may be advantageous. Where products developed by E P. Black, I humus in the soil to lacking, the use of plant manager of the Hood River I an organic fertilizer, or at least partl- creamery, will be exhibited soon at the | aUy organic, to probably preferable to Pacific International Livestock expo I a fertiliser wholly mineral. On the sition in Portland. Mr. Black baa I other hand, if legume cover crops have made a lot of Ice cream cakes, of var 1 been grown consistently, it ia qnestion- ious designs, that have aroused the 1 aMe whether* any fertilisers will pay, keenest enthusiasm of thoae who have I provided, of course, soil management to seen them. Some of the cakes carry the design« of fraternal organisations. of the proper character. Jj The question at issue to—under ar Others, with their blending of coloring, il erage conditions in the orchard will the sre an epic in ice cream manufacture. Mr. Black lias Just added to hfs col I grower get his money back from such mixed fertiliser applications ofean or lection of novelties an ice cream pump ganic character 7 Expetimence here kin. One might take It for a sugar and elsewhere show that nitrogen Is the pumpkin picked fresh from the field. The management of the Hood Biver only element which ban given increased yields. It Is probably safe to say that Creamery during the past few weeks If the average orchard soil will nltt give has received many congratulations on- Increased yields from nitrogen applies winning second award at the Washing tions, ft to very unlikely that any fer ton state fair at Yakima. Manager tiliser to of any direct value. . The evi Black declares that the victory is of dence in favor of nitrogen applications considerable Importance since exhibit is overwhelming and to available from ors at Yakima were representative of wide spread sources. Quoting from the entire Pacific coast. The Hoed Chandler In Fruit Growing, a text book River exhibit was not especially pre which has compiled the latest findings pared. It was a typical commercial lot with reference to orchard fertilization: of butter, snch as tbe local plant lai “The striking result to that in some turning out dally. soils where field crops may show a marked response to applications of some of the elements, there is no re sponse tn any element in the case of I some fruits and response to nitrogen in WILL BE EXHITITED DANCS TICKETS 50c LUNCH 25c Good Music—Good Floor—And All Invited igtire it out for yourself I “Under Cover” MEYER SMITH City Tailors