Weekly Page of Farm News
My 20, 1948
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CITY GARDEN
ITER FILING
. EXCEEDS 400
. Indicative of unprecedented
activity in town gardening was
the announcement by California
Oregon Power company officials
Thursday that more than 400 city
gardenera have signed up for the
victory garden credit refund al
lowable this year.
Copco garden sign-ups total
484, with approximately 70 out
side the city in areas where oth
er irrigation water is available.
The gardens for which refund
applications have', been . filed
range from 200 . square feet to
12,000 square feet .The. mini
mum size on which a refund is
allowed is 200 square feet.
Gardeners In filing for the re
fund should multiply the width
by the length of the garden plot
to get the square foot figure.
This reminder was given because
some gardeners have apparently
. understood the' minimum re
quirement to be 200 feet square,
rather than 200 square feet,
v Those wishing to get in on the
: credit refund should notify Copco
by May 25.
An example of what can be
done In the way of victory gar
dens in the city and only one
block from Main street at that,
is the 100 by 100 foot garden be
ing raised by Mrs. Bill Elliott on
Pine and Eleventh streets. :
' : Very decorative in the center
of the plot is a large "V," made
of boards painted red, white and
blue,, and filled with flowers.
The rest of the garden Is half in
potatoes and the remainder in
other vegetables such as peas,
carrots, beans, etc.
With the exception of the
plowing, Mrs. Elliott has done all
the planting and cultivating her
self; Though quite stiff and sore
from the unusual exercise Mrs.
Elliott says that she enjoys the
work tremendously.
: Several of the vegetables have
begun to make their appearance
and' are two or three inches
above the ground. ,
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;'': SEATTLE, May 20 UP) Paci
fic coast states rank with the
nation- in- wages paid to farm
workers, according to George R.
Harvey, associate statistician for
the U. S.' department of agricul
ture here.'
Washington farm workers now
are being paid $103 a month,
plus : ' board, compared with
$60.50 last year "one of the
sharpest rises on record,"; Har
vey said.
In Oregon the monthly rate
with board, has risen from $61
to $97.50; the without. board rate
from $83.05 to $129. v
Washington. is the highest' for
"Without board" rates of pay and
' only slightly behind California's
"with: board" pay of $106 a
month. -
. The agriculture department
survey showed that even in the
large dairying state of Wisconsin,
pay. In drastically lower than in
any Pacific coast state. . Month
ly pay, without board in'Wiscon-
; sin is $59.75 as compared with
$4V.?; a year ago. - -
Closing Date Set
For Government: . .
Seed Purchase
CORVALLIS, May' 20 en
closing7 date for the - govern-
merit's 1942 seed purchase pro
gram has been set at June 1, the
state AAA office announced to
day. Purchase of cover crop
seed produced in 1942 will be
discontinued on that date- and
growers- still holding, seed they
wish to sell to the government
nave neen aavised to execute the
. proper papers' with their county
AAA committee before then.
' As announced last fall, . the
seed purchase program , will be
continued for. the 1943 croD on
substantially the same "basis as
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Her is Mrs. Bill Elliott taking a brief respite from the cultivating of her 100 by 100-foot gar
den on Pine and Eleventh streets. The large red, white and blue
nias and other flowers, adding a
Cultivate Carefully; Don't
Share Garden With Weeds
When your Victory garden has
become well established, , the im
portant problem is how to take
care of it properly.
Providing the good care need
ed by a successful garden is an
all-season job, ' but if you are
faithful during the first part of
the season, the work of the lat
ter part will be much lighter.
During the early stages; the
crops probably will need work
ing about once a week to keep
down weeds. The plant food you
have added in the form, of fer
tilizer should go to nourish' the
food crops, not the weeds. So
should the moisture: Weeds draw
heavily on both, and also shade
out the vegetables. Your plants
cannot produce good crops .if
they have to fight a constant
battle with weeds for food, wa
ter, and sunlight.
i Best Remedy Is Hoe
The best remedy for weeds is
a hoe in the hands of a gardener
who wants his plants to have
good care and a fair chance to
produce food. " Here are some
pointers on how to use your hoe:
As soon as the garden is dry
enough after a rain, break the
crust to prevent baking as well
as to destroy weeds. But don't
do this while the ground is too
wet, or the soil will be lumpy
and harder than ever. -
When' you' start to work with
the hoe, remember that a weed,
no matter where it may be in
your garden-plot, is using plant
food and . moisture your vege
tables should have for vigorous
growth. . ' ". i
If you dig too deeply when
you cultivate, there is danger of
damaging vegetables roots near
the surface. You can turn, out
small weeds with a hoe very
easily ' and still do only shallow
digging, If there are weeds so
close to the . plants you can't
reach them safely with tools,
pull them out by hand. - f ;
Experienced gardeners seldom
leave pulled weeds, even small
one, lying where they fall, be
cause they've learned the weeds
may take root and start all over
again. Careful gardeners gather
them up to throw on the com
post heap. . ;
Many successful gardeners rec
ommend mulching with dry lawn
clippings or straw to help keep
down weeds. Mulching has' other
advantages:. It "helps to hold
moisture in the ground. It. helps
keep tomatoes and cucumbers
clean and protect them from
damage' by 'soil-borne rots, i :
Don't Work Wet Plants j
A gardener' who is careful to
Natice
... Due to a late spring,
usual summer repairs to
there is still a need for
We
are
sorry that we
heating in some instances,
cause of the short season
once, in order to get the
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'V" Garden In Mid-Town Area
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colorful touch to the vegetable
Don't hoe weeds when ground is
wet. Always use shallow cul
tlvation. keep weeds away from his vege
tables is less likely to have as
much trouble with insects and
disease as a , careless gardener.
Weeds . give ' these destructive
agents a home and nourishment
This outside support greatly in
creases their : chances to become
established for their work of de
stroying, your own food plants,
Do- not .work among your
plants when they are"wet"from
dew or rain. If disease should
be present, spreading the water
around may also . help to spread
the disease.
NEXT: How to ui. fertiliser
economically.
Spaghetti, Meat
Balls Give Lionel
Barrymore Aches ,
HOLLYWOOD, May 20 W)
Meat balls and spaghetti neces
sitated professional medical at-,
tention today for Lionel Barry-
more, cast as a physician in most
of his recent films. - " ;
-The veteran actor is a patient
at St. Johns Catholic hospital in
nearby Santa Monica. His physi
cian, Dr. M. A. Seymon, said
last night Barrymore was suffering-'
from 'food ! poisoning, but
should be able to return to his
screen work in a few days.
It Is necessary to start the
our distribution lines while
domestic heating
will have to interrupt' ,
but it is necessary be,- '
here, to start work
at
work done by fall.
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plot.
f" PORTLAND, May. 20 (P
Temperatures ranged from a
high of 75 at Medford to a low
of 19 at Bend during the week
ending May 18, the department
of ' commerce-weather bureau
weather-farm report showed to
day. - -
' Generally the week produced
unseasonably cool weather with
occasional light rains and some
snow in the mountains. ; . , -
Grain growth was slow and
some injury to winter grain by
frost .is reported. Much, corn re
mains io oe piamca. '
,,; More damage .to , fruit .was
caused by frost,' particularly -in
Jackson, Malheur and Union
counties. Strawberries are ripen
ing in some of the milder areas.
Growth of grass and hay crops
has been slow and alfalfa has
suffered from frost. Livestock
conditions are generally good.
IS MILL AFL
WASHINGTON, May 20 VP)
The national labor relations
board has certified - that the
United Brotherhood of Carpen
ters and Joiners of America,
lumber and sawmill workers, lo
cal 2828 (AFL) has been desig
nated the collective bargaining
representative for ..production
and maintenance employes of the
Dorris Lumber and ' Moulding
company. Dorris (Siskiyou coun-
,ty), Calif.- Clerical, store, super
visory, and temporary employes
are not included.
The New- Jersey state legis
lature abolished slavery in 1804.
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SUMMARY OF
LAST WEEK'S
iRlETTRENQ
(Mltor'l Mottt Tht followlni tntrkl In.
forinittlon U iuppIIm! from niitnUI ot
tftlnvd ovtr thi tovtrnrnful Irtird wlra In
th oftlct ot , ttia ttnthn tconomtti ' ai
Orrpm.Stata oillrnv. Th wttrrlal, In the
form or a wkiy umtuary oi irtnni in int
UvrnUwIt marfcrt, U ool intrnded to rrplaoa
Dot da br day niaratt rrpotta.)
North Portland had a slightly
larger supply of cattle Monday
when 1500 head were received,
although only 800 were offered
locally.- Two loads of choice fed
steers' brought $17, which was
about even with ' highest top
prices paid previously and high
er than for any sold last week.
Medium to good ' tod steers
brought $15 to $16.23. Even a
lot of good 522-pound -stacker
steers ' brought $18.28. Grass
steers : predominated at San
Francisco, - with medium grades
selling from $14 to $18, with one
exceptionally good load bringing
$18.80.'. At Chicago . the- supply
ot choice steers was smaller than
usual. wlth prices reaching a top
ot $17.28 for heavy, weights. ;
- Oregon -ranges improved con
siderably 'in April, though they
were still: below; normal, on May
1, as were farm pastures, Soil
moisture conditions are such as
to indicate good prospects for
late spring and early summer
feed.-' The. condition of livestock
remained poor as the upturn of
pastures came' too late to ; affect
the general condition.. Livestock
feeders have been warned by the
commodity credit ' corporation
that the-100 million bushels of
feed wheat made available early
this; spring will be exhausted
around July 1. Sales ot this feed
wheat since March 25 have aver
aged around one million bushels
per day.
SHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS
Although 2200 head of .sheep
and lambs . were, reported at
North: Portland last weekend,
only 100 were available for local
trading, the smallest number of
fered in years on the opening day
of the week. One choice, closely
sorted lot brought $15.78, though
most ot the sales were at $15 to
$15.50. Good fed shorn lambs
with No. 2 pelts brought $14. A
top of $15.25 was reported -at
San Francisco . $16 at Chicago,
and $15.75 at Omaha, r. - ;
Eastern movement of spring
lambs from California has been
much smaller than usual;;, with
oniy zs.uuu head shipped as com
pared with 167,000 on the com
parable date last year.;; Eastern
markets .have- been -depending
more .on old crop lambs, while
western centers have had greater
numbers of spring .lambs . than
usual.
Fair progress has been made
by early lambs in most- sections
of the country except in the Paci
fic northwest,' according to the
May 1 report of the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture. Both weath
er and feed conditions have been
fairly good-throughout, Califor
nia and the southwest in con
trast to the backward spring and
XkzizM for Sh'n
and Scab Irritite
Effective Rom Treatment ,
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To qolcklr aootha tht Itthlnf , burning
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ritation! due to extarnal eauM apply
odorleia liquid Zemo-a Doctor's for
mal! backed by 80 jrara' auccari. Zamo
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Save Your Plant Food by Fertilizing
Only Where Roots Can Get Full Value
Here's the way to got the most good out oi tha least fertiliser
when planting seeds, or during subsequent feeding of established
plantst This gardener has dug two ahallow, parallel trenches
about five inches apart, and in each has scattered fertiliser thinly.
Now he will- fill In the two fertiliser trenches and make a -new
trench" for seed planting midway between them. Crowing plants
are fertilised In the same way. so that the material doesn't toueh
the stalks but will be held In the ground to enrich the roots.
slow feed development in the
northwest. - -HOG
MARKETS
Hogs again made up the bulk
of the supply of meat available
at North Portland Monday, when
2500 head were offered locally.
Carload lota wore down about
28 cents compared . with, last
week's closo, while truck-Ins sold
at .40 to 50 cents lower than last
week; ( Best quality ),drivo-lns
brought mostly $14.75 to $14.85,
with sorted carloads at $15. At,
San Francisco the price was a
trifle ' stronger, with e top of
$1,8.20, while at Chicago prices
also-advanced to a top of $14.80.
' 'Though hog supplies are rela
tively more plentiful than other
classes of livestock at North
Portland, , the offerings are still
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"GARDENING FOR FOOD"
ON THE AIR ,
3 nights weekly
' by CECIL SOLLY
'. Sponsored by Olympla on ten stations. ,
A nationally renowned export on home
gardening, Mr. Solly gives valuable
information .to insure the success pf
Victory Cardans, '
., rOOD PRODUCTION IS .VITAL! , ,
BUY WAR BONDS
considerably under those of a
year ago.
WOOL MARKETS
With , manufacturers well
bought ahead, there has been lit
tle or no interest in further pur
chases 'of grease wools on the
Boston' market In the past week.
All grades of scoured wools were
in good domand but scouring
plants are booked several months
ahead. Wools consigned to the
commodity credit ; corporation
are arriving at Boston in fair vol
ume from western states. Small
lots of wool are reported being
purchased at uneven prices in
tho mlddlo west, though some
local flccco wool dealers are
completely, out of the market.
Most purchases have been made
locked in
. . . THE SECRET OF
OLYMPtA'S RARE FLAVOZl
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MANY FEET under the ground t Tumwater, guarded ;
by impervious layers, a strata of clear, especially pun
water finishes its subterranean journey from the high.'
Cascade mountain glaciers. This unique rare brewing ,
water . . . that makes possible Olympia's matchless flavor
and clean taste by performing these additional functions:
Extracts hidden flavors and prop
erties from the hops and grains.'
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Promotes purity and clean taste
v throughout a)l processes includ
: ing fermentation and ageing,. -
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; Preserves Olympia's xharacter i
and flavor when beer is bottled, '
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, . . . BB CAREFUL AND
. Willi supplies of fertillior lim
ited, Victory gardeners are hv
terested In knowing how far they
should go with side dressings
during the growing season.
Oarden specialists say tho leafy
green vegetables, Important to
healthful diets for their vitamins
and minerals, should get first
priority on your stock or Vic
tory garden fertiliser, They need
plenty ot nitrogon to produce
vigorous green loaves that ; ere
tender and nutritious. :'-.
So, the leafy green vegetables,
particularly cabbage,' spinach,
chard, and lettuce, should get
three side dressings, at the fate
of about a pound and half to
a hundred feet of row, Use It
in the way to get the most out
of It. Scoop out a shallow trench
on each sldo of the plants and
about two or three Inches away
from them. Apply the fertiliser
and levol off the trench with the
rake. O
' Apply Three Times
Make the - first : application
when the plants are three or
four Inches high, the second when
they' axe half grown, and ' the ,
third Just before they reach 'ma
turity; Naturally, each applies
tlon will be very light. -
If you wish to give tomatoes,
pole beans or any of your .veg
etables besides the green leafy
ones some additional plant food,
one application should be suffi
cient If your garden soil was well
prepared and fertilised to begin
with. Apply it when the plants
are about half green. '
Dikt Break Floods
Idaho Form Land
DUBOIS, Idaho. May 20 m
A break In the dike of the east
em side of Mud lake flooded Q
more than-300 acres of land and 7?
drowned several . head of live-,
stock, Watormoiter Elvin Hen
nlnger reported tddny.
High winds pounded waters of
the lake against the dike; which
was of new construction, Just
before the break, h ssld.
- The break dropped the water
eontent of the lake markedly, he
said.
' Divorces - affect- more - than
100,000 children in the United
Slates every year. ' ' -
at 2 to 8 cents grease basis be
low earlier higher prices.
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