SEC. II PACE 4
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. ORECON
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1948
Spring Time
For Planting
Berries Here
By JAMES T. E1.INGS
Assistant County Agent
Spring planting is usually best
for strawberries. In the Klamath
area this means as soon as the
danger of the more destructive
frosts is past and the ground can
be properly worked.
Several pre-plantlng factors must
be considered by the strawberry
grower before setting out his plants.
The best yields of strawberries are
obtained In fertile, well drained
soils which have a high moisture
holding capacity and good depth.
Bteep slopes, depressions or ravines
and poorly drained areas are to be
voided for strawberry plantings.
The preparatory soil treatment for
strawberries usually includes the
use of organic matter, w hich Is sup
plied by applications of manure or
crop refuse or by plowing under
cover crops. The water holding
capacity, the soil structure and the
fertility of the soil is Improved by
the use of manures or cover crops.
For small plots about 50 pounds of
manure to every 100 square feet
can be used, or about a ton to a
plot SO by 100 feet
Strawberry plants frequently die
or make poor growth because the
soil is not properly prepared at the
time of planting. Deep planting or
spading followed by fairly deep
disking is necessary. Rollers or soil
packers may be used on the lighter
soils, but the top two inches of the
soil must be left in a loose condi
tion. If possible, obtain certified straw
berry plants. Certified plants are
free of disease and are usually a
more vigorous type of plant. Va
rieties that do well in Klamath
county are Rockhill, Gem and Mas
todon. All three are everbearing
types.
If it is impossible to set the
plants shortly after receiving them
from the nursery, they should be
"heeled in." This consists of digging
a trench, opening the bundles of
plants and placing the roots of the
opened bundles in the trench. Then
pack thoroughly moistened soil
around the roots of the plants. If
the plants are dry upon receipt
from the nursery, the roots should
Speakers At Farm Women's Dinner
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S. f JL -X'-1 v .
Mrs. Doris Van Blokland trirhll addressed the Associated Farm
Women of Oregon at the district dinner meeting. Mrs. T. 1. Jackson,
president of the Klamath county group introduced the speaker.
Farm Women
Hear Address
Matters of Importance to titrm
families and the community In gen
eral were brought up at the monthly
district meeting of farm bureau
women hold at the Wliu'ina hotel
Saturday.
Mis. Doris Van Ulokluud of La
Grande, president ot the state asso
ciated women ol the tarin bureau,
addressing the group of 30. touched
upon the restaurant lusim'tlon law
grading eating places. The Unfile
and safety program as a iiuitnrm
law between states, use ot schools
for community projects and a cen
tral building in town for visiting
hum women.
Mrs. T. D. Jackson, president ol
the Klamath County Associated
Farm Women, presided at the meet
ing, at which Mrs. Van Bloklimd's
daughter Beverly was also a guest.
Communities represented nt the
gathering were llonnnrn, Laimell
valley. Merrill, Henley. Poc valley
Olene and Klamath Fulls.
Mrs. Van Blokland was presented
with a rorsage and the book "Cap
tain Jack by the group.
DDT Is Most Widely Used
Insecticide On Farms Now
By JIM KI.INdS
Assistant County Agrnl
ItllT la probably the mint wide
ly used hitecllelde uu farms today.
It's use on farm animals results In
better production from the animals,
heller health for bold humans and
livestock, as well r Improved sanita
tion. The regular spraying uf barns,
rorrala, and manure piles during Hie
summer months will reduce the (ly
menace to almost nothing. Fur this
lpr of spraying, S to K pounds of
SO per rent wetlalile OKI per 1110
gallons of water is recommended,
or slightly over one ounce per gal
lon of water.
Horn flics, the little black flics
lhal irritate cuttle during the sum
mer months are easily controlled by
spraying the cattle with a solution
of 4 pounds of SO per cent wettuble
DDT to 1(H) gallons of water. A
pressure of U00 pounds or more is
their nesting grounds In the ante
the animal's hair. Several sprayings
during the season are usually neces
sary. Control of horn files stops
the lass of blood that these pests
use. Increases the nnitual's vitality
anil reduces the disease threat.
Cattle lice are also rasllv con
trolled with DD I'. One good spraying
In the late fall belore the louse
population begins to build up will
keep cattle relatively free of lire
the whole wlnler. Ten to VI pounds
of SO per cent wt table DDT to lilt)
gallons of water appllrd at 4U0
pounds pressure Is recommended.
Handlers who have sprayed for
louse control say their cm tie are
better keepers and come through the
winter In better condition than
lousy cattle.
Spraying sheep Willi a DDI' solu
tion has been ilemotulratrtl u give
good praetleal control of sheep
llrks. The recommrmlrd concentra
tion Is g pounds of SO per rent wet
table DDT to 100 gallons of water.
400 pounds pressure will give good
penetration of Hie fleece. A treat
ment during the fall niniillii w III
keep the sheep relatively free of
ticks all wlnler. I'opuliilliius will
not Increase greatly on the ewes hi
the wlnler to move until the lamlm In
the spring. Increased wool yields
have been rrporlrd In Idahu where
be soaked in water before planting
or heeling in.
The most important points In
setting plants are to place them
at the right depth and firm the
soil thoroughly about the roots after
they are set. If the plants are set
too high or the soil is not suffi
ciently firm they will dry out and
die. If set too low and the crown
is covered with soli, the plants may
rot .
TASTELESS "BANANA"
The "psang-surlbu." or "king ba
nana," tree has its fruit growing
directly from the trunk. The larger
the tree, the larger the bunch of
bananas. The fruit of this native
Malay peninsula tree, however, is
tasteless and is not eaten by the
natives.
SALE
The entire herd of female reg
istered Hereford of O. W. Cutsforth,
Lexington, will go on sale at auction
11 a. m. Monday. April 36, he an
nounced today.
These cattle have well-know n sires
and pedigrees are all catalogued.
The 1947 calf crop will not be In
cluded in the sale. '
In 1780. In Boston, butter sold
for $13 a pound, sugar for S10 a
pound, and tea for $90 a pound, due
to a great decrease in the value of
paper money.
Orchard cover crops have served
their purpose, so It's time to plow
them under.
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Marmot Curb
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I nst week-end Mlnulcy K, Piper of
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In control of whistling nmrmola In
8hii.Mii valley.
These rudenl have become an I
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Hullo valleys and the Tulelake I
rmlon liming the past few years,
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Piper said Im Is mil yet sum what
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peiliiieuls. ,
sheep urrr spin veil with DDT for
tick control.
r'or small numbers of animals, a
10 mt rent DDT dust rubbed Into
the hair or lleern will give good con
trol of tiles, ticks or luc.
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