The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1913-03-08
RE SHORT COURSE CLOSED SATURDAY
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sure of the fruit maturing.
Blossoming may be held back in
the spring by the use of straw
about the tree to keep the ground
from thawing out so soon. Small
fruits should be protected during
the winter.
A list of fruits and vegetables
with some of the best varieties is
appended.
List of fruits vegetables with
some of the varieties for Harney
County:
Vegetables: Asparagus; r ed
beets, Crosby's Egyptian; Cab
bage, Buckbee's Race Horse;
Carrots, Buckbee's Select Dan
vers; Kohl Rabi, Early White
Vienna; Lettuce, Simpsons Early
Curled; Onions. Brown Austria
lian; Parsnips, short sorts; Par
sley, Hamburg; Peas, d. M. Fer
ry's Extra Early and the Ameri-
can Wonder; Radishes, lcicle;
Rhubarb; Cauliflower, early
kinds; Turnips; Rutabagas; Horse
Radish.
Small Fruits: Strawberries,
Hood River or Clark's Seeding,
Oregon and the Magoon; Black
berries, Lawton and Mersereau;
Raspberries, Turner, Antwerp,
and Cumberland; Gooseberries.
Oregon Champion and Red Jack
ct; Currants, Perfection, White
Grape, Fay's Prolific; Loganber-
ries; Phenomenal Berries; Lucre-
tia Dewberries.
Large Fruits: Apples, Yellow
Transparent, Gravenstein, Veal
thy, Mcintosh Red; Pears, Bart
lett, Seckle; Crab Apples, Trans
cendent, Martha, Hyslop, Siber-
ian; Apricots, Moorepark; Prunes,
Italian, Petit; Plums, Peach, Blue
Damson, Burbank; Cherries, Sour
varieties, Olivet, Montmorency,
Early Richmond; Ounces. Cham
pion; Peaches, Alexander, Tri-
ump.
The following resolutions were
adopted at the meeting Of the
Farmers and Housewives of Har-
ney County attending the Short
Course in Burns. on Saturday
March 1st. 1913:
WHEREAS, The f farmers of
Harvey County who have been
so fortunate as to be present in
Burns the past week and wit
messed the practical instruction
impaired by Professors Scudder
and Potter, both verbally and
by illustration; also the house
wives of the county and their
daughters who have been under
the instruction of Mrs. Calvin
and Miss Irwin, have derived an
incalculable benefit form the ex-
perience, a benefit that will be
felt on every farm in every part
of Harvey County.
RESOLVED, That we hereby
express our keen appreciation of
the visit of these accomplished
teachers from the Oregon Agri-
cultural College and heartily COM
mend the spirit displayed by
them and by the authorities of
the College in the worthy aim of
carrying needed information to
the doors of the farmers, to the
end that Agriculture may be
made profitable. may become GER
tain in its results and enticing to
those engaged in it and to the
youths who look to it as future
business; also for the other pleas
ing purpose of making home life
more pleasant, more healthful
and less expensive.
RESOLVED, That our thanks
are also extended to the people
of Burns for the kind and hospi-
table manner in which they have
provided for the accommodation of
the large crowd of visitors: to
Hon. VIM. Hanley for throwing
open his suburban home to our
free use; to the managers of the
Tonawama building for its use;
to the Burns Band and to the
singers for their fine entertain
ment. and to the press Of the
city for its efforts in promoting
and reporting this great gather
ing.
RESOLVED, That we sincerely
hope this kind of instruction will
be continued and that such Short
Courses as this will become an
nual events, to be held at such
times of year as will insure the
largest attendance with the least
expense and inconvenience TO