BADIN BULLETIN
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EVEN THE FISHES HAVE THEIR TIME TO LAUGH!
Yard Contest and Prizes
Every normal man and woman has to
a greater or less degree some idea of
symmetry, of proportion—the sense of
the beautiful. What this sense has done
and will do for the peace, contentment
and happiness of mankind, it is impossi
ble to say. But it is true that this thing
alone is one of the largest governing
features of our daily lives. Any man,
even though uneducated in architecture
judges a building by its symmetry of
outline, judges whether it is pleasing to
the eye or ugly and distasteful. And in
the same way we judge a home by the
pleasing or unpleasing effect of its
surroundings—its yard and flower gar
den. Nothing adds more to the “homey”
appearance of a house than the presence
.of a lawn, and of flowers in the fore-
[ Vound.
In Badin the planting and care of a
lawn is not an easy matter, and it re
quires willingness on the part of the
resident to expend some time and
energy, but the results obtained will far
overbalance the work required to pro
duce them.
In order to make Badin as pretty a
place as possible this summer, the Tal-
lassee Power Company is not only fur
nishing its people with lawn and flower
seeds gratis, but has further agreed to
repeat last year’s offer of prizes to be
given to the cultivators of the three pret
tiest yards in Badin—first prize, ten dol
lars; second prize, eight dollars; third
prize, five dollars.
The yards will be judged at regularly
f tated intervals of time throughout the
^6mmer by a capable committee of Badin
residents, and the prizes awarded at the
end of the season. It is necessary, how
ever, for each person who desires to be
a contestant to register as such, and
upon registration will be presented with
a card showing that he is a bona fide
contestant.
The contest starts May 15 and ends
September 30. Now is the time to reg
ister at Tallassee Power Company Gen
eral Office over the barber shop in the
Commercial Block.
Let us all, if we wish to be known
by our deeds, not only beautify the sur
roundings of our homes, but at the same
time be true to our sporting instinct,
enter this contest now, and play the
game to the finish.
—Landscape Department
The Taylor stokers which have just
been installed are quite an improvement.
The Vegetable Garden
Garden operations should be rushed
on and all the more tender plants gotten
in. Continue planting succession crops,
such as beans and corn at least twice
a month. I think it best to plant two
or three rows of corn at a planting so
there will be an abundance of pollen,
for a single row of corn seldom does
well. Plant squash, cucumbers, cante-
loupes and watermelon, if not planted
in April. Set out egg plant three feet
apart and three feet in the rows. Egg
plant should be sprayed to keep off the
potato beetle. They attack these as
much as they do the potato. Lettuce
that you vnsh to head before the weather
gets too hot must be pushed along and
never allowed to suffer from lack of
water. Watch every chance to put in
something else as the eai’lier crops ma
ture. Don’t allow your land to stand
vacant. You should use every effort to
keep the garden at work, not only all
summer but all the year 'round.
If not already done, the sweet potato
crop should be planted. Do not hill up
too high and use a good grade of fer-