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SHAKING SUCCESS
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GREATER ATTENTION
TO SEED POTATOES
Much .Depends Upon Interest of
Gardener Being Maintained
Throughout Season.
Every, Grower Should Remove
Plants Not True to Variety. 7
VAGE FIGHT AGAINST PESTS
Man Must Make Continuous , Fight
From Start, Never" ShirKIng Duty
, ,and. Keeping Everlastingly on
Job Easy to Kill Weeds.
(Prepared by the Ignited States Depart
ment of Agriculture.) .
' The ultimate success of a home gar
den depends largely,, upon the inter
est of the gardener being maintained
throughout the season. Many persons
have gotten .the idea that , when the
garden is planted and f cultivated two
or three times' their work has ended,
and as a result the garden soon goes
to weeds or is destroyed by insects and
diseases. The successful gardener, de
clare . the specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture, is
the one who wages a continuous fight
against the enemies of the garden
frorathe very start, never shirking his
duty and being everlastingly on the
Job, f
- A crop of weeds can be destroyed in
a few. moments by means of a steel
rake or a hoe, if it is used when the
-Doda oro insf cnniln? thrmith the
ground. If allowed to remain, the I
thorough renovation of the garden is
necessary to rid it of them.
Seem Innocent, but They're Not.
A few old-fashioned hardshell potato
bugs may not appear to do any great
harm, but the crop of soft-shelled bee
tles they produce will eat the leaves
from the potator vines almost before
you know they are' present. A few
spores of some mildew or other dis
ease may not do any great amount of
damage, but if the weather is favor
able for the spread of the disease, it
will soon cause the loss of the entire
crop. ' (
The old adage of A stitch in time
saves nine" applies with double force
to the care of the garden. Keep up
interest in the garden 4 and 'make suc
cessive plantings of various crops, so
that a continuous supply of vegetables
may be provided for the table. There
is nothing 'gained by having the land
lie idle, and It is easier to keep it clean
if there Is a paying crop upon it. .
"Seed Gardens Show Neglect.
.' Too often gardens with a "seedy"
appearance are seen in the middle of
the summer. The brush on which the
peas were grown or the wire trellis on
which they were ' trained is ' left with
the remains of the crop upon it, and
v general unslghtliness rules the entire
plot. It is a little more trouble to keep
- things neat and attractive, but it pays
; in the long run; and if you as a gar
dener wajit to maintain a reputation
Progressive' Farmers Favor Home-Seed
Plot Plan, Which Is Simple and
Inexpensive 'Method of Im
proving Quality of Seed.' .
(Prepared by the . United States Depart
ment of .Agriculture.) '
To hold the cost of potato production
at a reasonable figure, 'department of
agriculture officials advocate , that
greater attention be given by growers,
especially in the northern states, to
the production of . their seed stock.
They believe that every grower would
derive benefits from giving special1 at
tention to the removal of all plants not
true to variety, as well as all
eased, weak, or abnormal plants from
a sufficient number of rows in his field
to provide an ample supply from the
remaining plants to plant the acreage
desired the following year.
For example : If the custom is to
Digging Potatoes on Coiorsdo Ranch.
plant 20 acres to potatoes, it would be
necessary, to obtain an ample seed
stock, to weed undesirable plants from
at least two acres. Time .required for
this work would be comparatively lit
tle. . '- . ;; ;
If a large percentage- of off-type or
diseased plants are found to exist in a
field, tubers from it should not be re
tained for seed purposes unless a bet
ter source or seea supply is not avail
able. In that case most careful and
painstaking roguing to - eliminate, so
far as practicable, all mixtures and
all diseased plants- should be con
ducted. It will take a larger acreage
to supply the necessary seod than will
be the case where the stock Is relative-'
ly pure and disease-free.
All progressive growers will favor
the home-seed plot plan, which they
sny is a "simple and comparatively in
expensive method , of improving the
quality of the seed . stock," and will
materially assist in increasing the acre
yield of the crop, thereby lessening
production cost.
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KEEPING HARNESS IN REPAIR
Toots and Facilities Are Comparatively
Inexpensive and Simple Special
Devices Needed.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.) ?
The tools and facilities required for
keeping harness in repair are compara
tively simple and Inexpensive. A con
siderable portion of the repair work on
harness can be performed by the aid of
tools required for other purposes, but
there are a few special devices that
are desirable. -
LIME IMPROVES MANY CEOPS
Keep the Garden-Growing Through
; the Summer.
. for a good garden, the necessary atten
tion will have to be given to its neat-
. ness and general appearance. ,
In sections where " the weather be
comes extremely hot in summer, and
it is not possible to keep garden crops
.growing, the land should be cleaned,
replowed and kept'stirred from time to
time .until conditions are suitable for
the planting of fall vegetables, TJnder
ordinary conditions it is best to have
some crop growing 'on the soil, and if
the period between the early ; spring
. vegetables and the fall vegetables Is
sufficient, a crop of cowpeas should
be grown upon the garden land. This
will shade the soil and prevent tbo
sun burning the organic matter out of
it," and at the same time will actually
1 add fertility to the soil. v'
Application Will Benefit Timothy,
Oats," Wheat, Barley, Clovers and
Garden Truck."
Lime injures none of our common
crops, but it appears to do no good
directly to corn, millet, rye, carrots,
buckwheat or potatoes. But lime Im
proves timothy, oats, wheat, barley,
peas, cabbage, onions, beets, cucum
bers, clovers and alfalfa.
PARTIAL SHADE FOR BERRIES
This Sometimes. Can Be Provided by
Planting Between NFruIt Trees
In Orchard. ,
Currants and gooseberries commonly
do better, especially in the "southern
lmlts of their range, if . grown where
there is partial shade. This sometimes
can be provided ; by planting them be
tween fruit trees. f . Raspberries and
blackberries are sometimes planted be
tween -trees ; but the practice is - not
advisttble unless the soil is naturally
uc!3. and fertile. . . V 1 :
CUTWORM COWARDLY. RASCAL
Rarely Does Any Damage in Daylight,
Waiting Until Night and Destroys
' Garden Plants. ,
(Prepared, by the United- States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The. common cutworm is a cowardly
rascal and rarely does his work in day
light when folks can see him. He
watches and waits until the crardener
has planted his. cabbage, tomato . of
pepper 'plants, then sneaks out in the
night and destroys the plants.f
TO RENOVATE OLD ORCHARDS
May Be Brought Back ta Their For
mer Productive State In Three
Years If Jigor Justifies. ?
Neglected, and unfruitful orchards
may be renovated and brought back
to their former - productive state in
three years if the age and vigor, of
the trees justify: their renovation in
the first place.
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'iTo'. increase' Hay Yield.- ?
4 Farm manure applied as a top-dressing
to pasture or meadow is an impor
tant factor in increasing the hay yield.
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PutvjCuitivatoHK ln; Shed.
' Do not leave the cultivators on the
torn-row exposed to sun, rain, etcS
rHB trip by the Magdalena
river irom tne sea to uogoui,
the capital of Colombia, is one
of the most interesting the
traveler can find, says the London
Times. The time of the voyage varies
from nine to fourteen days, according
to whether it is made in the wet or
dry season. ' ,
During the trip one ascends from
sea level to 9,000 feet above it; there
are three separate train, and two
steamer journeys; the scenery varies
from sweltering, forest to wide, airy
pastures, swheatfields and ragged blue
mountain peaks; the dwellings of the
people change from insouciant, palm-
thatched huts to the Imposing Spanish
style, stone mansions of the ancient
t city; 'of, Bogota. ' :
Puerto Colombia, with the turquoise
Caribbean washing its feet, is a port
by courtesy. Steamers call there for
the cbnvenience of. Barranqullla. Wide
spread, , sunny, flower-bedecked Bar
ranqullla sits upon the bank of the
Magdalena, and continually and pas
sionately discusses the question of wa
ter transport, for it can have no direct
access to the sea until the Magdalena
bar Is conquered.
From Barranqullla one takes a river
ftteamer to La Dorada;v On the flat
bottomed river boat, drawing only a
foot or two of water, travelers must
provide 'themselves with bedding ; the
steamship company lends a canvas cot.
but nothing else, and the Barranqullla
hotels specialize In providing the vis
itor for Bogota with the outfit a pil
low of tree-cotton, a couple of tiny
sheets, a mosquito netting "bar," a
couple of little towels. No other bed
ding is needed, for the heat is stifling
but the judicious also take table deli
cacies and everything needed In the
way of beverages, with the exception
of coffee, of which there Is a constant
and most excellent flow.
Soon the forest closes down, to the
edge of the water, as unconquered, as
dominant, as In Quesada's day, 400
years ago. Quesada took two iyears to
ascend the river; to Bogota, the sur
i vlvors of his party arriving ragged and
starving ; , the marvel is .that a single
one of those adventurers reached the
plains. ' .,
Scene of Great Beauty.
The jade of banana, leaves, whipped
Into rags by the wind, the glaucous
green of lilies, the emerald of the
palms, the jasper of the great forest
giants, Is only, broken here anc there
by a trail of flowering vine or the rare
sight of a high-perched mauve or gold
orchid; where open spaces occur there,
are lOw-growing bushes coverea with
flowers, and one sees a host of Butter
flies and birds, but usually thsre is
nothing but the river and the Igreen
wall of forest. When rain falls! in a
I straight sheet even the forest is blotted
out and the alligators and turtles of
the margins are invisible until the sun
reappears.
When a stop is made for wood
deliver merchandise-to some little trad
ing point .the outlet for some rich
region producing sugar, hides, coffee or
tobacco, all the village comes tot the
little wharf, guns are fired and! the
church bell Is rung in the stealer's
honor : there are ; a number of auch
places below Puerto Berrio. Puferto
Berriov. is important as the starting
point for the wonderful Cauca Valley
worth some trouble to reach and pos
sessing a perpetual June climate a
wealth of fruit and flowers, a fertile
soil and mountains sown with precious
minerals. y-rJ:.,,y 'v' I-,-'
At La Dorada, where the blue moun
tains have suddenly come nearer aod
turn green . and purple, there Is little
but a row of modest cottages, and the
railway sheds ; but here is the traii
for Beltran. the line lea vine the riverl
and traversing a wonderful country of
bright green pastures . with sturdy
herds grazing, fine lusty trees and hills!
that rise grotesquely, topped with f an-
tastlc rocks , lftce battlemented castles
of the middle ages. All this region . Is
famous for its tobacco, and "has exr
ported it to Europe for over a hundred
years. The train stops at Honda, where
one looks far down at the rapids ; the
town is bright ajfo pretty, the center
of a gold mining - industry, and here;
by the way, i one -buys four cigars; of
excellent tobacco fortthe equivalent of
There la another halt at Mariquita,
Scene on the Magdalena River.' V H
where Quesada died, and where today
an English company has establislied
one of the terminals of an aerial tram
way across the broken country, forests
and mountains into the Cauca valley.
The r tall standards march " along into
the distance aimostly directly west; I
believe that the enterprise has been, as
it deserves,, very t successful I heard
of a grand piano having been carried
triumphantly by this air line. ;
' ; Trains Go Slowly. - "
About five hours is occupied by the
train journey and then Beltfran a;
reached with Its waiting steamer for
the rio arriba. The steamers for the
upper river are small, the dinlngtables
set out on the" open main deck In picnic
style." There are only six cabins, on
this little boat, -and most of the score
of passengers . sleep outside under, a
sapphire velvet sky set ,with a million
diamonds. This-sky seems very close.
above; the air is soft,, full of wood
land scents ; all night one hears the
song of the river, Only overcome when
at first flush of dawn hundreds of ring
ing bird voices begin to call from the
bushes. t ' -"" .
With full daylight comes , realization
of the beauty of the rio arriba. Here
the steep, folded mountain spurs stand
down to the water's edge, little white
cliffs marking the force of the flood in
the rainy season ; brilliant green' on
the long crests, , these spurs take ; bn
aeep vioiet snaaows in tne innumerauie
clefts and gorges. k - ' T ;-
When the steamer reaches fclrardot,
with Its scarlet blossoms, its cobbled
streets tipping down to the river, and
Its eternal clothes-washing , on the flat
stones of themargln, there is but' one
section of the journey still to be trav
ersed the railroad to Bogota. During
this final stage there is a great deal of
steady climbing to the upland plateau,
and a long run across the cool plains.
One passes through regions v of won
derful frultrose-apples and nlsperos,
grenadillas, and manzanas and melons ;
ascends through a cutting whose sides
are jet black because here is a seam
of excellent coal providing fuel for the
railway; and, after rolling, through
level lands where cattle graze peace
fully beside willow-bordered brooks,
sees at last the twin peaks of Monser
rat and Guadalupe, with , the white
walls of Bogota at their feet. The
mountains stand like a vast purple
barrier ; beyond lies that lake of le
gends, Guatavita, a score of gold-bear
ing rivers; the emerald mines of Muso
from which the finest stones in' the
world, and the largest annual quanti
ties, are produced. V '' -.
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". Rationing and improved Health.
It is not true that under .rationing
the health of the nation "is suffering
rrom. lack of good food," says the
Weekly Scotsman. "On the contrary,
tne health of the children in' the
schools has never been so good, and
but for , the Influenza' epidemic the
Ldeath rate would In all 'probability nev
er have been so low. ? Of essential
foods everyone has had enQugh. ' But
ter has been short precisely , because
It was necessary to safeguard the chil
dren's milk, but no one who under-
stands the wOfk done by the ministry
of food in securing the raw material
for, and arranging tne manufacture of.
margarine will say that the subject of
fat in geweral has been neglected.
Not Worth S10r ,
An American ' unused to court eti
quette was inylted just before the war,
says CpUier's, . to dliie .with a German
prince. $ A glitterlne flunk v Dresent m
a silver plate to him just before the
hors ; d'oeuvres were served.; He
blushed, .fumbled in : his pocket, then
said to himself, "I have nothingut a
$10 note, but I don't think anyJGer-
man dinner is worth $10," so 'he let
the plate pass. - He then discovered
that the plate was intended to receive
the white gloves that he ought tp have
worn iBoston Post, . - , ,
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1nttsw:t ; r attacks san-jose scale
IS 1 ,-:':.Spray.Machlne-Gun Fire , by ,
JsSr!Lr! g&. lEf l) :Jn Agents.
- ilbr- " Prepared by the United States. Depart
: ' lMJMiIll . ' thent; of Agriculture.)
The San Jose scale was subjected to
ieavy : sprayHiiachlhe-giin fire recently
then the county agents of South Car-
btiha' held a spraying campaign. For
one week the agents centered their at
tention on this attack, but It was con
tinued by fruit growers until the buds
on the trees begansto . swell ana lur
ther spraying ' with the strong lime
sulphur solution would be Injurious.
"One agent reports so much Interest
in the proper care of home orchnrds
that he found it impossible-to visit the
Handy Pump , Spraying Outfit.
farms of alT who wanted information
on spraying andfpruhing. He; solved
the difficulty, by, holding a series of
demonstrations In : schools and or
chards. . ' ' ':- ' - V "
Another agent reports that during
the week he sprayed 2,200 trees .and
pruned 300. This workr is much need
ed and greatly appreciated," he says.
At one orchard he found the owner
ready - to cut; own some; of " the! trees
because he "i did nofx havf theHiquIp
ment. to spray and: thought the Wafe
would kill the ; trees before another
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WAR ON STRAWBERRY WEEVIL J
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Insect Can Be Fought Off by Dusting
Plants as Buds Appear Devices
for Applying, v
The New J ersey experiment station
says the strawberry weevil ', can be
fought off by dusting the plants as the
buds appear. The dust is composed of
one part dry arsenate of lead and five
parts powdered sulphur. This does
not kill all the weevils, but drives them
away. As for a device- fqr applying
the. dust, the "News Letter", says : r
-Cheesecloth bags, the naked hand
and other devices were used by grow
ers who. did not care to buy the pow
der guns, but to" Tony Rizotte belongs
the honor of evolving the most ingeni
ous hand device for sifting. He cov
ered a common' - wire, horse muzzle
with one thickness of copper mosquito
netting and drew the edges up to the
rim. The inventor then bent a 3-foot
hickory sapling, fastening it 'to,; op
posite sides of the rim. This served
as a handle by which the improvised
basket filled ; with the powder could
be twirled With more or less force, de
pending on the width of the rows.
How Paris Was. Named.
In 52 B. C, when Caesar conquereo
uaui, Farls was called, in Gallic,
uteua iMua-town). At that , time I
hiras inhabited by a . Celtic tribe, the
ansni. They burned their town rathet
n surrender to Caesar,; so - that
eneral ordered a new town bull- f
e same time, and called it after th
trible, Parisli. -This; was the original
flnn' of the present name, Pari;
CONTROL OF CODLING MOTH
Good, Ran, to Band Trunks and Large
Limbs of, Apple Trees With ,
Strips of Cloth.', , v
(Prepared by the .United States Depart-
. ment of Agriculture.) .
v Banding the trunks and larger limbs
of apple trees with strips of cloth has
been practiced extensively fo the con
trol of the codling moth. This method
consists of fastening a. band of cl!th
around, the trink; from which "the loose
bark .has been removed. Usually a band
made from burlap,, folded to three
thicknesses, four to eight Inches wide,
isr used. The codlingr moth larvae, or
worms,; crawl ' beneath the baud to
form their, cocoons and. should be de
stroyed by hand at intervals of ten
days throughout 4he season, "
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APPL-TREE ; BORER WASH
Apply Thlck Coat of Palni Made From
aw Linseed Oij and Pure
White Lead.
(Prepared by the United l States Dftpart
. meat of Agriculture.)
A Probably the best wash. for apple
tree borers , ia a v thick coat of paint
ade-fromwtJltosee:oil and pure
wmte ieaov J Remove the arth for a
distance of three to tour inches from
the base of the tree, scrape off the
dirt and loose bark; scales, and, after
worming, apply the exposed trunl
a thick, uniform coating of paint to t
'Ustance of. about a foot above ground
Will
Alter Daiiv d.TT?
(Prepared by
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the Unit., ..
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firs
quickest,
extra ou
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f:.v of "Ul k
daily rmin f l
tee the amount J?
"""vv -"s to nursa a 4
the paetnn! iMJ5Ji
Run the hull wi h tt
of keeping him ta
Stack coarse rcngii f
wnich the cattle
stead of rationings
tally. (4) Use self-feej'
B cattle for raarket
turning the feed to them?
a day, as the practice 2''
Feed the different fee
whole state instead of 2
ting, crushins, grinding, etu
manure to the spreader
the field direct rather than
on piles, thereby eliminatim'
cessity of reloading.
grade cattle arid pure bre
exhibited at fairs and n"
fiether.so far as possible
separate them according to i
etc., therehy making jt
one man to lock cfteragre
ber of cattle in the same i
time. (8) Carefully cull!
as to retain only profitatlf
and reduce the number of sc
to be carried through seasons;
the greatest care per head
supplied.
The second way to save It
beef cattle is to supply
equipment. While this metk.
an expenditure of money i
probably not bring suchqt:
as the first method, the h
supplied will be permana:
the long run will probably i
economical in saring labor,
lowing "are some of the!
equipment that should be sir,
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A Handy Arrangement
Stock Which Saves V
this purpose: (1) Perf8!
(2) self-feeders; (3) if
deep well; (5) windmill.
piping system; (7) water
litter carriers; (9)?
(10) dehorning chute, an
ture fencing. ,
In many instances soflj
gestions given under Do"
suving labor could be
applied.
INDIVIDUAL JOUSE
Separate Pen or Stall
Feet, With Fender,
Farrowing
At farrowing time h
have a separate staftP-J
ual house about J
With a fender ; y,
inches fro.n the w" a
the floor to keep twF
caught against tne ,
when lying d-
uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinllim,II7
LIVE STOCK!
,,iiH...rn..iiinii"",,J
Horses r.nd mul
many years on
Compared 5
of cooked P0"l7feed.
the grain as a bog I
ewes shouia
to avoid unnecess,
It does not P-
feeding goDJ8
strong soap or
powders.
- A lamb too 'i
possible.
rom & hottle. .
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