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This deparment will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any Information. Let
ters should be adreased to Dr. Andrew M. Boule, president State Agricul
tural college. Athens, Ga.
WINTER MONTHS GIVE FARMERS
BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR WORK
This Season Affords the Best Time for Opening Up Sur
face Ditches, Laying Drain Tile, Removing Stones and
Stumps and Doing Many Other Detail Duties
, STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICUL
TURE. ATHENS. Feb. 23—-It Is
not uncommon to hear the expression
that the farmer is to be envied because
of the lartre amount of leisure at his dis
posal. but one acquainted with the mul
tlftfribus duties which engage the atten
tion of a <ood farmer will hardly admit
that there is much time for leisure in
hie vocation. Not that his hours are
probably any longer than those of many
business or laboring men nor bis work
there arduous, but if there is any one
n Business which requires dally attention
•»~-l forethought in Its direction it is
that of farming. The land owner who
finds that he has nothing to do will sei- !
dom prove to be a prosperous and suc-
K * cessful farmer. This much byway of
L introduction tq the consideration of a
B, matter which does not always receive
the attention which its importance mer-
I lts
WORK FOR WINTER.
The winter months afford the best
time on every farm for opening up sur
face ditches and thus permitting the
ready escape of water which might oth
fe erwlse accumulate through portions of
the low-lying sections and damage and
perhaps destroy the crop. This is a very
important matter, for it is commonly ob
served that little streams and Apen ditch
es wind and twist about through arable
sections’ of farming land and at flood
times, because of obstructions In their
cannels, overflow their banks with re
t suits familiar to all. The trouble might
have be<*n avoided by simply removing
the logs and trash out of the ditch or
K stream bed. cutting a channel here and
there to straighten its course, and thus
psevent not only the consequent damage
to the crops, but bring many acres of.
s ” the most fertile land under the jjlow. A
small earth scraper may be used even
t with one horse or mule. A larger one
can bo used more economically, but will
require two horses. Failing the needed
scraper many a little channel can be dug
by hand and will pay a handsome divi
dend on the time and Effort expended.
There are thousands and thousands of ■
acres of low-lying lands which are cul
tivated each year and pay but a small
return in the way of crops which for
the expenditure ot a few hours of effort
tn tire winter season might be made
highly profitable lands to cultivate.
IKYING DRAIN TILE
Th* iate fall and hhfly winter afford
E etie of the best seasons for laying drain
til*. Np matter how good the surface
dftrhes may be on the low-lying springy
land, it jjften happens that the seepage
from the hillsides is so great as to raise
the water level to almost the surface of
the ground and thus prevent very Aatis
faevory. cultivation. This difficulty Is
overcome through putting down tile
L—-——drakM. Os course some substitutes for
tils may be used, but they are of such
i"-. a temporary and undesirable character
L ' that they cannot be generally recom
mended In spite of the fact their
first cost is much less than that of the
tile. If would be simply astonishing how
B, many acres of land might be brought
under cultivation next summer and made
tq produce an abundant harvest that
are now yielding practically nothing if
f . a systematic campaign were made this
winter tq surface ditch and underdrain
8/ these areas.
The Win-er season affords the best
time for removing stumps, grubbing out.
ufidorbniab. and cleaning up sections of 1
the. fields which have been neglected
from lack of time during the cropping
Sanson. A progressive farmer can not ,
to plow around stumps nor will
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MMMiigged s<v:ior.s :.et»- and th. t- <>ver-
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growth <>f bvrii's Ever? (••id
MMMiheuld l* ’.n . omn'et-'? i-
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land can thus be brought under
I cultivation and much time saved by the
■if straightening of rows across the field
which will result. This is the very best
kfcui of work to do in the w'nter season
because it can be carried on when the
land is too wet to plow and affords em-
K - ploy men I to hands who might otherwise
remain idle.
Thousands of acres of land are covered
with larger or smaller stones of suffi
cient number to cause the implements’
to wear out more rapidly, result in the
use of an abnormal amount of profane
F language, while lessening the ease and
I , skill with which the land /may be culti-
vated. There are plenty of low places
and holes Into which rock of this char
acter may be thrown. Presently the
wash from the hillside win cover it up
and an eye sore has become a profitable
Ee * piece of land to cultivate while the land
formerly littered with stones has been
Improved for agricultural purposes any
f- where from 25 to 60 per cent. The far
mer who turns his attention and effort
to matters of this kind is not wasting
h>a enemy, but Is increasing the value
w«f his land and his pride in his work
to a degre- that will frequently change
E bls whole point of view and give him
KjHome Mixing
p/ is sweeping the country
y like a tornado.
Our book—“ Home Mixing of
Fertilizers” —will show you why.
Ychi can get—only by home mixing
-the’exact proportion of Phosphoric
cid, Nitrogen and
JTASH
pour land and crops need.
;>ay less per unit of available plant food when
the stuff and mix your own fertilizer. You
filler or pay freight on it in your own home-'
and. You save horn Isto $7 per ton.
jaler doesn’t keep Potash salts, we can supply
-any amount from 200 lbs. (one bag) up.
’rg/e tu for friers, Sessdforour FREE book, "Home
Kftxtnc." Lrarmt.hy Potash Fays.
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a seat and interest in his vocation which;
he did not previously enjoy. The result
of intensifying one's interest in hts Bus
iness is so well known that it needs no
further comment at- this time.-
FENCE REPAIRS NEEDED
Nearly every farm needs some fences
which it does not possess at the present
time. Probably the fences already built
need repair. The winter is the time to
do it. Work of this character can be;
carried on to excellent advantage and it
wilt save time and money to attend to
it now rather than to dissipate the en
ergy of teams and laborers during the
period of crop planting and harvesting.
A good wood pile beside the kitchen is
a most desirable thing. . It gives inspi- <
ration to the housewife and avoids much
hardship on her part. The wood gath
ered up during the winter and allowed
to season burns more readily and is
cured out in prime condition giving a
maximum amount of heat. In the mean
time the wood land has been cleared of
dead trees and litter and is not so lia
ble to suffer from fire the next season
and besides it presents a tidy appearance
and the young trees will have a better
chance to grow as a result of the thin
ning and cleaning up which has been
performed. These are some of the im
portant matters which should-receive the
attention of every farmer during the
winter season.
* * *
ESTABLISHING A LAWN.
A subscriber., Eatonton. Ga.. wishes to
know how to proceed to make a lawn.
A satisfactory lawn may be establish
ed by proceeding as follows: If the
land has not been plowed, break it im
mediately and work down to a smooth,
even surface, either by hand labor or with
what is known as a planker, which may
be made any size and constructed by
fastening two inch boards together in the
exact manner followed in waatherboardlng
a house. It U one -of t>»* best cheap lev
eling implements you can have. After
getting the land to a smooth, even sur
face and the terrapes. If there are any,
to long rolling slqpes. cover the ground
with a layer of tvpods earth to the depth
of one or two inches. Yqu may then sod
with Bermuda grass, or set to Bermuda
in rows, or else sow the seed, though it
is rather difficult to secure a stand, from
the seed, permuda seed should not be
sown until the weather is warm. say the
latter part of April. Putting out the sets
may be done any time after the first of
March. If one desires to secure a lawn
for the coming summer, the sod is the
thing to employ. Next to that would
come the sets, and the slowest develop
ment would be the seed.
Some will inquire s is blue g rass, red top
and othfcr varieties ’/nay not be used for
lawns. They can ndt be Used with any
degree of certainty in this section of the
south. After your Bermuda sod is well
established you might sow blue grass or
red top in ahe early spring on it. In
time a part of the blue grass and red top
will become established, and will help to
give a green color during the winter.
Sometimes oats may be seeded 'on the
grass in the fall and' add green to the
lawn in the winter. We have tried a
great variety of grasses for lawn purposes
and ha\e experimented under varying
conditions, but Bermuda is the best and
: most satisfactory of' all ■ sod-formlng
grasses for this section •of the south. If
it is kept closely, clipped with a lawn
mower well manured and limed at the
I rate of 500 pounds per acre, and a good
; fertilizer containing 4 per eent of nitro
[gen, 10 per cent of phosphoric acid and 8
i per cent of potash put on at the rate of
300 to 500 pounds per acre each spring, it
will make a thick dense turf and a beau
tiful appearance for several months of
the year. . ... . .
A NEW FORM,, OF NITROGENOUS
FERTILIZER.
D. 8.. Helena; rGa.. writes: What is
/cyanamide, the new fertiliser? How is it
made and can it be mixed with other
• material without loss? Also what is
* lime nitrogen?
z*'-
The information you seek concerning
calcium carbide and calcium nitrate is
briefly and succinctly described in the
following paragraphs taken from a bul
letin on commercial fertilizers which
has recently been published for the in
formation of the" farmers of the stale:
"Calcium carbide is manufactured
cheaply and in large quantities wherever
cheap electrical power may be had. At
a moderate temperature the calcium car
bide combines with the atmospheric ni
trogen, forming calcium cyanamide, a
compound containng 18 per cent of ni
trogen. It is put on the market under
different names, one of which is nitro
lin. It is a concentrated nitrogenous
manure, decomposing in moist soils Into
ammonia, carbonate of lime, and quick
Ume. It contains more nitrogen than
nitrate of soda, and very nearly as much
as sulphate of ammonia. A necessity
caution is not to use it in direct con
tact with the germinating seed, as It is
liable to injure them. It may be applied
before planting and it be mixfefi
with supple phosphates without loss of
I nitrogen. It is readily available, and
while it is not used much now, it is des-
THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL,, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1911.
COTTON GROWERS!
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World. Absolutely Pure.
True to Name. Lead
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sell's, Schley and Texas Cluster
—Price, bu., 31.25; 10 bu. lots
and over, bu., SI.OO.
Cleveland's Big 8011, Broadwell's
Double Jointed and Bank Ac
bount-» Price, bu., $1.50; 5 bu.
lots, bu.. $1.35; 10 bu. and over,
bu., $1.25.
Sanders' Improved, Marlboro
Prolific and Tatum’s Improved
Seed Corn, the very best every
where —pk., 75d; bu., $2.00.
S< n<l your order and write for
illustrated booklet.
*. D. Tatum, Fair View Farm,
Palmetto, Ga.
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We glvf you. bouse rent free at Guysie, our
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tined to be one of the chief sources of
nitrogen.
"The other 'new form,' calcium ni
trate, is manufactured by an electrical
process also. By passing the air
through highly heated arcs, the nitrogen
and oxygen combine, and when this is
absorbed by water and lime, calcium ni
trate is the product. It contains about
13 per cent of nitrogen, ranks with ni
trate df soda though it contains a little
less nitrogen, but it is combined with
lim6 instead of sodium, the lime being
useful to the plant and the sodium use-
. less.
»“At Niagara Falls, where electrical
power is cheap, calcium nitrate is man
ufactured on a large scale.
"Plans are now being made by the
Southern Power company to establish
such a plant at Charlotte, N. C. Con
tracts have been let for a plant of 4,000
horsepower to be used for experimental
purpose. They expect -to Increase the
•plant to 24,000 horsepower. This will
be the first of Its kind in the south,
and may mean the cheapening the
most expensive plant food the farmer
has to buy.”
• • •
BERMUDA AND BURR CLOVER SEED.
H. W. M., Green Bush, Ga., writes: I
want to know if I can get Bermuda
grass seed that will germinate; also burr
clover seed.
You should be able to secure seed of
Bermuda grass and burr clover from any
of the leading Bermuda
grass should not be sown before the
first of April as it will not germinate
when the ground is cold. There is'
much difference of opinion ®s to the
advisability of sowing Bermuda seed;
many find that they do not secure a good
stand of it because good seed is some
what difficult to secure. Much of the
seed usdd in this country now comes
from Australia. The seed will cost you
probably 60 to 80 cents a pound in
small lots, and you should write for
prices on larger quantities. Burr clover
should be sown in the fall in order to
secure the best results.
HASTENING MATURITY WITH PHOS
PHATES.
G. B. 8., Silver Creek, Ga., writes: I
am a beginner on the farm and I have
some good lard that ought to make a
bale of cottog to the acre, but only
makes about 700 pounds of seed. It is
red clay with dark red subsoil. It makes
stalks from 3 to 5 feet tall, but does
not fruit well, and the bolls do not open
well. Would like to know what fer
tilizer to use to correct this' trouble.
Red land such as you describe should
contain a fair amount of all the essen
tial elements of plant food, though these
may not be in an available form, which
probably account* for the fact that your
cotton does not make a larger yield than
you state. You can Increase the yield of
/iotton in one of several ways. First,
Suppose you try lime on this land at
the rate of one ton per acre, using It
in the caustic form. It Is late in the sea
son to apply Hme now, however, and
you had better wdlt until next fall. Re
member when you do use lime It should
be put on top of the ground and not
plowed under. For this season prepare a
fertilizer formula that will contain at
least 2 per cent of nitrogen, 12 per cent
of phosphoric acid and 7 per cent of
potash. This fertilizer should be used
at the rate of not less than 500 to 600
pounds per acre. Where cotton makes an
abundance of stalk, but falls to fruit
and mature as early as Is desirable, it
is an evidence that the mineral ele
ments are nat present in an available
form in sufficient quantities to meet the
needs of the growing crop. For this
reason a larger application of phosphoric
acid and potash than is ordinarily made
is suggested. If this effects an improve
ment in the crop, as we believe it will,
both as to fruiting and maturity, you
may be sure that you are on the right
line and can afford to use probably
even a heavier application of these two
elements next year. Lime will sweeten
your soil and will also tend to set free
both of these elements, particularly pot
ash.
4 « •
WHAT TO USE AS TOP DRESSING.
T. Q.. Waynesboro, Ga., writes: A
neighbor used a top dressing composed
of 1,900 pounds of nitrate of soda and 1.-
000 pounds of cotton seed meal and
thinks it is much better than nitrate
alone. What formula would you advise
to get a well balanced, high-grade fer
tilizer out of 16 per cent acid, 7 per
cent meal. 12 per cent kainit »nd nitrate
of soda, and what would it analyze?
Probably the best manner in which
to combine cotton seed meal, high-grade
acid and kalnlt would be as follows:
Mix 500 pounds of meal with 1,000 pounds
of acid and 500 pounds of kainit. This
formula would analyze about 1.7 per cent
What Trade Winds Do to a Tree
1
If JI
On the Live Oak peninsula, Arkansas bay, Texas, the trade winds blow al
most without cessation. The live oak trees exposed to these winds are all
bent tq the northeast. So persuasive is the continuous, gentle pressure of the
breeze that, in the course of time, branches and twigs all grow shorewayd. giv
ing the tree a lopsided and unique appearance. ThJ tree shown in ths abovs
photograph Is not exceptional, but a typical live oak.
HOW TO MAKE MONEY
GROWING SMALL FRUITS
\ r
To make money growing small fruits
maximum crops must be grown with
minimum labor. To be able to do this
cne must possess a natural aptitude for
the business and work that Is to say one
must have a love for nature and also
be filled with intense Interest and en
thusiasm which creates the necessary
incentive.
Much of the work connected with the
business of growing and marketing a
superior »crop of small fruits, is exact
ing and puttering In its nature, requir
ing a great deal of knee and finger
drill. Lack of interest and enthusiasm
j:-; .. 1 rer";
of nitrogen, 8.6 per cent of phosphoric
acid and 3.5 per cent of potash. For san
dy lands not well supplied with vegetable
matter, It would be to© low in all the
essential elements of plant food, however,
and this difficulty could not be over
come unless muriate of potash were sub
stituted for the kainit. In that event, you
could get a considerably higher grade
of fertilizer by jnlxlng together 600
pounds of meal. 1,200 pounds of acid
and 200 pounds of kainit. This formula
used at the rate of 500 pounds per acre
would be better for any land that does
not contain a fair amount of vegetable
matter, or to which you can apply yard
manure or compost at the rate of not
less than two tong per acre. This formu
la should be used at the rote of not
less than 500 pounds. It seems to me the
use of 1,000 pounds of nitrate of soda
as a top dressing Was excessive, and I
can not understand how it could have
been profitable unless the land was so
thoroughly devoid of nitrogenous sub
stances apd vegetable matter as to be
practicaly an infertile land. I do not
think there are many cases recorded
where more than 150 pounds of nitrate
of soda has proven profitable on ordi
nary field crops. Os course, as much as
250 to 500 pounds per acre may some
times be used with advantage on truck
ing lands. There Is no reason in the
world why the addition of cotton seed
meal to nitrate of soda should Improve
It as a top dressing. The nitrogen in
cotton seed is in an organic form
and must undergo fermentation before
it can be available to plants. It under
goes this fermentation more readily in
the soil than out of it. On the other
hand, nitrate of soda contains its nitro
gen in an immediately available form,
and may be dissolved by the moisture
rising through caplHarltv, and conveyed
to the feeding area or the roots of
plants.
"WAY DOWN SOUTH IN THE LAND
OF COTTON.”
The South ma'y well lay claim to the
title, “Land of Cotton.” There nearly
fourteen million bales of cotton are pro
duced each year, out of a total world
crop of twenty million bales.
The production of cotton oil shows
up even more favorably.
The choicest cotton oil goes into the
manufacture of Cottolene, which has
won favor not only on its merits as a
frying and shortening medium, but be
cause of its purity and wholesomeness.
Cottolene is as wholesome and gen
uine as the far-famed hospitality of the
“Sunny South.”
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r Worth 25c in Plants
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combined with a distaste for this sort ot
work, constitutes a potential cause for
failure, and indifferent success' in fruit
growing.
One may be qualified to deal with the
problems and work connected with gen
eral farming, and still come short of
that required in small fruit growing.
There are certain laws now more or
less perfectly understood which must
be conformed to, in our operations con
nected with soil and plant culture, if
we are to obtain maximum rewards for
labor bestowed.
That is to sav, knowledge skillfully
applied brings its own reward.
Now it may appear to the casual and
uninformed observer, chat husbandry is
a simple occupation requiring little or
no education, or skill, when In fact, the
business has to do with most intricate
and wonderful processes in both soil
and plant life, and, while it may be
possible to win a degree of success
without a knowledge of these processes
and laws governing these life forces in
nature, much more certain and substan
tial success, and more uniform, results
may be had through the possession of
this knowledge.
The occupation of fruit growing la
a more complicated business even than
general farming, for there are a greater
number of problems to master.
The sunshine and rain on all
alike. Tliis statement is to be taken in
a general way.
Certain sections of the country have
scant rainfall, while other sections have
plenty and to spare. Sections of the
country n.ay pass through a severe and
protracted drouth one season and be
subject to the- other extreme the next,
but such conditions are controlled by
i fixed laws of nature and have nothing
whatever to do with chapce or luck.
Now, conditions in the laws of nature
which determine precipitation may vary
with the seasonal changes, but those laws
■which determine soil production never.
I If a certain soil responds more liberally
to our efforts than another, there must be
cause for this difference in pro
ductivity, and the cause will usually be
found to be under the control of human
a piece of land is low and subject to
flooding, then it must be drained to place
it on an equal footing with land having
natural drainage.
If the soil is in a condition of acidity
(sour) made so by standing water or be
cause of conditions brought about by
wrong handling' then these abnormal con
ditions must be corrected if uniformity
in maximum results is the end sought.
For, upon congeniality in soil conditions
depends activity In soil life, which in turn
determines the degree of productiveness
in soils.
Some localities, because of their situa
tion are much subject to late spring
frosts. The growing of strawberries un
der such conditions is a precarious busi
ness.
It is folly to expect uniform maximum
results where natural conditions are so
adverse to their successful culture.
If one wishes to make a sure thing ot
success, and make good money growing
small fruits, the first thing that should
be done is to make a close study of these
problems of local changes, and of the
laws determining soil activities, and then
apply the knowledge thus acquired to the
case in hand.
Because of air drainage thus afforded
higher lying lands should be given the
preference. Proximity to bodies of water
mitigate the evils resulting from frost,
preventing often, the lowering of the
temperature to the frost point.
The question of soli activities is a much
more intricate and complicated problem.
Activity in soil life is influenced and de
termined largely by following named
agencies and factors:
Soil drainage, soil aeration, humus
content and tillage. Without going into
the details, we can only say that in or
der to give best results a soil should be
sufficiently drained, either because of its
composition and situation, or through
tiling and surface drains, so that no
water will stand on its surface, or remain
In the first eight- or ten Inches of soil
more than a few hours after rains have
ceased.
Soil aeration is promoted by effiient til
lage, both preparation and malntainance,
which creates and maintains a loose, fri
able condition of soil, permitting the cir
culation of air among soil grains, also by
good drainage, for the presence of stand
ing waiter (not soil moisture) In a soil
excludes klr.
But few plants will thrive in a water
logged soil. It is poor policy to set plants
in poorly prepared ground, thinking that
right conditions can be brought about
through subsequent tillage.
We shall not attempt to lay a
rule as to the frequency of culti»atlon
necessary to maintain good tilth, nor
manner tn which the work may best be
accomplished. It should be borne In
mind, however, that the object of maln
tainance tillage is to preserve ideal con
ditions of soil mellowness, hence the
formation of a crust must be prevented.
A loose soil surface acts as a soil
moisture conserver. It also preserves con
genial conditions for the promotion of
activities in soil and plant life... The
keeping down of weed growth, though
neccessary to the welfare of fruit plants,
is but a secondary object In tillage, and,
if rightly managed, will require but a
small amount of hand labor.
100 Bushels of Corn
Per Acre Easy
The above yield can be made by using the best fertilizers
—in addition to your best seed selection, proper planting*
and thorough working of the crop.
Use
Virginia=Carolina
High-Grad®
Fertilizers > . |
(the best fertilizers made), and they will help you to get
this excellent yield; but a great deal depends upon you,
as explained in our new FARMERS’ YEAR BOOK.
This you can get on request of your dealer, or by sending
us your name and address.
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Btcimicin man I
IS STRONGLY OPPOSED!
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Hearings on
the McCall bill to carry out the provisions!
of the Canadian reciprocity agreement!
were begun by the senate committee on
finance today. John Strange, of Neenah, .
Wis., a paper manufacturer and former
lieutenant governor of his state, opposed
the bill, charging that false sentiment in
favor of it had been manufactured by
league of newspapers, which he believed 1
to be in "violation of the Sherman anti
trust law.
Mr. Strange said in part: "Thia coun-l
try has no more need for Canadian pulp I
wood than it has for Canadian disease*
germs. There are many woods which
are better than spruce. The firs of the.
northwest make excellent paper, am i
there is nothing better than the soft'
woods of the south.”
Mr. Strange declared that If the Dem
ocrats knew wTlat they were about, thej
would take such action as would make
them the future paper makers of the
country.
Mr. Strange declared that Wisconsin.
Minnesota and West Virginia in 20 yean
would b« growing enough fdr all the mill:
ot the country and that paper makini
was just developing In the south through
the utilization of timber unfit for lumber.
House of Commons .
Discusses Reciprocity
LONDON, Feb. 20.—Again today In]
the house of commons the government]
was made the target for a multiplicity
of questions regarding tfc» Unftedl
States-Canada reciprocity agreement”
The replies of the ministers evaded the
political controversies which the Union-1
ist hecklers sought to develop.
The Unionists were especially active’
in suggesting that Ambassador Bryce#
had failed in his duty of watching over]
British interests. Premier Asquith
stanchly defended the diplomat.
Regarding the expression of Champ
Clark, who told the house of represen
tatives that he hoped to see the Stars
and Stripes flying over the British
North American possessions, Mr. As- (
quith remarked:
"I consider It unnecessary to give a
fictitious importance to the alleged
statement by sending official instruc
tions to the ambassador to inquire]
whether the statement was made. I ami
quite ready to believe that It was made]
but I have no official knowledge there-«
ol.” 1
The aster is a beautiful growing, bushy
flowering plant. Plant it in beds of rich
soil and you will have charming flowers
during the whole summer.
Plant a few blooming vines around the
gallery or near the windows. They add
cheer to< the farm home and blessings to
the occupants of that home.
RISE WITH THE SUN AND USE
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Yet it is an attractive plant and adds
charm to the homestead.
The African golden daisy is an extreme
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