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EASTER ULV GROWING.
TO BECOME AN AMERICAN INDUSTRY
out ttUOTT MITCHOU
Thb, general poller of the Depart'
meat of Agriculture has been to en
deavor to produce at home such plants
as are grown abroad and ahlpped Into
the United States. This is just aa true
with regard to luxuries aa to neces
sities^ and especially apropos to Its
reference to the Bermuda'sor Barter
Lily. For some years efforts have been
made to^CUltlTate successfully the
Easter lily In the Southeastern States,
but it has been found that the climate
of that section to not aa favorable for
the lily bulbs aa it to In the Bermudas
and Japan.
Experiments have demonstrated that
bulbs of the Barter lily can be carried
over a season In cold storage, with a
result that they are benefited very
materially as It subjects them to a
condition approaching that existing in
Japan, the native >»untry of the spe
cies, where the bulbs are heavily cov
ered with snajr during .the resting
period. This discovery has opened
new possibilities in the cultivation of
the lily. Heretofore, bulbs have been
planted in some parts of the South
early In the tall, with the result that
they sprouted considerably before cool
weather sat In. When severe weather,
such aa the South gets at some periods
of the winter, does come, this growth
to killed and theeplant more or less In
jured. During the period before com
ing into bloom, -the plants Tendered
sickly during the winter often suffer
severely from lack of moisture, result
ing in poorly developed bulbs
* On the Blue Bermuda Islands.
Ll)y growing on the Bermuda Islands
Is an exceedingly profitable Industry.
Practically- all the land available for
the production of bulbs to utilised for
this purpose, and while the rotation
of crops, together with the most ap
plants can be grown which are en
tirely free from disease, and most im
portant of all, that the seedlings give
an opportunity to select better types
than exist at the present time.
The /cry Best of these seedlings,
some of which will undoubtedly show
superiority in several ways over the
parents, can be retained for seeds, and
by keeping up -the system of selection
there will develop in a Very few years
strains from seed which will be proven
of great value.
George W. Oliver, the plant propa
gator of the Department of Agriculture
has been working on this particular
line for a number of years, with every
Indication of success. In-some in
stances he has obtained blooming
plants in from 7 to 9 months from
germination of the seed, while in re
cent trials, as many as twelve mag
nificent blossoms have been cut from
a plant within fourteen months after
the plant has shown itself abovo
ground.
In order to further this class of
work, the Department of Agriculture
has obtained plots of land In California
and Oregon where It is believed the
Blaster lily can be grown ae profitably
If not more so, than it to in either Ber
muda or Japan.
A point greatly in favor of raising
the Easter lily from.seed, to constitute
the crop of marketable bulbs, to that
from one to two years’ time is saved in
the operation over the scale method.
The results of the work of the Depart
ment of Agriculture in obtaining
blooming plants in so short a time after
planting the seed would probably seem
like a fairy tale to the participants of
the lily conference held in London in
1901. One of the papers read at that
time states that many species of Lit-
Hu m oust bare from ten to twelve
ttCKETABY WILSON AND A LILY CQOWN AT THE D4PABTMEST OF AGHICUllW PBOM SEED.
proved methods of Selection and cul
tivation, would undoubtedly be eventu
ally a good policy for the growers to
pursue, yet, except in the case of the
more progressive growers, there to lit
tle likelihood of this being done, as It
would materially decrease the revenue
from Illy fanning for the time being.
This will, readily be understood when
It to stated that an acre of lilies will
bring from $1,000 to $9,000. Sdmo
growers on the islands who thoroughly
appreciate the Importance of careful
methods are using small bulbs in
preference to scales, and are selecting
and fertilising carefully, but they are
heavily handicapped by ’the many
small growers who cultivate their
crops according to old methods; and
in these cases there Is no selection
with a view to producing and perpetu
ating good types. Little manure to
used. The methods of propagation are
very faulty and they have not been
changed sines the beginning of the in
dustry in the islands For Instance,
in the growing of the bulbs tor Amer
ican markets the smaller sixes are
planted in the fall and harvoe*M in
July, or before the bulbs have thorough
ly ripened. In the process of handling,
many of the immature scales drop
frogt the bnlbe. These are not thrown
away, aa they ought to be, but ere
carefully saved and planted with a view
to raising small bnlbe. These bulbs
ultimately form a largo part of the
general crop.
Aa a result of ell these conditions
the bulbs marketed by Bermuda have
become Impregnated with disease, so
that, st the present time it to almost
impossible to secure a bulb or plant
which Coes not show some trace of dl-
Tito American Method. I
- Investigations made by the Depart-
msnt of Agffewltore have shown that
w tha use of seeds instead of scales,
toner bulbs can bsaseured in a much
shorter time than dtt.be produced to
the ecuic method. Moreover, it has
byn demonstrated, that in this way
years to develop a flowering bulb from
tbe seed. A noted aclentlst who waa
believed to be an authority on Illy
growing, stated that "In three or four
years et most, flowering bulbs •
be produced from need If the young
plants ere properly treated." While
the experiments of the Department of
Agriculture have shown that some seed
lings are longer then others In coming
Into bloom, yet when these do flower,
they reward all the cultivator's labor
by producing a great amount of flow-
era—Instances being known of plants
with from ten to fourteen flowers at
one time. ^
. Hybrid Philippine Lily,
The Bureau of Plant Industry of
tha Department of Agriculture last
year took up the problem of shorten
ing the time of growing, as any short
ening In the time of growth represents
so much gain to the cultivator. With
this In view the Department imported
a species of lily from the Philippines
which was known to bear flowers In
from two to three months after pi
Ing of the bulb. This Illy hits t
crossed with the common Easter Illy,
and the r It has been a hybrid,
bearing as many flowers as the old
Bermuda lily, with no difference In ap
pearance from this plant, except that
the hybrid wilt develop In four or five
months, representing & shortening In
time of from one to three months.
While the experiments of the Depart
ment are not yet completed, the re
sults attained so. far warrant the be
lief that the new hybrid Baxter Lily
can be produced cheaper than the old
variety which blooms not lest than
from six to eight men tin after plant
ing of the bnlb.
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Jiao's Mate
See a pin and pick H up—and you
can betyourwifmiaskymiflKMIto-
fore yon get a chanoa to no th
Thera are Indian mllllonsini ta In
dian Territory end Oklahoma.
Orchard Soles.
Boon to the time when theapple bor
er will emerge from the trunk of the
tree in the shape of a fly and took
about for crevices in the tree trunks
In which to deposit her eggs. Away
often recommended to to take a hoe
and bill op each tree shout six Inches.
This will necessitate the laying-of the
eggs on the trunk where they can be
easily gotten at and destroyed later.
May will be a good time to walk
rapidly through the orchard and'rub
off the'new shoots, or water sprouts,
on tbe trunks of the trees. If mucb
pruning, has been done these will be
found In abundance. When soft and
greet, as they are during this month,
they can be easily removed, pulled out
by the roots, as It were, whereas later
they will have to be cut off; causing
& liability to sprout again.
If any top grafting ban been done
and tbe grafts bare taken, all sprouts
below the grafts should be robbed off
clean, allowing the full vigor to go
Into the graft.
For the best results frolt and Other
trees should be cultivated early and
often during the spring and early sum-
mer, as that to the time when mtot
growth to made. When
hen tha fruit
of tap for vlgi
oua wood growth, but after tha fruit
approaches maturity tha wood growth
decreases.
Caring tor Transplanted Trees.
It to well the first year a%rge tree
to tranxplantrtl to put a tile at Its
base or a square box five or six Inches
In diameter, In an upright position,
end stimulate tbe tree by pouring
down sosp suds or other water. This
furnishes sub-irrigation and allows but
little of the water to evaporate.
Trees should also be dug arouad
from time to time If rapid growth to
desired. A tree can grow up' in sod
and praotlcally stand still or by the
uae of manure and cultivation It can
be made to grow ns fast me desired.
Tbe sod method Is frequently followed
by the man who has no time to spend
on the convenience and appearance of
his place.
As "the warmth of spring approaches
the system craves some fresh acid, and
nothing to more grateful than rhubarb.
A most satisfactory practice to to cover
a couple of thrifty stools of rhubarb
with an old half-barrel, Inverted, and
pile around It green manure.' This Will
force it Into quick growth.
Green Manuring.
Tory sandy soils are more apt to
■how a beneficial effect than heavy sol to
from plowing under green crops aa
compered with applications of fertil
isers or manures, for tha reason that
in such soils fertiliser or manure
leeches quickly away, whereas the
humus afforded by the green crop to
more entirely retained. Itself adding to
tbe body of the soil. Sandy tolls, too,
are nearly all deficient la vegetable
mold, and green manure to the easiest
and chsapeft method of supplying this
factor. .
TBS COMING FARMBOT.
Tbe Educated Farmer Becoming a
Power Hi State and Nation.
The time to fast coming, if, indeed,
it to not already here, when tbe In
telligent, Industrious and energetic
farmer will occupy a far more promi
nent place In tbe affairs'of State and
Nation that ever, before. The rapid
pace necessarily adopted by those en
gaged In professional and mercantile
pursuits. In order to successfully meet
tbe competition assailing them on
every hand, to not conducive to the
mental endowment of their descend
ants, and the farmboy of rugged con
stitution and industrious habits will
be In ever growing den
depleted ranks. Much
ten in regard to the prominent part
played by such breeding and early
country training, in Abe successful
management of great mercantile enter
prises and tbe marvelous discoveries
andiacbievements of great professional
leaders and much more will stiU be
written upon the same subject.' The
farms of the. country hare been and
will continue to be the nurseries from
whence the degenerating forces of
those-overworked brains and shattered
nerves will be recruited.
More (Important still, there is also
a most promising future for the farm-
boy who takes up agriculture as an
occupation. Farming Is no longer
mere drudgery and muscular exertion,
In which man occupies about tbe same
place as the beasts of burden, but It
Is an industry calling for the keenest
Intelligence and the application of
well defined principles.
It the farm boy can be made to
understand that the cultivation of the
■oil. and the feeding of stock are based
upon principles as clearly defined as
those underlying any mechanical or
mercantile pursuit, and that the same
Skill and energy applied to the .former
as to the latter will yield equally pro
fitable returns, he will be more greatly
attracted to his home acres. When to
these facts are added the opportunity
to participate In public affairs and
the assurance that because he becomes
a fanner, he does not surrender all
claim to public recognition and re
nown, he will enter upon tbe work of
the farm with greater seat and courage
and with leu foreboding.
In order to obtain these reanlte, it
to neceeury that the farm lad be fitted
for the work as thoroughly as persons
are fitted for other professions. He
must study-agriculture as one who to
to become a physician studies medi
cine; or the one who .to to be an at
torney studies tow. He must not only
know how to da all things, bat be
most also know why the things are
done. He must know the effect upon
the soli of different methods of culture
and the effect upon animals of various
systems of feeding. He must know a
thousand things unknown to hto an
cestors a generation or two ago, and
then—and not till then will he be in a
position to practice farming as Intelli
gently and as successfully as the phy
sician practices medicine or the at
torney practices tow.
It requires time, hard study and
some money to acquire this knowledge,
but not so much as to required to pre
pare for other occupations and profes
sions yielding good returns. There to
no study necessary for the laborer
who uses pick end shovel at a dollar
and a half a day, bnt preparation to
necessary for him who earns three
or four times that amount In any line
of work. There to no preparation’ nec
essary for the fanner who to content
to harvest what the soil produces of
Its own accord, bnt preparation is
necessary for the farmer who produces
three or four times the average yield
of the soil. The man who manipulates
the soil and directs the elements of
nature In an Intelligent manner In the
production of that crop to an almost
greater factor than the toll Itself.
Father and mothers who desire their
bore to become or remain farmers,
should enoonrsge them to make the
requisite preparation for their life
work and than there will he fewer
abandoned farms and fewer dis
couraged end disheartened farmers.
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me PHILIPPINE LILY.
Planting overgrown nursery stock
because It can be secured cheaper than
young stock Is a serious mistake. In
the ffEst place the handling is mucb
greats*, and. again, auch trees will
never make the sturdy and vigorous
growth of the younger ones. To use
them st any price to poor economy.
The Eskimo gives his doctor a fee
as toon ss he comes. It the patient
recovers, it if kept; if not, it to re
turned.
The gates of Pekin are closed every
evening with elaborate and formal cere
mony. The closing of the gates to one
of the eights which strangers travel
tar to sea
The beautiful patterns which are
jed for Cashmere shawls' are fre
quently copied from tha leaf of the
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One of the Bonks.
“Hello,” said the Pipe to the Black
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Courtesy to the Cloth.
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He stood In the hall at mldfilght.
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hour.
For hto careful touch had stilled it,
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He said, aa the stairs he climbed sadly,
. “A hero of labor Pm like—
Vor surely this night I’ve averted
A mo$t disastrous strike,”
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