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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1906)
■ ' " . . ** I • . •• :*g < /«?; ,* GUV CLLIOI r MirCHELL. Jumu.o-H tor ibc Cannery •! Raising tomatoes for the canneries has grown to be quite an Industry In a number of States. Maryland leads tin* list with about two million eases per annum; Indiana, with her million cases, second; followed, in turn, by New Jersey. California, Delaware and Ohio. The canneries are permanent Institutions, the demand Is increasing, and there Is no reason why the grow ing of tomatoes will not continue to be n profitable business with many. Growing tomatoes for a cannery dif fers from raising them for the market. Iti the former ease, llrst of all. a largo yield Is sought. Early maturity is of less importance since the grower con tracts to sell the whole crop at a fixed price. It Is said that good corn land In rich enough for tomatoes, although medium clay loam is preferred by many. Splendid results follow fall or winter plowing. At any rate land should lie plowed ns early In the spring as pos sible. flow deep and follow with earth mulching, that is, maintain a thin layer of tine earth on the surface by shallow cultivation, which will be of groat value in saving the moisture. The variety should be such as the canneries prefer. They w ill generally provide the plants at a nominal price to those who grow tomut< s for them. In case it Is preferred to grow the plants near where they are to be set, they should be started in a cold frame or on tin* south .--Id • of a board fence In a rich warm soil. The plants will Increase to proper sire In four or live weeks, and should lr- set out in the field in rows about four feet apart, for i*ase of cultivation. Mart the cultiva tion early, hut be careful not to bark the plants, as tint I "HI kill them. When they begin to branch do not Cultivate closer than the ends of tl branches, t'ontlnue stirring the soil $ . I . v:. ~r: £ - r - • iPiP * • • >,TZ ~.V ' . • v; >••** , ! . st- * ■ , ASjf P *> " f'vfflft * • GROWN IN THE GOOD OLD-FAS I lIONBD WAY. UJiUI tin* stalk h;is t'l'nwn no heavy ns to full upon iho ground, thou cease. For heavy yields ii is essential that strong Inin} or heavy ferMliv.atlon In* ntioil. While It.ls i(hit on tnniiv of tho soils In the Mh|ilh> Stales ti re iHUuoriitho erop may lie p. qdtn I with little fertilization. il Is.also true ilia, on nearly all of these soils n |lh»nt! use t>f fortilir.ors will ho prolltnhle. Thr tomato plant Is a cross f • • 1 -r. and espeeinlly tv ptires an iihtiinlitnt Mlpplv of potash. IYof, Voorhei's, of New Jersey. who Is authority on such subjects. estimates that ten tons of fruit, with tin* accompany lug vines. Would contain tlft > seven poum.s of nitrogen, sixteen pounds of phosphoric acid, and ninety four pounds of p uush. On many of our clay lands phosphoric ndd Is relatively low, and the applies tit'n of pofnslj is ms'dt to prt nee the most protitalih' crops. The nltrosit'tt supply is mort' varhthle, and can often bo secured hy turning under a legimit nous erop. on Kastern lands, which have heett devote'i 1 o last y ear's toma toes. nitrate of soda ran lie lists! with a protit. In the t'entral Slates, manu facturers of fertilisers have not ottered poods specially prepared for this vege table because of a hick of demand, tlue largely to tin* ignorance of same, ami from lack of knowledge of the require ments of tilt* soil, ltut of late I Kith the growers and the canners are asking for mlviee regarding fertilizers to Ik* used on tomatoes. A mixture that has been o the tally recommended tarn tains: Nitrogen t per cent. rhosphoric acid... 7 per cent. Potash t'J per cent. using shout 500 (Huimls of this uiixturt> per acre. Some t*xperlments of early tomatoes seem to indicate that sulphate of potash gives them a better quality. A pro|M*rly made tobacco fertilizer is also suited for this erop, and the potash in it is derived from sulphate. ONLY SI.OO. SPECIAL CO DAY OFFER TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW EXCELSIOR SOLAR TELESCOPE, S'lirSilj JUST WHAT YOU WANT ON SEA, FARM, RANCH OR IN THE SCHOOL. A Telescope briars aew brail cells Into ally, open* op new nrennei of thonrbt nnd broaden*the scope of the mind I w . _ .. , , ui&NTS ANOTHrp ton great thine, IlsTAlueto meon thisocc*sion to maiw times greater than the entire outlay for the| rel«*-ope . IXI. m » tof*. pweftrf for Tern -!ttUjin,t Oehwftol o» WANTS ANOTHtH. aiuxuT. V» V„ur. tralv, L S HENRY. Vit lilli,', a VMEsHßfCe'>'•' aluo»(At a* j.« .I.' U>» at mpK'. Ir. r» muOooi male or te- Ins many m - a.. > ’ _ . ~ _ , . ..J. n •.!! r.|«; ...CT»| » Oc< uaei.llO tr> ii. \ a ,av «ki. tvi_ h » ■.. i ii.i. ih. Min in l.ln-ae*. aii«> Ms re SUPERIOR TO A *ls GLASS. 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Mian wfeo pttivha**! on of the « mrt they arv * t per tor to anythin* lever before void ea «ar Telewepe for In* tbaa or SIO.OO, \ • N Meretefore. ot thtv war b»«* bv-ra «4d tor ttmm S*MM «* f lOaha . that «ith it he cvuM Oisa »ru boat* on the Gmnt Lahe« a: a distaxH>- of sto Id miles and in clear # . . CI iMI * Kfere *o>otner tn the txmiiry or t amtelde rveori* shv>u.UKvrt*inlv n* urt »o®d LhcaiMa of ateaibenaad olhrr craft at a distaace ot one half «iteaw»y. ' te acrare for f 1.00. ooe of ibeor notymy dhoaht m nATH MANY TIMES THE PRICE Ykl» alone its worth more than we ohanre for the entire telescope, to alI , The mnttrio** »P«* brx*a*rht to »Hb ,wU2 \huu*L «t. WORTH MANY THfc who wtah to BebeU the s*a .. iu frmaeai! Beaal/. Remareth« Solar Eye-piece fen* Patent Fvr. "SJHSW tWarTHc a IPe New Tort. Hoe. A j run n™ A good, ,«■**. for Und ..beerrAiona Addn* ABept ««« -j —,K T-W...- A. IMmJIS BIOT nrfUlKlwl AC.-ATA «..<* » .y. _ T ... *- HJ» bj aegti«HwSjUttM-. tVwJ i |*>S' 51 * t*.-b|wr »f tb.-Pun. At the A-AAtimo Tyrol u waa a!ak«k m per cent. oqocaaKiJ- 1 oor Solat grepaeut KIRTLAND BROS A CO., Dept. A. M. 90 CHAMAcas ST«erT, N. Y. Odet. or Burnt B»»B «»r dwtre FREE wttb order, or nent on rcgueai. A New I*olato Culture. t A queer tale In agriculture comes by , way of Chicago. It Is stated that a half-bushel of sawdust, a dash of 1 1 chemical solution and fifteen potatoes 1 carefully enveloped with the sawdust 1 will enable the average householder to grow a bushel of tubers on his house top or in his cellar within sixty days. This process hits been discovered and elaborated by \V. />. Durst, of flre.it Falls, Mont. Moreover, the grower will have no potato bugs to contend witb, no turning over of the soil at certain intervals, and no contest with worms. '..‘to product of Mr Darst's process Is termed the “vineless potato” from the fact that, grown under these ap parently unnatural conditions, there is no surface vegetation, because of which, each potato burled in the saw dust Is enabled to produce at least twelve normal-sized tubers. Recently at tin* Oakland Plaza, i.i the rear of the Oakland Hotel, Mr. Durst disclosed the methods of grow ing potatoes by Ids system. Operating on the theory that tin* presence of sur face vegetation was only a method of securing nourishment and in reality sapped the vitality of tin* tuber, Mr. Durst experimented more than six years ami found hr- could overcome this seemingly ' natural course on the part of the plant by supplying it arti ficially with its needs. By employ ing sawdust, pent, straw, or any other earth product that would permit of tin* circulation of air, moist ure and heat, and by applying solutions of various fertilizers, discovered J that tt single potato would multiply | itself by attaching to Itself from twelve to sixteen other potatoes of | approximately the same dimensions ! without throwing off any of its energy above ground. Packed in loosely arranged bins per | mining the free access of air and nr* i ranged in rows six inches above each i otbi*r, \vi:h an allowance of one cubic foot of sawdust to tin* seedling, Mr. j Durst lias demonstrated the rapidity | of growth and tlit* proportions that the | potatoes may attain by showing that wit.fin sixty days fifteen potatoes will produce a bushel. In the character of Ins experiments and tin* success that LEAVES WHICH POSE AS BLOSSOMS. . has attemlisl them Mr. Dar«t. it 1* stated, has the Indorsement of I.iiiher lliirhank. the eminent hortienlturist ami botanist, —From t'hleago ltecor I Herald. Counterfeit Hlossom s. When the dogwood is In bloom In 1 the spring woods, lie would be a very j unobservant traveler who did not know it; yet It is questionable if one out of fifty of the multitude of pimple who come home from their country walks with their arms full of sinvfty branohes has ever noticed the real j flowers of this beautiful tri-e. —s a matter of fact, what are commonly re garded as the petals of the dogwood are no part of the tioral structure at j ail, but merely four large wuiie leaves, w tilth, during the winter, served as protective wrappers to tue tiower nuds. i Ue real flowe .-> are aooui tne size of siioe-pegs, of greenish color and are bunched several together in a small cluster in the midst of the four white leaves, and if observed at all by the average wild tiower gatherers, are mistaken for stamens. Ho, too, with the flow'ers of the pretty “painted cup,” which when It blossoms in May frequently makes whole meadows rosy with brilliant color. Plucking one, we may think we are looking at a pike of gorgeous, flame-colored flowers, while the fact Is that the striking effect is produced entirely by numerous reddened leaves Intermingled with the real flowers! which are as plain as Pindere h sisters and practically hidden from sight. Indeed, so fond is Mother Nature of befooling tier unobservant devotees that she has caused one whole family of plants to b«* given over to this make believe habit of flowering. To it be long Unit favorite little preacher of the April wood—,Jack-ln-tbe-pulpit; the urrow arum that shares with the I sun ) 1 h —«*r** MANURE ALLCV FEED ROOM j ' 1 MSN ROOM/ r ‘f'- , . - Vr~~ ° BOX stall BOX stall U-4 11 ijlTtti i i S 3 PJILJIJ. ■Cum ( ORivewAv Wi-EV.AV j \ ■ V MANGfP . r~ ~ j V"t *] i i f y i f r ! ! T TTTTTTTn , I -J CALC PEN BULLPEN] • MA v MACS * manure allev fry— -~r- ‘?r■■rr”’ J .ey ua- ... A . ** | p'-l FLOOR PLAN [** x ~ € J V liiIi’AUTMENT Ol'.AUlillM I.TURB'H PT.AN OF A DAIKV DARN, liatterdock and pickerel weed the j muddy margins of shallow streams; ) the skunk cabbage, and that aristo crat of I la* greenhouse, the Immacu late eulla lily. With all these the flowers are unrecognizable in them selves as such, except by the initiated, being minute and crowded on a fleshy spike. Another gay deceiver is the poin setta of the hot-house. In tills case It is a circlet of scarlet leaves which popular estimation rates as a flower, while the poor little real blossom clustered in the midst of these robbers of their good name live and die unap preciated. Relatives of the poiusetta are the wild spurges of our sandy fields, 'riu* flowers of many of these, inconspicuous in themselves? are sim ilarly provided with relatively showy appendages, deceiving all but students. Model Dairy Farm. The Department of Agriculture has recently published a bulletin contain ing suggestions for constructing a mod' 1 dairy barn. It has been the endeavor of the Department to plan a b.tni embodying the best ideas in 1 scientific and sanitary construction j that are consistent with practicability and cheapness, and It Is believed the result accomplished by the plan pub lished will help the dairyman to get the best products from his cows in the \ most economical maimer. The plan is designed for ‘2l cows, and allows ample roo i f >' calf pens and box stalls for bull and cows; also space for feed room, bat chute, wash room and silo. In presenting the plan It is not Intended by the officials of the Department to Insist that the arran e meut shown is the only satisfaetor one. hut the idea is to present some Important features often overlooked jby the builder and which are vi.a! , to a well-planned structure. The amount of space allowed for the various purposes named on the plan is thought to meet the require ments so far as the square feet of floor space is concerned. The ar rangement of the space can be adapted to tin* needs of the particular location. The design calls for a width of SO feet -1 Inches outside. There are two main reasons for adopting this width: first, it allows ample room for the studs and passageways, and, second, It permits of tile most economical uos of lumber in building, ine ieu 0 m suown is S 4 xeet, out UUB leaiuie ts wnoiiy dependent on the number oi cows the dairyman wishes to handle, one of the weakest joints in barn con struction is the small amount of win dow space usually allowed. This erior is rectified by the Department in uns plan by allowing approximately <- square feet for each cow. j The bulletin or circular may be ob tuined by application to the Depart ment of Agriculture. (Circular fid, Li. 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The food is thoroughly cooked in these factories from the choicest white wheat and barley, the sweet offering of the fields. • • No food on earth gives the same sustaining power from meal to meal as Grape-Nuts. BECAUSE— The starchy parts of the wheat and barley are changed by moisture and heat to a form cf sugar required by the human system and almost immediately absorbed without stress to the digestive machinery. And again, the certain elements in these grains are incorporated to insure rebuilding of the soft gray matter in the brain and nerve centres to fit one for the wearing work of the day. A dish of Grape-Nuts and Cream at each meul supplies the GO and you can feel it in away that leaves no question. It is not stimulation but simply scientific feeding. “There’s a Reason.” I Standard Oil keeps the way to bank i ruptcy well greased tor ail rivals. 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