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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
A. 1.)
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j+j -» shoeing Gun. Indian Suits, Target
and other premiums.
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This seems a
Clearv Food
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We are inclined to believe that sefme magazine writers in their anxiety to
attract attention to themselves have overstated the case against the meat packers.
We do not sell meat but believe in fair play, and also in a complete knowledge,
by the people, of exactly what they are eating.
We have always printed on each and every pkg. of
Grape-Nuts
Food
exactly what it is made of and the scores of visitors who pass through our works
every day find the Pure Food Factories as clean and sweet as a maiden’s fresh white
apron. The food is thoroughly cooked in these factories from the choicest white
wheat and barley, the sweet offering of the fields.
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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.
Miss Helen Gould has so much mail
that two secretaries are required to
handle it. __
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