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PRACTICAL ADVICE ABOUT
DIVERSIFIED FARMING
liaising Onions From Seed.
I have been raising onions from
the seed and making a success of it
for fifteen years. I live in Southeast
Arkansas, and will give my methods,
and ahy one who will try can sue
ceed. The most important item is
early planting.
As soon after Christmas as possible
to have the land in good shape I
plant. Select a good fertile piece of
land as free from weed seeds as pos¬
sible; broadcast It, with stable man¬
ure, chicken droppings, etc., and plow
and harrow it thoroughly. It is very
essential to make the soil rich and
mellow. Lay off eighteen Inches
apart, and plant seed at rate of one
ounce to every 100 feet of row. Cov
er the seed lightly and use a light
seed roller to leave the rows smooth
and nice. If a few radish seed are
dropped along it will serve to keep
the rows marked until onions come
tip, which will be in two or three
weeks.
The first working will be by hand.
If you have no band-weeder an iron
spoon makes a good one. Never let
the weeds get ahead; at the second
working thin to three inches apart in
rows and apply a light dressing of
some commercial fertilizer or cotton¬
seed meal, working it in well; keep
ground loose and mellow and weeds
down and you will have fine large
onions. That will keep much better
than onions raised from sets. They
are as easy to raise also, with the ex¬
ception of the first hand-working.
As to varieties I find that Yellow
Danvers and Red Wethersfield are
the best for this climate. I some¬
times plant Silver Skin for a white
onion, but it is liable to mildew, and
does not give the profit of the first
two mentioned. When the tops be¬
gin to die down pull up and leave in
rows to cure, but do not let them get
wet. Spread on a floor in a cool
place, and do not top them until
ready to sell. They bring $1 per
bushel all the time. I always sell
soon after gathering, as there is al¬
ways then a scarcity of onions, since
there are no Northern onions on the
market at that time. It is best to or¬
der your seed of a reliable seedsman,
as there is no crop grown in which
the seeds count more than in onion
raising. Good seed, early planting
and good cultivating will raise fine
onions. In this climate they must be
made before June, or the hot sun will
kill the tops down, leaving you “sets”
instead of fine onions. Plant good
seed and plant, early and you can
raise fine onions in the South from
black seed.—Mrs. R. J. V., Dallas
County, Arkansas.
Economical Distances For Planting.
The distances at which vegetables
and other crops should be planted are
determined by various considerations.
The first consideration obviously
is that of maximum production. For
many crops experience has pretty
well demonstrated at what distances
this will be. Conditions of soil and
moisture, etc., have their due effect
in controlling the matter. This con¬
sideration is generally taken in ac¬
count.
But less account is taken of an¬
other consideration, which should
frequently have much weight in com¬
ing to a decision. This is economy
of cultivation. Many crops will make
maximum yields planted in rows so
close together that horse culture is
Impracticable. In a case of this kind
the grower must determine whether
the increased value of product will
more than balance the increased cost
of cultivation by hand, or even some¬
times whether the labor necessary
for such cultivation can be had. In
the culture of onions, turnips, beets,
spinach and such crops the writer
has found it necessary to take ac¬
count of the questions. It has been
found economical to have some crops
at such distances as will require hand
culture, that, is, culture with the
wheel, hoe of push plow, because this
Implement can be used a little sooner
after a rain than a horse cultivator,
and so a part of the crop is cultivated
and put out of the way by the time
the ground is dry enough to work by
horse pow r er. Generally, however, it
is found best to plant these crops as
close as will permit of cultivating by
horse power, say, in rows fifteen to
eighteen inches apart. Rows at this
distance can also be cultivated with
wheel hoe.
This is intended merely to be sug¬
gestive. The important thing is to
remember that this factor doss enter I
Into the cost of production and to
give some thought to it in planting. |
—B. M. D., in Southern Cultivator.
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Peanuts and Popcorn. :
Nearly every farmer in the country
has attended a circus at one time in !
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life. Maybe it was when be was a
boy, but a great majority have made J
since they reached '
a trip to town j
mature years. Ordinarily circus talk
has but very little to do with farm
ing, but the popcorn and peanut cry
is an interesting feature of the usua’
show, and the cry of the venders i
remembered long after the ludicrous
sayings of the clowns are numbered
with the things of the past.
There are no greater crops to con
slder , just at this season ot i he > ear
than vopeorn and peanuts. Probably
not one farmer in a hundred has ever
given it any thought, but at the same
time it will be acknowledged as a
truth after a fair trial. For planting
in tho oat fields after the harvest is
over there are no crops that offer bet¬
ter inducements to the average farm¬
er than these.
By preparing the land practically
all cultivation can be made before
the crop actually begins growing and
the result will be simply wonderful
In the amount of feed that can be
produced. It will be well to plant
both popcorn and peanuts in the wat¬
er furrow at this season of the year,
as they will grow rapidly enough to
cultivate with a plow and not much
work will be needed. It will take
plenty of barn room if you want to
shelter your productions in this line,
but these can be shocked out with
more impunity than any crops that
can be raised on the farm and but
little damage is likely to result.
In planting the popcorn plant it
thick, so that a great deal of forage
can be made and there will be plenty
of good feed for all animals on the
farm. These are little things it is
true, but after a trial and some con¬
sideration it will be surprising to see
how much better it will be than just
leaving the grain land idle and in ad¬
dition to growing a lot of feed there
will be improvement in the soil.—J.
C. McAuliffe.
Substitute For Smoke House.
Take four boards twelve inches
wide and eight or ten feet long; nail
them as per illustration with anchor
on one end and cap on other with
just enough opening in top end to
make draft enough to draw smoke.
Now set it up in hole a foot deep and
pack dirt firmly over anchor. Have
your place for fire eight or ten feet
from smoke house with pipe (laid a
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few inches below surface) running
from furnace into smoke house and
the thing is complete, after of course
driving the necessary nails or hooks
to hold meat. Advantages: Cheap
—no danger of burning meat—easily
and quickly made. I hope to see thi3
in print as it is a very cheap affair
for those that are not fortunate
enough to have a better one.—Em¬
ma A. Hicks, in The Epitomist.
Varieties of Wyandottes.
Shape makes the breed, color the
variety, is a saying that has already
been quoted in these notes. Of the
Wyandottes there are not less than
eight recognized varieties. It would
seem that the fancier who likes the
graceful Wyandotte form could find
something in these to suit him.
The varieties are white, black,
silver, golden, silver penciled, par¬
tridge, buff and Columbian.
The names are in most cases self
explanatory. The Columbian Wyan¬
dotte has the color of the light
Brahma as the silver penciled has
the colored of the dark Brahma.
Of these the silver, buff and white
are the most common.
Of couyse the plumage of the
w'hites should be pure white. This
includes the quills as well as the
underfluff, Judges penalize any
creaminess in the underfluff although
this is sometimes only a temporary
condition and will pass away in a
short while. Any brassiness about
the back is a still more serious fault.
White that will stay white is the de¬
sired color. Sometimes spots of black
will be found in the plumage of a
bird of good breeding and otherwise
good.
These are a disqualification a3
would be red or buff.
The beak, shank and feet should
be yellow; the comb, wattles and
ear lobes red, and eyes bright red or
bay.—B. M. D., in Southern Culti
vator.
Better Sires.
If every scrub bull in North Caro- j I
lina was replaced with a pure bull, j
of some recognized beef breed, the I
value of our first generation of
calves would, when mature, be in¬
creased ?1,000,000 or <> •J -j ■» 1-3 per
cant, of the original value of the
foundation stock. This introduction
of better bred sires is, in my mind,
the only thing which will completely
revolutionize our live stock business.
Dr, R, S. Curtis.
THE PULPIT.
AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON BY
DR. ROBERT J. KENT.
Theme: All Fullness in Christ.
Brooklyn. N. Y.—In the Lewis Ave¬
nue Congregational Church, Sunday
morning, the pastor, the Rev. Dr.
Robert J. Kent, preached on "All
Fullness In Christ.’’ The text was
from Colosslans 1:19: “For It pleased
the Father that In Him should all
fullness dwell.” Dr. Kent said:
Jesus Christ is being better under¬
stood and better appreciated all the
time. Paul had a truer and more
glorious conception of Him thirty-five
years after the crucifixion than the
disciples who had lived in intimate
fellowship with Him during His min¬
istry. Under the tuition of the Spirit
the beauty and grandeur of His char¬
acter, the magnitude and inestimable
value of His servic? to God and hu¬
manity grew upon men. The language
of eulogy is taxed to its uttermost in
describing the glory of Mis person
and position. In the four verses im¬
mediately preceding the the text
three statements of sublime signifi¬
cance are made. He is the image of
the invisible God! The universe was
created by Him and for Him! He is
the bead of the church! Therefore
in ail tilings He has pre-eminence.
That pre-eminence has not been
changed as the centuries have passed.
While doctrines and theologies have
held and lost the attention of men,
their interest has been increasingly
centred on the person of Jesus. Chris
tian experience is verifying the state¬
ment of the text that all fullness
dwells in Jesus Christ. The word
“fullness” by itself is an empty word:
the “fullness of God” is glorious, but
misty. It is when we take up one by
one the qualities with which Christ
was so richly endowed by the Father
that we begin to appreciate the mean¬
ing of the text.
In Him is the fullness of power.
It was the power of Christ that at
first gained the eager attention of
men. We may not fully understand
the mighty deeds He performed; in
the confusion of thought at the pres¬
ent time regarding the miracles of
the Gospels we may feel utterly per¬
plexed. But that a deep and abiding
impression of power was made by the
Master on the people of His day there
‘cannot be the slightest doubt. That
impression was voiced by the two sad
hearted disciples who journeyed to
Emmaus and when the unrecognized
Jesus asked them what things had
come to pass that so deeply moved
them replied: “Concerning Jesus of
Nazareth, which was a prophet
mighty in deed and word before God
and all the people.” The story that
Mark has written aims to present
Christ as the mighty worker; and
John tells us that his purpose in writ¬
ing was to picture Christ as the Son
of God.
The early Christian church was
conscious of the possession of power,
of power which it derived from its in¬
visible but ever-present Lord. It saw
it working in the regeneration of
men’s hearts, in the reformation of
their lives, in the transformation of
communities. Christianity was not
merely a new philosophy, a new form
of worship; it was the power of God
unto salvation to every one who ac¬
cepted it. That power has not waned
during the centuries. Christ has been
the conqueror. He has been the most
magnetic personality in the world’s
history. Men of all classes and con¬
ditions, the rich and poor, the prince
and peasant, the learned and illiter¬
ate, the saint and sinner, have been
drawn to Him. They have conse¬
crated heart and life to Him. In spite
of the most determined and malig¬
nant opposition, the gospel of His
kingdom has been preached through¬
out the world. Nothing could stop It.
He has erected His judgment seat
among men, and more and more the
words, thoughts, deeds, the lives and
characters of men and nations are
being brought to judgment before
Christ. There was a time when men
supposed that by violence they could
stamp out Christianity; Herod tried
it and failed; the Jewish rulers tried
it when they crucified Jesus and
failed; Saul of Tarsus tried it and
failed. Who would dream that it
could be done to-day? Surely the
years have demonstrated that the
fullness of power resides in Jesus.
There is in Christ the fullness oU
wisdom. We do not class Christ
among the learned men of the world.
He was not a writer of many hooks.
He wrote nothing. We do not in¬
clude Him among the great philoso¬
phers of the ages. There is a philoso¬
phy of Christianity, but Christianity
is not a philosophy. We do not find
a wonderful versatility of knowledge
in the discourses of Jesus. He did
not talk of many things, yet the men
of the early days, and the thoughtful
men of subsequent generations, have
been profoundly impressed with His
wisdom. He knew the things of
greatest concern to men; He knew
them with a clear, searching intui¬
tion. He knew God, His character,
His purpose, His plans. The Father
had revealed Himself to His Son. He
knew man, his joys and sorrows, his
aspirations and temptations, his sin¬
fulness and his glorious possibilities.
He knew the secrets of peace, of joy.
He knew the things that give deepest
and most enduring satisfaction; the
bre a< i oi and water oi life.
Jesus „ is the world s teacher. One
of His most precious titles is Master. |
Not only in the truth He taught, but j
in the way He taught it, He was peer- j
less. By precept and parable and ex- I
ample He had taught the principles !
that lie at the foundation of human
ity’s progress. Men who want to
know what is best for themselves
and for the world still sit reverently
at Jesus’ feet. In the discussion of
the vital problems of the present age,
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men ask, What did Jesus say? For
He dealt with the things that, most
concern the heart and life, and, there¬
fore. He dealt with the questions of
perennial interest. .Tesus.
The fullness of love is in
Love divine is a tree that has many
branches. One is compassion, an¬
other pity, another patience, another
pardon, another sacrifice. The in¬
finite pity and compassion of God
looked out through the eyes of Jesus
upon deformed and unfortunate men.
His heart went out to those who had
lost the spring and joy of life, or who
had never known them. He saw the
darkened home, the saddened heart,
anti His tears of tender sympathy
flowed. A wise and wise-hearted man
who is constantly dealing with youth¬
ful culprits has said that his own aim
is to call forth what is best in the
hoys: to awaken a sense of honor,
manliness, a noble ambition in them.
This is what Jesus did. Love divine
in, Him reached down to sinful, bro¬
ken men in order to lift them up and
heal them. He awakened hope and
resolute endeavor. He made men
feel that they could he pardoned and
begin a new life. He took them by
the hand, as He did the girl who the
neighbors said was dead, bnt Jesus
declared was asleep, and said.
“Arise.” And this fullness of love
found Its crowning proof and glory in
the cross; so that, when you speak of
great love, you naturally point to
Calvary.
Now all these and many other qual¬
ities were united in Christ. Other
men have been great because of some
one rare quality of personality; Jesus
possessed them all. Therefore, He
has never ceased to Interest the world.
From the day He returned after the
soul-struggle In the wilderness to the
banks of Jordan until He died on Cal¬
vary, He lived without seeking it in
the public eye. After His death, in¬
stead of forgetting Him, men became
more interested in Him. The eyes of
the world have never ceased to look
upon Him. Theologies have come
and gone; the church has had its ups
and downs; but Jesus is always the
centre of interest. There stand on
my library shelf two large volumes
fresh from the press. They are a
dictionary of Jesus, what He said and
did. And they happen to stand along¬
side of a volume on “Jesus Christ and
the Social Quest ton.” It suggests the
unfailing interest of thoughtful men
in Jesus. They are never satisfied
with what l:us been said and written
r:g ding Him. There will be other
dictionaries, other lives of Christ, in
the coming years. And when great
social problems are discussed, the
question of the home, of work and
wages, of capital and labor, of human
brotherhood, men will turn as they
do now to the Gospels to study afresh
Avhat, Jesus said. Let there he dis¬
covered the merest fragment of some
ancient manuscript containing in mu¬
tilated form some saying of Jesus and
the news of the discovery is tele¬
graphed around the world, and the
fragment becomes priceless. How are
we to explain this undying interest
in Jesus? Not in any of the outward
circumstances or conditions of IUs
life. How limited and meager it was!
A life of poverty; a brief life; begin¬
ning in a manger, ending on a cross.
A life outside the circles of libraries
and great thinkers, outside the circles
of wealth and social position. The
secret of its unique command upon
the interest of men is given in the
text: "It pleased the Father that in
Him should all fullness dwell.”
The hope of the world is in Him.
To Him we bring our burdens and
perplexities. To Him we come for
comfort and strength. To be in vital
relation to Him is our highest privi¬
lege. Having Him as our personal
Lord and Master we have life’s high¬
est prize. He is God’s richest gift to
the world. He is the clearest inter¬
pretation to humanity of the infinite
wealth of love and wisdom and power
of God. The divine heart beats in the
bosom of Jesus; the divine voice
speaks through His lips; the divine
help is given through His service; the
divine life is imparted through fel¬
lowship with Him.
The leadership of the world be¬
longs to Jesus. The fullness of God
dwells in Him to accomplish the eter¬
nal purpose of God; the establishment
of the kingdom of love In human
hearts. He has been equipped for <^he
service of leadership. To Him has
been given fullness of vision that He
may see the way; fullness of power
that He may overcome every obstacle;
fullness of love that He may win men
and make them follow Him. He who
died on the cross will occupy the
throne; the despised and rejected of
men will receive universal praise and
love. To hasten the day when all
shall know Him, when the eternal
purpose of redeeming love shall be
fulfilled in the kingdom of Christ is
our supreme duty. To that work
we should consecrate our lives. It
should kindle our enthusiasm. Jesus
should be supreme in our thought
and speech, our affection and devo¬
tion. May He be our leader! May
we gladly, enthusiastically follow
Him!
NOTHING IN NAMES.
“Do you want employment?”
“Lady,’’answered Plodding Pete,
“you means well, but can’t make work
any more invitin' bv usin' words
of three syllables.”—Washington Star.
Why is it that we hear of so many
good people and meet so few?
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Shirts, plain or puffed with
collar............ .I21-2C
Suits cleaned....... 50 & $1
Pants pressed........ 25c
Cellars............... 2 1-2
Capes, collar or fancy 5c
Cuffs each per pair 5c
Chemise............. 10c
Drawers............. 5c
Undershirts......... 5c
Socks, per pair ..... 5c
Handkerchiefs........ 2 1-2
Handkerchiefs, silk.. 5c
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Coats...... .. .15 to 25c
Vests...... .. .15 to 20c
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Towels..... 2 1-2 to 5c
Table cloths ...10 to 25
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After a man has knocked around the
world for a few years without meet
i'ng with success he begins knockin «*
the world.
Philosophy is a salve men apply to
the troubles of every one except them¬
selves.
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