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Farmer* Worked Up
Over Spanish “Lions”
A wag's remark to farm tenants
near Dover, N. ~ during ihe Spuulab*
American war caused much apprehen
sion for several days to the simple
folk of the countryside, lie told them
the American naval and milt.ary
force* were superior hut Spain hud
“more lions.’’ lie even went so far os
to say r>oo of the beast* had been
landed at Beaufort, not far away, the
night before.
Taking up the Joke, villagers rigged
up a “horse fiddle,” or resitted box
across which could he drawn a piece
of wood as a how, emitting sounds
similar to the roaring of lions. T-hls
was secreted In the neighborhood and
“played" throughout the night. The
tenants were terrified nnd among some
of them the belief In the lions re
mained alive for a long time. Wil
liam Wariers, resident of Dover, re
calling the tale, said that for several
days barred doors and loaded guns
were (he rule in the district. —Detroit
News.
Only One Requirement
Insisted On for Book
The affable salesman In New York
hook stores are seldom surprised at
any request—the public demand be
ing what it is. But one of them re
ports that the other day he had a re
quest from a dignified little old Indy
that—to use his own words— “knocked
him for n row of bookshelves."
“I want a book —any kind of a hook
—with a Jacket that is green, with
red In it,” the little old lady said. She
insisled It could he a cook hook or
one about (lie home life of Ihe bee or
South pole explorations—anything ns
long as Its jacket was the color
scheme she described.
“She wanted it,” the salesman ex
plained, “to match the decoration ol
her new reading lamp. Can you beat
it?"
Safe Delivery
A Melbourne man recently tele
graphed from Sydney that lie was
about, to leave by train for home. The
message put up a stiff contest, and
bad the passenger walked from Silen
cer street would undoubtedly hnve
won the race.*
lie took a taxi (in my opinion, an
unfair advantage) and beat the wire
home by a clear ten minutes. He was
explaining to bis wife that the tele
gram should have reached her the
previous evening when Ids small
daughter spoke up: “Daddy should
have brought his telegram with him
. . . those silly people might have
lost it.” —Sydney Bulletin.
Chinese Superstition
There are towers in Shanghai where
men wait h for tires. When one Is
discovered the tire-bell is rung. When
the old custom house was built a
large clock was placed- In its tower.
For some weeks after this clock be
gan to strike the hours there were
very few if any tires.
The Chinese said it was because
the fire-god thought tlint every time
the clock struck there was a lire an
nounced, so he could rest without
helping. All these things seem ridic
ulous to us but are very real to the
Chinese.
New Yorli’i Early Day*
An article published in the Chris
tian Advocate says: “At the begin
ning or the Nineteenth century the
‘commercial metropolis of the United
Slntes’ occupied only the lower end
of Manhattan Island, what Is now ‘up
town’ being still made up of spacious
farms and country estates, Including
the little village of Harlem. The nc
tual measurements of the city proper
are given as three miles In length
(from the Battery to Fourteenth
street), one and a half miles In width
and eight miles In circumference.”
Man and Fish
A fish’s fear of man Is born, n Cnr
negle Institute’s bulletin suggests, by
the fact that he approaches from
above, a direction from which the fish
has learned to expect nttack try birds
or other enemies. When a man walks
on the ocean floor in diver’s dress, tlsh
large and small display the greatest
curiosity, liven the tierce barracuda,
after nosing the diver In friendly and
Inquisitive fashion, must Ire pushed
out of the way and goes without show
ing undue resentment. —San Francisco
Chronicle.
London’* Wall Street
Lombard street, the principal bnnk
quarter of London, takes its name
from the Lombards, Italian goldsmiths
and money lenders who sett'ed there
in the Twelfth century. At that time
they were commonly called “long-
Ireurds’’ and the thoroughfare wns
called Longbord and Longebred. A
century Inter It was called Lntige
bourne—meaning “long brook"—and
this title Is still maintained for the
place where it wns situated.
Breathles*
The tenclicr was telling n story to
the kindergarten and interest was in
tense.
“So that night the wicked red fox
came and stole a chicken. The next
night he came and stole another
chicken. And the next night lie came
and stole another cldcken. And” —
dramatic pause—“what do you sup
pose happened the next night?*’
"Oh, teacher!” panted Beter. "Did
he git unother chicken?”
Disease Control Is
Needed for Rabbits
Success Depends on Ability
to Kill Parasites.
(Prepared by (he United States Deportment
of Agriculture.)
Success in raising rabbits depends
to a great extent on the ability to
keep the animals free from parasites
and bacterial diseases. A knowledge
of the more serious ailments is ad
vantageous says the l ulled Slates
Department of Agriculture, and may
be had from a study of Farmers’ Bul
letin No. 3508-I'’, "Itahblt Parasites
and Diseases,’’ anew publication now
ready for distribution to persons re
questing it.
Among the parasitic diseases giv
en special attention in the bulletin
are eoccidiosis, ear mange or ear ran
ker, skin mange, nnd stomach worm
diseases. These diseases cause weak
ness, emaciation, wasting and death.
Other parasitic affections, such as ir
ritations caused by fleas, lice had in
testinal worms of various sorts, while
not commonly producing very -marked
symptoms in infested animals, may
gradually render them weak and un
thrifty, making them more susceptible
to other diseases as a result of their
lowered vitality.
Prevention and control measures
are more practical than treatment,
and are usually matters of sanita
tion. In the case of parasitic dis
eases such measures must he based
on a knowledge of the habits and life
histories of the parasites involved
and on their mode of transmission
from one animal to another. The bul
letin also discusses bacterial and oili
er diseases, such as snuffles and pneu
monia.
A copy of the bulletin may lie ob
tained upon request from tlie United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.
Growing of Asparagus
Not Difficult Task
The growing of asparagus is not
difficult. Its chief requirement is plant
food with water. Make a bed of any
required size, forking in well rotted
manure to make a deep, rich soil. Set
one or two-year-old roots 18 inches
apart in (lie row, with rows 2% feet
apart, 100 roots for a bed 20 by 20
feet, In size. Set rows well down and
till In inter, giving opportunity lightly
to till the surface without disturbing
crowns.
Some prefer to sow seed, thinning
out later, but the common method of
establishing an asparagus lied is by
the use of roots, one year old. The
secret of a good asparagus bed, long
exposed, Is a soil kept rich and not to
prolonged cutting in the summer. It
is so easily raised that few seem to
think it worth while. Quick growing,
large tips will not he cut from a
starved bed, however.
Pineapple Pear Quite
Resistant to Blight
A really blight-proof pear has yet
to he found. There are varieties that
are more resistant to blight than oth
ers, • but the pear that will not. at one
time or another lie affected by blight
bus not yet been produced. It is true,
however, that the Pineapple pear is
strongly resistant to blight, so that it
can be grown in localities where bet
ter sorts cannot be grown. It is at
best a poor quality product for eating
out of hand, though when canned it
is considered satisfactory. Undoubt
edly the Pineapple pear is either a
pure oriental pear belonging to the
same group ns the more familiar
“Sand Pear,” or else it is a hybrid be
tween file oriental pear and the Eu
ropean pear as represented by Gar
ber, LeConte, and Kieffer. Where bet
ter sorts can he grown it has no place.
Permit Cut Potato Seed
to Heal Before Planting
It usually is best to cut seed po
tatoes and store them n day or two
to allow wlmt is called a layer of
cork to form over the cut surface.
This protective layer which forms
most readily in the dark in moist air
at a temperature of about 70 degrees
Fahrenheit keeps the moisture in and
rot organisms out.
If freshly cut seed is planted in soil
that ts too hot or too cold 'or too wet
or too dry, the out surfaces do not
heal over and ns a result many seed
pieces rot instead of growing, and
produce a poor stand in the field.
“If the soil conditions are not favor
able, store the cut seed in a dark,
fairly moist place at about 70 degrees
Fahrenheit until cork forms,” accord
ing to potato men at the state college
of agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y.
Several Essentials for
Sweet Clover Outlined
Sweet clover will grow almost any
where if the annual rainfall Is more
than 17 inches and there is enough
lime in the soil. Blit in spite of the
fact that sweet clover is n hardy
plant, It is not always easy to get a
stand. Three things especially Im
portant in getting a stand are lime,
inoculation and a firm seed bed. It
may not always be necessary to neu
tralize an acid soil, but sweet clover
commonly must have lime if it is to
do well. Inoculation of tiie seed or
soil Is advisable where the crop is
to be grown on land that has grown
neither alfalfa nor sweet clover be
fore. A firm seed bed is necessary.
Many failures have been shown to
be due to lack of rolling or compact
ing the soil after, plowing.
THE ROCKHaLE RBuuku, uuiVYERS, GEORGIA
Quality Is First
in Home Gardens
Good Seed Is Prime Requi
site for Best Crop of
Vegetables.
Quality cornea first, says Paul
Work of (lie New York state college
of agriculture at Itliaca, N. speak
ing of varieties of vegetables for
home use and for the home garden.
Good seed is a prime requisite, and to
be sure of satisfaction, it usually is
best to deal with a seed house that
eaters to commercial growers.
Corn Is Mainstay.
Sweet corn is the mainstay of many
home gardens and often is the main
reason for their existence, for it pays
the highest dividends. Sweet corn
loses 50 per cent of its sugar and
hence its flavor and tenderness in 24
hours after it is picked. This is a
mighty good reason for having it
close at hand. Among the best va
rieties are Early White Cob Corey.
Golden Bantam, Early Sunshine,
Golden Giant, Country Gentleman,
Evergreen and Whipple’s Yellow.
For the same reasons, peas come
next to corn in importance, Thomas
Laxton and Gradus are the best vari
eties for quality, Alaska is the earli
est. The dwarf kinds such as Ameri
can Wonder, Knos Excelsior, Little
Marvel, and Laxtonian give more
peas to the pod, and are more ten
der. Telephone, Stratagem and Al
derman are late, big-bodied peas.
Among the beans, Stringless Green
Pod which is round, early and ten
der and Bountiful are to be recom
mended. Most good beans have
curved pods.
Lima Beans Desirable.
Lima beans are very desirable for
the home garden, but their long grow
ing season and the unfavorable ef
fects of cold wet ground and bad
weather make them difficult in New
York state to raise. The better ones
for central New York are the Burpee
bush, the Fordhook bush, and the
Henderson hush. Of the pole beans,
Scotia, Kentucky, Wonder, Leviathan,
Challenger and Green Shell are good.
Canary Grass Valuable
for Protein Content
The following is taken from a write
up of the work being done at the
Waseca substation in Minnesota. It
appeared in the Milking Shorthorn
Journal:
“Another interesting experiment is
with fellaris grass, or canary grass.
This grows in sloughs and wet places,
yielding 10 tons to the acre of grass
that has as high protein content ns
alfalfa. It roots like quack grass,
growing from the shoots ns well as
from seed. If tiie experiment shows
that the grass has everything claimed
for it by farmers in tiie county that
have grown it, there seems a consid
erable future for canary grass. The
prospect of a Minnesota farmer get
ting his wet land caught with grass
yielding ten tons to tiie ncre of grass
as nourishing as alfalfa, is even worse
than getting his good land seeded
with alfalfa, this is always having to
he cut when lie has other farm work
to do.”
Ohio Farmers Walk Many
Miles in Doing Chores
Tiie Ohio farmers walk an average
of 99 miles a month in doing their
chores according to tests made by tiie
rural economics department at Ohio
State university. To make this test
pedometers were worn by the farmers
while doing chores. Of two farmers
with exactly tiie same number of
horses and cows and approximately
the same number of pigs, one farmer
walked 135 miles a month and the
other farmer 49 miles. The difference
was caused by tiie relative conveni
ence of tiie farmstead and facilities
for watering and feeding tiie stock.
The water pail proved to be excellent
equipment for inducing the farmers
to walk great distances.
A •*
i Around the Farm 4
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Bad chimneys cause farm fires.
* * *
More and more farmers are using
tiie multiple horse hitches.
* * *
Keeping the barn free from refuse
and manure will help sanitation.
* * *
Hay averages lowest In price in
September, October and November.
* * *
Garden tools are much more satis-,
factory if they never are permitted
to rust.
• * •
Farmers whose buildings are be
hind gdod windbreaks seldom have
to shovel snow'.
* * *
An old alfalfa field makes the best
place imaginable for a crop of corn.
It is also good for potatoes.
* * *
Lift the hot bed sasli and let in
fresh air whenever weather permits.
That’s what makes stocky plants.
* * *
It’s the last few’ pints of milk, bush
els of grain, or other units of pro
duction, which are the most profit
able.
• • •
Crows puli up your corn? Treat
the seed and keep the crowa away.
You can buy a repellent from your
seedsman for a small sum.
■/. MORE COTTON
P.v rmnlvintr 31 A times as much potash to cotton as formerly, 296
in 11 states averaged 1 5 more cotton. They obtained an
average I-etm-n of 60 i /extra see,l cotton for each $1 invested
free copv of dctaUed
results:
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Farmers’ crop contests, results of experiment station tests,
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1929
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