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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH. UTAH CONSIDERABLE CARE NEEDED IN SELECTING CLOVER FOR SEEDING PLAN FOR FRUIT AGE ROADS IN HOME CARPER Trees and Bushes Bearing Should Be Raised in Addition to the Vegetables. IN EARLY START GROW CROPS BETWEEN TREES IN PAPER BOXES Strawberries, Raspberries, Blaekber-rlesGooseberries, Currants and Others May Occupy Same Space and Do Well. Onvenience Available in Various Sizes; Can Be Unfolded Away From Roots. Simple Tester for Small Seeds. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Red clover has been styled the cor- ner stone of agriculture In the North s and only wll sprout, then only three-fifthor per cent, of the original seed as offered will grow. Thus, the germinating tesl has an important bearing on the wortl of seed offered to the farmer. Protects American Farmers. g A service Is maintained by the United . States Department ol Agriculture, where 29,038 samples ol various seeds were examined and tested in the last fiscal year 16,442 In Washington and 13,196 In the flv g branch stations. Similai service is offered by the various stat experiment stations. The department also exercises a strict inspection service over field seeds brought from foreign countries, and last year 5,000,00( pounds of various seeds wero rejected or held for cleaning before being al lowed to be offered to American farm clover, four-fifth- s, Central and Eastern states. Many farmers begin laying the corner stone as early as February, when It is customary in many sections to sow red clover on the surface of the . enow, so that it will sink Into the soil with the first thaw In the spring. Red clover is hardy, and is not injured by ordinary cold ; and the fact that it can be sown at a season when work on the farm is comparatively light adds to the economy of its cultivation. The first Important point to be oh served Is the selection of good seed, say specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. Considerable care should be used in this respect well in advance of the time of seeding. This la particularly true at present, when era. a large proportion of the-reclover Nevertheless, The closest scrutiny la seed used In the United States comes from abroad. If poor seed Is used necessary on the part of the farmei the expected crop may be a partial who desires a good stand of clover, either as a forage crop or to turn or total failure. under for the Improvement of his soil Good 8eed It Plump. It Is important that the testing ol Good red clover seed Is plump or well filled, bright with a slight luster, seed be done early enough that a sufthe color of individual seeds ranging ficient supply of pure seed can be purfrom violet to light, yellow. The in chased in time for use; and If seed la dividual seeds should be at least to be sent to one of the government medium sized and fairly uniform, free or state testing laboratories, at least of adulterants of any kind and from two weeks should be allowed. seeds of noxious weeds. Home-grown seed is desirable, es- PRODUCE MOHAIR PROFITABLY pecially In the North, because it is almost certain to be adapted to local Breeders Are Gradually Increasing conditions. If It is not available, Qualities of Their Animals and samples should be obtained from reImproving Hair. liable dealers. These should be examined for adulterants, weed seeds, Although the Angora goat is not very and shriveled seeds. They should also well known generally in this country, he tested for germination before pur- In spite of its popularity in certain rechasing In quantity. gions In the West, one of its products In the absence of more accurate mohair, is used in the manufacture ol methods an estimate should be made of many fabrics and is known to nearly the proportion of true red clover seed everyone. The production of mohali and of weed seeds and other impurities. has Increased rapidly, and the annual From the red clover seed separated clip is now about 6,000,000 pounds. Ap from all impurities, a counted number, proxlmately an equal quantity is Imas 100, should be taken just as they ported each year, but it is the opinion come. These seeds should be placed of the United States Department oi between layers of moistened cloth or Agriculture that with millions paper or merely covered in a bed of acres adapted to goat raising, and sand or light soil. A dinner plate, with breeders gradually Increasing the covered with another, Is a suitable shearing qualities of their animals and germinating receptacle. It can be kept Improving the hair, American farmer: In the living room, at a temperature can profitably produce all,. the mohali between 65 and 85 degrees. Between needed by our manufacturers. There the third and sixth days the sprouting has been a constant increase In the ability of the seeds should be shown. use of mohair for suit linings and for It should be borne in mind that the cloth for summer suits for men. It le sowing value of the seed is represented still used to about the same extent as by the amount of true clover which will heretofore for car upholstering, porgerminate with reasonable promptness. tiere, robes, rugs, braids and artificial of a sample is pure furs. Thus, if four-fifth-s seed-testin- ; seed-testin- , d -- CURE LAND PEA-SIC- K The area of pea-sic- k land Is widen- It is particularly portant that the large ing each year. im- seed-growin- g BY PROPER ROTATION regions of the West, which have remained free of the disease up to the present time, be protected from it by Root Rot Is Present in All of the practice of proper rotation. The department is breeding varieties of peas resistant to root rot, but some Larger Areas. time must elapse before there can be any assurance that the commercial Disease Lives in Soil and Becomes growers problem can be solved In this way. More Destructive Each Season - Varieties Resistant to Ailment Being Grown. WORK PLANS ARE IMPORTANT (Prepared by the Uaited State Department of Agriculture.) Where the crop of peas grown for canning or truck market purposes the past season has shown root rot, the United States Department of Agriculture advises planning for a long rotation of other crops, beginning with the next season, to rid the soil of the rotation is somedisease. A four-yetimes effective, but cases have been met, both in the East and in the Central states, where even a longer rotation has proved Insufficient, Investigations by the department during the past three years have shown that root rot of peas is present areas In all of the larger east of the Mississippi, and to some extent in Montana and Utah. The disease lives in the soil and becomes more destructive each year that peas are grown on infested land, soon reducing the crop to such an extent as to make it unprofitable. It is distributed by the custom prevalent In some sections of transferring soil from old fields to new ones to carry the nodule bacteria, and by wind and other means. ar g . Know Beforehand Farmer Should What He is Going to Do and What He Is Doing It With. Method In doing farm work Is very Important. The farmer who knows exactly what he is going to do in the morning when he arises, how he is to do it, and what he Is to do it with, will always accomplish something worth while that day. The worker who has hazy ideas, indefinite plans and undecided steps will never do much. Everything undertaken in farming should have serious attempts. Men and women who farm or keep the home in order must mean business, be businesslike and work in a methodical d work injures the way. worker and ruins his character. Plans are important. They should be made before the task is attempted. The worker must know what he Is to do and then feel that he can do it well, even before the job Is begun. Leave off the work that you dread till such time. as you feel llke doing When you like it, dispatch it It. promptly and well.' Sawr 0SG BETTER . The more general planting of both standard and small fruits In addition to the home vegetable garden woul; TlIC DIIIITI HAT niOTIIDDCnl COIltrlbute materially to the, heal NUI UlolUnDtUland pleasure of the average family IflC LAN and furnish a supply of very desirable fruit and fruit products at relatively Arrangement of Container Savea In- small cost In many localities It Is jury to Growth; Can Be Placed in extremely difficult to secure a continuous supply of fruits in pleasing vaGround Under the Moet Fariety by purchasing on the market, vorable Conditions. and one of the most Important feaNo greater' gardening convenience tures of the plan for the home fruit has been devised in many years than plantation is the selection of kinds the paper flower pots now available of fruits and varieties of those kinds in various sizes which can be unfolded wfiTch will do well In the given local-awa- y from the roots of the plant when Ity and which will serve best the purIt comes time to transplant By the pose for which they are desired. The home fruit plot will necessarily use of these paper pots which are be planned from the standpoint of the fairly durable, plenty lasting enough available space, the soil and climatic to raise seedlings to sufficient size, great and the needs of the famlimitations, In can be secured advantages growing ily the year. In many throughout such vegetables as peppers, egg plants cases It may be feasible to grow all the fruit needed, but only that which can be most readily' produced. Among the fruits that may be grown throughout the greater part of the country SEEDLING are apples, pears, peaches, plums, GROWN IN PAPER POT strawberries, blackberries and dewberries. Raspberries, currants, cherries, quinces, apricots, figs and citrus fruits are more or less restricted to special localities. In colder sections the winters are too severe for peaches and all the fruits requiring a warm climate, while In the warmer sections, apples, currants, gooseberries, raspberries and certain varieties of several of the other fruits fail because they cannot withstand the long hot sumV mers and winters. The plan of the home fruit garden, will, therefore, depend largely upon the kind of fruits adapted to the loPAPER POT UNFOLDED AND cality. On the whole,' however, the SEEDLING READY fOR. plantings should be so arranged that TRANSPLANTING. the larger growing trees such as apple, and cucumbers and melons for an early peach and pear will Interfere the least start. One or two seeds to a pot of with the cultivation of the smaller h size may be planted and fruits or the vegetable garden. In the the stronger of the two seedlings re- some of the most successful borne fruit gardens the larger trees are beadtained to grow along. For plants which cannot be trans- ed rather high, that Is, 5 or 6 feet to the lower branches, and a row of small planted readily If the roots are disturbed in the operation these paper fruits are grown dlrectl In the row of fruit trees. Between the rows of pots are ideal. If cucumbers can be fruit trees, raspberries, blackberries, given two or three weeks start by this dewberries and are plantare in much better shape ed In rows whichstrawberries method, they 8 or 9 feet are about to withstand the ravages of the early The vegetables are then grown bugs which annually take heavy toll apart. In space between these rows of berof the seeding plants In the open ries.the Peach trees are, as a rule, plantground and make it necessary to plant ed as fillers between apple and pear more seeds to the hill than could be trees. Where the area Is extremely grown should they all survive. limited the semi-dwavarieties of ap- In the larger-size-d paper pots, gladiolus bulbs as well as tuberoses may be sprouted and placed In the ground with an advantage- - of a months growth over the earliest date It would be possible to plant them open. The pots are so cheap In price that they can be thrown away after using with no real loss. . One precaution is necessary In using these pots.- - They should not be allowed to stand in water or the bottoms will rot out while the sides remain Intact It Is necessary to provide drainage in all but the smallest sizes with pieces of broken earthen flower pots, crockery or a few pebbles. Castor beans may be given a fine start with these paper pots which will bring them to majestic proportions much earlier than If planted in the open. Planting the seeds In these Uttle pots saves the work of transplanting which will become imperative If the seed Is planted In the usual way In a seed box indoors or in rows In a Strawberries, First Fruit of Season. hotbed or cold frame. National Garpies are sometimes recommended. den Bureau. Care should be taken, however, to provide plenty of distance between the g trees, say 40 to 48 feet HOW TO GROW PEPPERS for apples and 20 to 30 feet for peaches, pears and cherries. Seeds of peppers should be Apples, pears, cherries and plums sown In a hotbed or in a box In may be planted as combination fruit the house about 8 weeks before and shade trees, and by heading them the time for setting the plants In 5 to 7 feet above the ground, a lawn the garden. The plants are tenmay be maintained underneath them. der and should not be transPlum trees are particularly adapted planted until the ground is warm to planting In a poultry yard but must and nil danger of frost is past. be headed, reasonably high and the Set the plants 15 to 18 inches trunks protected by wire netting until apart hi rows 2 to 3 feet apart. the trees are four or five years old. The cultivation and treatment of peppers should be the same as" Out of the garden and over the firel for tomatoes and eggplants. Sweet coi n begins to deteriorate almost There are a large number of V soon as it Is picked. No one knows varieties- - of peppers, including Its true flavor unless he has se-It the sweet kinds and the hot pepcome smoking hot to the table within pers. an hour after being pulled irom th stalk.' WAR MOTORS FOR ROAD WORK , ANCIENT QUEENS never had more offered them than isnere for your selection; always full values. 'i Vehicles Comprise Virtually All of Surplus Cars Turned Over by War Department. BOYD PARK JEWELERS (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) More than 27,000 motor vehicles have been distributed by the bureau of BOYD PARK BLDG DEALERS WANTED In Utah. Idaho. Wyoming. Liberal commission will send representative on request. A. E. TOURSSEN-bistrilrat- or. road-bulldln- 98 KEEP MONEY AT HOME Patronise your home publisher. His prices are just as good or better than you can get elsewhere. Your work will be given prompt and satisfactory attention by your printer-merchan- t. Help to build up your local industries. BUSINESS COLLEGES n road-bulldln- L PLEATING & BUTTONS SEE YOUR PUBLISHER See your printer for Binding, Ruling and Loose Leaf Devices. - FIXTURES AND 8HOW CASES We are manufacturers of Bank, Office and Store Fixtures. Art in Fixtures is our Bminee." Salt Lake Cabinet A Fixture Col BEAUTY PARLORS DEPARTMENT 8TORES ; SEND TO WALKERS, SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, for anything you eannot get in your home stores. j INFORMATION DEPARTMENT of Jersey. style is still used for hour. Then beat it well on the right side with a rattan and comb It out into carefully place. The sport dresses, many models in jersey plain and novelty weaves being shown In frocks of this type. A jersey New Feather Hats. in basket weaves Is made in a slip-o- n Feather hats seem to have taken unsoft sort of dull rose color, with belt to themselves several new and charm-m- g and ties of the material. shapes. There are toques with feather pompons drooping over the To Brighten Furs. ears; poke styles with waving feather! To make, your furs look like new, trimmings, rolled-bristyles with oswet the fur with a hairbrush, brushing trich trimmings, etc. The colors Inagainst the nap. Hang it in the air un- clude henna, taupe, red. Jade, myj, til dry, which will be in about half an brown and black. 1 Commercial inquiries answered and information gladly furnished without cost. Address any firm above.1 Whenceness of the British Guinea The mystery of that dreadful uncoined unit of barter in England known as the "guinea, which Is ab- -' stracted from the pocket in place of, the pound, very much to the damage' of the metric and all other systems, seems to have been solved at hist1 Now the pound Is 20 shillings and the guinea is 21 shillings, so that it is cherished by hotels and lodging hous-- 1 es because It is divisible by seven. Both Responsible No side is actually to blame in the thousands of unhappy marriages I existing today. From tne altar steps to the end of their lives a man and woman must realize that it is a game of give and take all through. No one' is infallible and although an ideal may be found to have feet of clay, no one can aford to throw stones at the op--' posite side. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Ordnance Truck as Received by Government. Bottom The Samo Body as Converted by Arizona Road Department for Highway Work. Top If He Did said tbe On the Pacific coast, we go out in boats, and traveler, fish is1 nothing less than a Scuse me. said considered sport. 'the colored man. Yo say yo fish foh' fish? Why, certainly we Ain't yo skeered yo might do. , in-th- s j lations from CURLS, SWITCHES. Transf $1.68 up. Only human hair used. Fast prepaid mail service. Walkers (Dept) Beauty Parlor. rf Slip-On- 871bIJ8IN88COLEGE. Accordfan, Side, Box Pleating, Hemstitching, Buttons, Buttonholes, Kid Corset Parlor. , slip-o- n D. School of Efficiency. All commercial branches. Catalog free. 60 N. Main St., Salt Lake City. I MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PIANOS. Players, Phonographs on very easy terms. Everything Music Co. known in music. Write Daynes-Beeb- e two-inc- large-growin- yO?.. K50 MAIN STREET OLDSMOBILE public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture among the g various states for purposes. Up to October 81 a total of 27,-1had been so distributed. Including 1,800 retained by the Department of Agriculture for use on roads in the national forests and In connection with the administration of the federal aid Ret. These comprise virtually all the surplus motor vehicles turned over to the Department of Agriculture by the War department to be distributed under the Wadsworth-Kahact among g the states for purposes. These vehicles, consisting mostly of motortrucks, are a part of the war materials originally intended for use in France. The number of motor vehicles distributed to the states op to October 31 was as follows; Total 100-pou- d catch one? Changing Colors of Birds The color of birds may be changed to white by keeping them In a white' room, surrounded by white objects and attended by persons dresed In white, says a naturalist. However, the third! or fourth generation is necessary beJ fore the bird's feathers are all white. I CONCRETE ROAD MATERIALS Engineers Making Experiments to Determine Just What Are Best and Right Proportions. Experiments to determine just what kinds of materials are best for concrete, and in what proportions to mix them so that they will wear well In a road, are being made by engineers of the bureau of public roads. United States Department of Agriculture. An apparatus will be used that consists of heavy steel wheels which, guided by a mechanical arrangement, roll continuously back and forth over the pavement. More than forty different sections of concrete pavement, each ten feet long, will be laid. Materials from many different parts of the country are being shipped to the government experiment farm at Arlington, Va., near Washington. They will be mixed with varying quantities of cement and water to determine which Is best. Experience has shown that there is a measurable amount of wear of the surface of a concrete road each year. . Half-hearte- SPECIAL RUSH SERVICE secured tf jm Mention this paper when writing Irm belew. Roads in California. California, already a joy for motor tourists. Is to spend $5,000,000 more on its good roads system. Its enthusiasm for model highways would extend its roads over the borders of many states. Good Lead in Farm Products. Iowa, Texas, Illinois, Missouri, Kan- sas and Ohio are among the first ten states leading In value of farm products, and are also among the first ten leaders In farm motor vehicle Changed Air Helps Plants Recent experiments have shown that crops can be increased from one and! a half to four times by an alteration in 'the air which the plants breathe.) ;The method Is a simple one, and con-- 1 sists of increasing the proportion of; carbonic acid in the air. Her Chance , Pete Rushing, who is taking singing lessons, told his wife the other day, that some time in the future his voice1 might keep the wolf from their door. She said she was sure of it, if the' wolf ever heard it Arkansas Thomas Cat To must That stand Snap dark. Loves Bestowal. be right most of the time you aim to be right all of the traeJ means constant effort to under-- ! each problem that Comes up judgment is like shooting In the " It generally misses the mark. Power in Confidence Confidence imports a wondrous inspiration to its possessor. It bears liim on in security either to meet no; danger or to find matter of glorious trial. Milton. Why Should They? Do you think that The Reformer statesmanship in this country Is onj Myj The politician the decljne? boy, no statesman In this country London! would decline anything?. Weekly Telegraph. j |