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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS. RANDOLPH. UTAH CONSIDERABLE CARE NEEDED IN SELECTING CLOVER FOR SEEDING PLAN FOR FRUIT BETTER ROADS IN HOME CARDEN Trees and Bushes Bearing Should Be Raised in Addition to the Vegetables. All EARLY START GROW CROPS BETWEEN TREES III PAPER RRXES Onvenience Available in Various Sizes; Can Be Unfolded Away From Roots. THE PLANT NOT ; DISTURBED Arrangement of Container Saves Injury to Growth; Can Be Placed In Ground Under the Moet Fa- vorable Conditions. Simple Tester for Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Bed clover has been styled the corner stone of agriculture in the North 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. Bed 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 observed 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 Is particularly, true at present, when a large proportion of th&- - red clover seed used In the United States comes from abroad. If poor seed lsa used the expected crop may be a partial or total failure. Good 8eed Is Plump. ' Good red clover seed Is plump or well filled, bright with a slight luster, the color of Individual seeds ranging from violet to light, yellow. The individual seeds should be at least medium sized and fairly uniform, free of adulterants of any kind and from seeds of noxious weeds. Home-grow- n seed is desirable, especially In the North, because It Is almost certain to be adapted to local conditions. If It is not available, samples should be obtained from reliable dealers. These should be examined for adulterants, weed seeds, and shriveled seeds. They should also be tested for germination before purchasing In quantity. . In the absence of more accurate methods an estimate should be made of the proportion of true red clover seed and of weed seeds and other impurities. From the red clover seed separated from all Impurities, a counted number, as 100, should be taken just as they come. These seeds should be placed between layers of moistened cloth or paper or merely covered in a bed of sand or light soil. A dinner plate, covered with another, is a suitable germinating receptacle. It can be kept in the living room, at a temperature between 65 and 85 degrees. Between the third and sixth days the sprouting ability of the seeds should be shown. It should be borne In mind that the sowing value of the seed Is represented by the amount of true clover which will germinate with reasonable promptness. s of a sample Is pure Thus, If . - four-fifth- CURE ; LAND PEA-SIC- K BY PROPER ROTATION Root Rot is Present in Larger Areas. All of Disease Lives in Soil and Becomes More Destructive Each Season " Varieties Resistant to Ailment Being Grown. ratted Statee Department (Prepared by the 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-yea- r times 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 tent in Montana and Utah.- The disease lives In the soil and becomes more destructive each year that peas are grown on Infested land, soon the crop to such an extent as to make it unprofitable. It is distributed by the custom prevalent in ome sections of transferring soil from old fields to new ones to carry the nodule bacteria, and by wind and other g means. - No greater' gardening convenience has been devised In many years than the paper flower pots now available In various sizes which can be unfolded Small Seeds. and only clover, wll away from the roots of the plant when or 6( it comes time to transplant By the sprout, then only three-fifthper cent, of the original seed as offered use of these paper pots which are will grow. Thus, the germinating test fairly durable, plenty lasting enough has an Important bearing on the wortl to raise seedlings to sufficient size, great of seed offered to the farmer. advantages can be secured In growing such vegetables as peppers, egg plants Protects American Farmers. g A service is maintained by the United . States Department ol Agriculture, where 29,638 samples ol various seeds were examined and tested in the last fiscal year 16,443 In Washington and 13,166 in the flv4 g branch stations. Slmilai service Is offered by the various stati experiment stations. The department also exercises a strict Inspection service over field seeds brought from for elgn countries, and last year 5,000,0(X pounds of various seeds were rejected or held for cleaning before being al lowed to be offered to American farmfour-fifth- s s, seed-testin- seed-testin- ers. Nevertheless, The closest scrutiny la necessary on the part of the farmei who desires a good stand of clover, either as a forage crop or to turn under for the improvement of his soil It is Important that the testing ol seed be done early enough that a sufficient supply of pure seed can be purchased in time for use ; and If seed la to be sent to one of the governmenl and cucumbers and melons for an early or state testing laboratories, at least start. One or two seeds to a pot of the two-inc- h size may be planted and two weeks should be allowed. the stronger of the two seedlings rePRODUCE MOHAIR PROFITABLY tained to grow along. For plants which cannot be transplanted readily If the roots are disAre Breeders Gradually Increasing turbed la the operation these , paper Qualities of Their Animals and ''? are Ideal. If cucumbers can be pots Hair. Improving given two or three weeks start by this method, they are in much better shape Although the Angora goat Is not very to withstand the ravages of the early well known generally in this country, In spite of Its popularity in certain re- bugs which annually take heavy toll of tbe seeding plants In the open gions in the West, one of its products and make it necessary to plant ground ol Is the manufacture in used mohair, more seeds to the hill than could be to known nearly many fabrics and Is should they all survive. everyone. The production of mohaii grown In the larger-size- d paper pots, gladihas Increased rapidly, and the annual olus bulbs as well as tuberoses may clip is now about 6,000,000 pounds. Ap be and placed In the ground proxlmately an equal quantity is im- withsprouted - of an a months advantagethe is but it each opinion year, ported over the earliest date it would growth ol of the United States Department be possible to plant them In the open. Agriculture that with millions oi acres adapted to goat raising, and The pots are so cheap In price that with breeders gradually Increasing the they can be thrown away ' after using with no real loss. . shearing qualities of their animals and One precaution Is necessary In usAmerican farmer: the hair, Improving can profitably produce all, the mohaii ing these pots. They should not be needed by our manufacturers. There allowed to stand In water or the bothas been a constant Increase in the toms will rot out while the sides reuse of mohair for suit linings and foi main Intact. It is necessary to provide cloth for summer suits for men. It U drainage In all but the smallest sizes still used to about the same extent aa with pieces of broken earthen flower heretofore for car upholstering, por- pots, crockery or a few pebbles. Castor beans may be given a fine tiere, robes, rugs, braids and artificial start with these paper pots which will furs. bring them to majestic proportions much earlier than if planted in the land Is widen- open. The area of pea-sic- k Planting the seeds In these iming each year. It Is particularly little pots saves the work of transg portant that the large planting which will become Imperative regions of the West, which have re- If the seed is planted in the usual way mained free of the disease up to the In a seed box Indoors or in rows in a present time, be protected from It by hotbed or cold frame. National Garthe practice of proper rotation. den Bureau. The department is breeding varieties of peas resistant to root rot, but some time must elapse before there can be HOW TO GROW PEPPERS any assurance that the commercial growers problem can be solved in this Seeds of peppers should be way. sown in a hotbed or in a box In the house about 8 weeks before d WORK PLANS ARE IMPORTANT the time for setting tbe plants in the garden. The plants are ten- Know Beforehand Farmer Should der and should not be trans- What He Is Going to Do and planted until the ground Is warm What He Is Doing It With. and all danger of frost Is past. Set tile plants 15 to 18 inches Method in doing farm work is very apart hi rows 2 to 3 feet apart The cultivation and treatment of Important. The farmer who knows exactly what he is going to do in the !; peppers should be the same as"! for tomatoes and eggplants. morning when he arises, how he is to There are a large number of do It, and what he Is to do it with, will varieties-o- f peppers, including always accomplish something worth the sweet kinds and the hot pep- while that day. The worker who has !! pers. hazy" ideas, indefinite plans and undecided steps will never do much. Everything undertaken in farming should have serious attempts. Men Slip-On- s and women who farm or keep the of Jersey. home in order must mean business, be The slip-ostyle Is still used for businesslike and work in a methodical sport dresses, many models In jersey work injures the in plain and novelty weaves being way. worker and ruins his character. shown in frocks of this type. A jersey Plans are Important. They should sllp-o- n In basket weaves Is made In a be made before the task is attempted. soft sort of dull rose color, with belt The worker must know what he Is to and ties of the material. do and then feel that he can do it To Brighten Furs. well, even before tbe job is begun. Leave off the work that you dread To make, your furs look like new, till such time as you feel like doing wet the fur with a hairbrush, brushing When you like it, dispatch It against the nap. Hang It In tbe air unIt. til dry, which will ba in about half an promptly and welL' Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackber-riee, Gooseberries, Currants and Others May Occupy 8amo Space and Do Well. : WAR MOTORS FOR ROAD WORK Comprise Virtually All of Surplus Cars Turned ..Over by War Department (Prepared by tbe United State Department ot Agriculture.) More than 27,000 motor vehicles have been distributed by the bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture among the g various states for purposes. Up to October 31 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 act 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-Kah- n act 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 ap to October 31 was as follows; Total Trucks Autos Vehtcs road-bulldln- road-bulldln- rf D. 8. BUSINES8 COLLEGE. School of Efficiency. All commercial branches Catalog free. 60 N. Main St., Salt Lake City. - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PIANOS.' Players, Phonographs on very easy terms. Everything Music Co. known in music. Write Daynes-Beeb- e PLEATING BUTTONS Accordlan, Side, Box Pleating, Hemstitching; Buttons, Buttonholes, Kid Corset Parlor. SEE TOUR PUBLISHER See your printer for Binding, Ruling and Loose Leaf Devices. FIXTURES AND SHOW CASES We are manufacturers of Bank, Office and Store Fixtures. Art in Fixtures is our Business. Salt Lake Cabinet ft Fixture Ca BEAUTY PARLORS ''cURLsTsWITCHii $1.98 up. Only human mail service. Walkers lations from hair used. Fast prepaid (Dept) Beauty Parlor. DEPARTMENT STORES SEND TO WALKERS, SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, for anything you cannot get in your home stores. INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ; I Commercial inquiries answered and information gladly furnished without cost. Address any firm above. Whenceness of the British Guinea The mystery of that dreadful uncoined unit of barter In England known as the guinea, which Is abstracted 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 Inst.' Now the pound Is 20 shillings and the guinea iB 21 shillings, so that It Is clterished by hotels and lodging houses because it is divisible by seven. Both Responsible No side is actually to blame In the thousands of unhappy marriages existing today. From the 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. 100-pou- catch one?" CONCRETE Strawberries, First Fruit of Season. are sometimes recommended. should be taken, however, to provide plenty of distance between the g trees, say 40 to 48 feet for apples and 20 to 30 feet for peaches, pears and cherries. Apples, pears, cherries and plums may be planted as combination frnit and shade trees, and by heading them 5 to 7 feet above the ground, a lawn may be maintained underneath them. Plum trees are particularly adapted to planting In a poultry yard but must be headed, reasonably high and the trunks protected by wire netting until the trees are four or five years old. pies Care large-growin- Out of the garden and over the firel Sweet earn begins to deteriorate almost No one knows qp soon as it Is picked. Its true flavor unless he has seen it come smoking hot to the table within an hour after being pulled iroru tbs stalk. ; Half-hearte- BUSINESS COLLEGES L If He Did said the( On Pacific the coast, , we go out in boats, and traveler, fish lsj nothing less than a Scuse me. said considered sport." 'the colored man. To say yo fish foh' fish? d Why, certainly we do. Aint yo skeered yo might . n SPECIAL RUSH SERVICE secured If 7 Mention this paper when writin irma hWw. Vehicles The more general planting of both . standard and small fruits in addition to the home vegetable garden would contribute materially to the . heal fa and pleasure of tbe average family and furnish a supply of very desirable fruit and fruit products at relatively small cost In many localities it is extremely difficult to secure a continuous supply of fruits In pleasing variety by purchasing on the "market, and one of tbe most Important features of the plan for the home fruit plantation is the selection of kinds of fruits and varieties of those kinds wfiich will do well In the given locality and which will serve best the purpose for which they are desired. The home fruit plot will necessarily be planned from the standpoint of the available space, tbe soil and climatic limitations, and the needs of the family throughout the year. In many 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 are apples, pears, peaches, plums, 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 fall because they cannot withstand the long hot summers and winters. The plan of the home fruit garden, will, therefore, depend largely upon the kind of fruits adapted to the locality. On the whole, however, the plantings should be so arranged that the larger growing trees such as apple, peach and pear will Interfere the least with the cultivation of the smaller fruits or the vegetable garden. In some of the most successful home fruit gardens the larger trees are headed rather high, that is, 5 or 6 feet to the lower branches, and a row of small fruits are grown directly In the row of fruit trees. Between the rows of fruit trees, raspberries, blackberries, dewberries and strawberries are planted In rows which are about 8 or 9 feet Top Ordnance Truck as Received by apart. The vegetables are then grown Government. Bottom The 8ame In the space between these rows of berae Converted by Arlxona Road Body ries. Peach trees are, as a rule, plantDepartment for Highway Work. ed as fillers between apple and pear Is area Where the trees.' extremely limited the varieties of ap- semi-dwa- mlura&SB hour. Then beat it well on the right with a rattan and comb it out carefully Into place. side d New Feather Hats. seem to have taken unto themselves several new and charming shapes. There are toques with feather pompons drooping over tho ears; poke styles with waving feather Feather hats trimmings, rolled-bristyles with ostrich trimmings, etc. The colors include henna, taupe, red, jade, aavy brown and black. ROAD MATERIALS 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. Engineers Making Experiments to Determine Just What Are Best and Right Proportions. Changed Air Helps Plants Recent experiments have shown that crops can be increased from one and! a half to four times by an alteration Experiments to determine Just what 'the air which the plants breathe. in kinds of materials are best for conand con- -' crete, and In what proportions to mix ;The method is a simple one, of the of proportion sists increasing In will so wear well a them that they road, are being made by engineers of carbonic acid in the air. the bureau of public roads. United Her Chance States Department of Agriculture. An apparatus will be used that consists of Pete Rushing, who is taking singing heavy steel wheels which, guided by a lessons, told his wife the other day, mechanical arrangement, roll continuthat some time in the future his voice1 ously back and forth over tbe pavekeep the wolf from their door. might ment. she was sure of it, if the! said She of More than forty different sections ever heard wolf it Arkansas Thomas concrete pavement, each ten feet long, Cat. will be laid. Materials from many different parts of the country are being Loves Bestowal. shipped to the government experiment To be right most of the time you farm at Arlington, Va., near Washington. They will be mixed with varymust aim to be right all of the tmeJ ing quantities of cement and water to That means constant effort to under.! determine which Is best. Experience stand each problem that Comes up. has shown that there Is a measurable is like shooting in the r amount of wear of the surface of a Snap judgment dark. It generally misses the mark. concrete road each year. Power in Confidence Good Roads in California. Confidence imports a wondrous California, already a joy for moits to possessor. It bears inspiration Is to more tor tourists. spend $5,000,000 in on him security either to meet no, on its good roads system. Its enthusiasm for model highways would exdanger or to find matter of glorious, tend its roads over the borders of trial. Milton. many states. Why Should They? Do you think that 'he Reformer Lead in Farm Products. this Kanin country Is onj tesmanship Iowa, Texas, Illinois, Missouri, The politician sas and Ohio are among the first tea My decline? In this country, states leading In value of farm prod. no statesman ucts, and are also among the first ten decline anything?." London! leaders In farm motor vehicle j , ( |