Show F FARM A 1131 L AND GARDEN MATTERS OF INTEREST TO 9 soni m I 1 I 1 to t 1 1 allut at abut ua guiliva u of 0 tie soil null and thereof horticulture ill culture act an I 1 hurl cult cul ire I 1 re parle C nr fi r sugar beets indiana stations station the increased interest in the sugar beet question lias has brought to the exp experiment erl station an unusually largo large number of 0 simples ot of sug augir tr beets from front all nil sections of the elate state some ot of the beets were rinsed from seed furnished by the station and some from fee ecel I 1 obtained from front other sources in the case ot of the seed sent out from the blatson bl atlon full working directions were ere turnis tiLd in irk most cases these directions were not foll followed med althou although ih those who ho requested free eted iced agreed to fully follow working directions direct lona the moat most essential preliminary to raising good sugar liet Is the i roper prEl preparation of the bet seid 1 I be bel I 1 1 ahe I be ground should be to a depth of at lust 16 inches the beat w ly to accomplish this tills Is to turn a fur row about elbit inches deep with a I common plow and follow with a subsoil plow in the bottom of the ful roa very nery few farmers ho tried raising beets report that they used a plow or an other implement tor for stirring the soil to a greater depth than eight indus the result of this la is seen in many of the samples saru plea received instead of 0 a single tap root th re are a IL cumber number of small roots and instead of the beet growing well under ground it extends so tar far above graull arouni I 1 th that a t nearly one halt of its weight Is useless for sug sugar ir making i purposes both these defects can be corrected by deep plowing and slid subs it la is much better to do this plowing ard Bubs in the fall toll no therefore ad adilee ise all those I 1 who intend to experiment with witt sugar augir beets tl it e next year or who intend to ralee raise them tor for any puarose oae to plow the land now ant an I 1 be read to plant is early as the season will perl prall alt in the spring this early planting Is 1 a great advantage on the mole raUly light lands that are best adapted fur sugar be ta is gince it advances adantes the crop to a 3 stage chere here it can bitter bater withstand the usual dry summer season in the distribution of 0 peed seed in the spring the station will give preference prefer prete enie to those who have tind lind properly prepared if farmer intend to try t the he raising of sugar beets it it la ot of the utmost importance Import ince t that hat the tile work bo be properly done in ever respect bor for every test not properly conducted conduct ea and giving beets of poor quality la is not simply useless use leeB it Is directly injurious since it U seems to indicate that the 10 lo calaty Is to not adapted tor for beet culture hadly badly conducted testa tests aly anny be the tile means of keeping biet faL ai tories away from localities that are really well suited for the business trev will certainly never be the mean meant of I 1 inducing capitalists to invest money in factories in any locality the first step in the right direction Is proper plowing and this can and ought to be done nt at once 11 II A huston chemist I 1 the tile amer elul ui ply illy it ie is kite safe to say that nothing Is of more importance to the gardener and florist than an abundant supply of water and this supply always alays under his control writes 11 S 8 hofle in tl sla in horticulturist the man or wo man who wishes to cultivate flowers and plants and who gives them a fine flue chance in spring and early summer ot of lato late years suddenly f r ikes in midsummer to the fact tha they begin legin to wither and die rort Is at once had to the watering pot and after from the well or cistern pump ie is used the earth constantly drinks it in and every day calls for or more wore and we bond our energies in supply the want but heally gave up in despair while we noun the loss of our flowers ind and hope that next icar may way be better my aly memory recalls when one year I 1 had as fine a growth of dahlias as ever I 1 saw and the next pring spring I 1 planted out fifty hills which a fine show of autumn bloom but alas not a dozen blossoms appeared and in the fall the bulbs were weak weal an I 1 puny pliny result but few and choso of inferior varieties Tarl etlea were at to plant tb next cpr pr eg ng the gladiolus beds showed but imperfect bloom and arid so on to the end ot of the chapter for or out door plants so go the question had but two alternatives either a permanent ater vater supply or no garden and lawn the right end of the question for or me was a cupply of water with windmill and cleva elevated ted tank so 0 o that now by aid of gravitation and rubber hose I 1 never have lave a lack of water when I 1 need it though I 1 have sometimes lacked time to use it our city does not boast a system of 0 water works and even if it did my own independent fount fountain tin auprly is cheaper than a EL water lax tax and there is fit no shut oft off when wanted for the wind winds of heaven blow and the lover lorer fountains yield up their treasure at call there are windmills on almost every farm in the country but not one elevated tank in a hundred A small tank holding thirty forty or fifty barrels placed on tower of trestle work say may ten or twelve feet high would ic it most cases afford an ample supply the overflow from thia this could as well supply the yard tank as it now does or it could be taken direct to the house and then distributed tri buted of course a force pump would hobe to be used instead of the common lifting pump but it coate costs only a fe few w dollars 11 more and what con cori venlen ven lencel cel at terrt alln art frio lolas it needa needs little argument to prove that the enemies of cultivated planta plants are stes steadily dily increasing and I 1 think it can be easily shown that they will fit continue to in increase crease eo so long as a ha the condition conditions for which re are in large part reopen itle remain it they are at present T do not by any meina meins regard this as al calamity cala ralty on the contrary try I 1 look tool upon the tile fact th tint thit it our insect trisect and ting f ingot ourt ial foes are iacre isling its direct proof thit we me are progressing for or as probes or bailey has bald wild our olei increase In because cultivation induces change of habits in wild mild organisms because beia iise it presents an cier increasing i of food or host pi plants ints the food supply 19 1 large and in mot ar lese less continuous are areas areis is and anti finally belluso the natural equilibrium or tens tells on la Is destroyed des troed it follows ol loft therefore that the more we me put forth our energies to improve lm prot our nathe native plants or to change their habits the more we me endeavor tn ti 1 increase the variety nn I 1 number of oui cult cultivated hated trees and shrubs the more we extend our orchard ird our ihie and our fieldi juat ao so much more do to wo vve disturb the equilibrium inq in nature and just jint so much more mint must we fileck to burlen ourselves with the work of maintain ng ni thia un unstable condition ay I 1 y more or leas less artificial in means ans 1 ahre nn an in inject ct or fungus had ono one chance a hundal I 1 years ago to wax strong and spread it hill has tit now a thousand nd ch eh ince for tint to ell orchards harda and i lue yards an all I 1 millions of nursery tries ires cover he the country where then thell only wild lid plants rm it la Is but nat ur it then that man inan feling seil ir the on 4 ward march of his ilia enemies should look about him and nud sunder how it will all ill end and how he ru tin individual te ili to obtain relief in mill nnie c aises lie has fount foun I 1 a any ny of doing this by adoPt adopting inC certain diore i or less 1 empirical moth meth ole agian with a fuller appreciation of the fundamental principles underlying plant growth ho to has learne I 1 part 1 ly by intuition to keep his plants la fix he health alth rind when hen ho lie h has his is reached thia 81 stage ho elanda fir pir in advance of bla bin neighbor who waits his plants are diseased and anti then begins to look about for a spraying cpr apparatus ipp aritus D B T gallow catlow ly 1 1 1 t A cin canadian adlan exchange talks of the dog pest HS as follows one of the great drawbacks to ahk th comfortable keeping of sheep to 1 canala cana a a and arid the 1 I bt ites Is la the preys tenet of dogs which sheep our dog law are i ot ro rigid as they ought to be the carmera of canid ought to rally round their respective ministers of agriculture and back them strongly etron gly enough to get rood good wholesome dog laws passed in every province pro vInCO in 14 the dominion in kansas a deiy uee use ful ul plan of frightening away dogs has been tout fout it d to be the putting of 0 a cowl cow bell on every third sheep A waiten recommends the following me methods get gome some small son bonges and oah soak the them in melted poisoned lard or tallow andl thai alt place e the sponge where the dog will be likely to get them the sheep or other stock will not touch the thet sponges but tho the dogs will rill you wd will be in ln no danger of polso poisoning ning anything you don ion t v ant int to the sponges are ara indigestible and will never leave thai that dogs dog s stomach and the owner of the dog will believe he has got a dog going goi mad and will not only kill that dog but every other one he has ahw writer also adds no she should be without a winchester and should know how low to use it too these method are harsh but circumstances circum might justify their use V N e should rather fe see effective dog laws passed FOR THE when making ti plea with a bottom crust and you wish to pi event the gravy soaking through it brush it over well on the inside with x egg during frosty windows way be cleaned with a cloth moistened with spirit which will vill give a most brilliant polish the same method ma be used at all times for the cleaning of mirrors to remove long continued in ink status from silver writing appliances take a small quantity of chloride of lime and make a paste of it with cold water this must be rubbed on the stains till they disappear and ind then the silver will only need to be poll pol shel lettel with chamble chamole chI leather to clean a stained decanter kc anter put into it a dessertspoonful of small pieces 0 of washing boda soda and one tablespoonful of vinegar the decanter well but do not put in the stopper or clou it ft with the hand or it may buret burat you fou will find that the bottle Is quickly cleaned in this way to waterproof cloth mix two ounces of powdered red alum and wid the same amount of sugar of lead with two gal lone lons of rutn tier and when amalgamated pour off the water from this sediment which will necessarily fettle mettle soak the garment in the liquid for about twelve or fifteen hours and when dry it can be ironed trained and considered ready to withstand the rain it will of course be wise to subject only fast colors to the treatment and very fine fabrics would be better left alone we get uch such a of b handsome braes brass ornaments orn amente from india now that it Is important that we should know bow how best beat to keep them tn in the bright condition in which they reach us from the east the simplest means of brightening brass ti ls to cover it with a IL solution of eralic add acid in soft water made in proportions of one ounce of ot acid to a pint of water when the metal Is well covered co erad with the fluid polish it briskly with a chamois skin it must be noted that this oxalic acid preparation Is a poison and very strong in its effect upon the brass bran so it should adt be used too often co operative farmers if it the canadian co cat operative commonwealth succeeds in carrying out its benevolent plan an important advance towards reducing the in cities will have been made they propose locating a hundred good mn men already oat out ct of work on lands in ln tho 11 est and paying 2 pr per day for fitting the land for cultivation ti ex 4 |