Show I FARM AND 0 All DEN MATTn 01 INTtntBT TO AOf1ICULTUl11TS I wore 111 1twDote Inst 010x1 altlen linn < > r Ilse foil HIM 1 1rll TtierMir llnrilraltiirti Xlilruliuni sal Flue mllure i i T in tniiisit IN t life a weed It I ile alroyo the eatler + and the amaller tho I ihmtg It will have I f done This le I al 1 mOIl telfpvlrtent 1 A weal 1 It I n thief v In the cultivated ground Intent on 1 maUtiK n vigorous growth and robbing ho rightful plants of their nour ihmcnt ta > a 1rof II II llalttoail who linn ma Jo n tluily of weeds and their treatment Thin work doe not begin until tho young plant rtlabllthM lit root In the toll and has tnrnid Its heaves In the air and iimiblne If the need li I killed before this point It reached a double work It clone the theft hat been presented and ho xx red 1 It I killed The germination of the teed 1 hat proxlded the condition Core Cor-e dottructlon that would not have obtained had Ibo gantlet remained iniigly enveloped by the reedcoat Ono of the hat metnodt of ridding atoll a-toll of veal li I to arrange for rapid xvholetalo germination of the need seeds I after which tho young plttiU should be promptly killed Hut all feed are not annual and If the soil li I filled with thaw Hint lire from year to year other method of extermination ex-termination must be followed Weed net their UxInR In the auDIo way at other plnlIb need to ban room In tho toll for their root and apace In the air and sunlight for tho stems and leaves Cut them off from lhee sources of food and the mean of performing Ibo vItal function nail death sooner or later mutt follow ills I evident that repeated removals I of the portion aboveground above-ground will continually weaken the plant ami If to tile li I added an occasional OCCA-sional upturning of tho root the xreedi mutt die Homo of them will ttand a great deal of torture but It I tho only central xxnr There It no panacea for nod nothing noth-ing that can bo put on a field to kill them unless It bo n full and proper np plleallon of that which for tho lack of n better nail nenter name It collect el I liowgrcate Thlt will not only kill tho weeds but alto Improve tlio cultl xited crop I It la I beyond reasonable expectation that all annual weeds will ho either killed In the iced or coon after germination germi-nation coma dodge tha hoe while other will ho mlitcd by tho rake The next lie It thing It I to keep them from needing Tho perfection ot a crop at seeds Is I tho end and aim of the bolo existence rf n weed If one for example ex-ample removal the largo cuplike flower clutter of this carrot thero will soon bo ix half dozen tn tnko Its place and hurry matter In w mng fear that they may share tho Mme Cato before tho need aro matured If a weed net a Into atart It tpcnda I very little Urn on item building but blossoms almost from the call nail put all Its energies Into tho perfection ot III seeds and Ibo continuation of Its ipcrlo A pulley1 plant will If left to Itself for a few days ripen a million seeds and do It I without MtenUtlon Much depends upon the destruction or flue bit w rod If 099 are killed and the thousandth ono left to enjoy the cut parlor adxantage which tho dedruc lion of tho other line given It may ho worse than If all had lived and ttrugglcil with each other through an Imperfect growth Ono well grown nnd bcnvllyoccdcd weed xxlll Icaxo a largo legacy for evil In a rich field It I la I tho few weeds that aro left In the cornfield that having had the 1 it np portunltloi do tho mischief and ron loan tho petit Vccd needs have a rcmarKablo way ot dlttcmlnatlng thcmtolxct Ono farmer by every meant In hit power root out tho curird Canada thlillc wlillo an adjoining Held may to largely devoted to tho propagation of this prickly peat The thlitlo seeds ore provided with miniature balloon b > mean of which they aro carried by Ibo lightest winds and will nnd n fax fa-x place to grow In the welltlllci 1 field of tho thrifty farmer Therefore In the extermination of these pests hero must bo an earnest and concerted action lrunlog 19owerln hrb One of tho tint requisite t o success fill pruning Is I to bo able to correctly dlitlngulih between shrubs which ought to bo primed In winter and those which ought lo be primed In summer If n mltlako bo mails In this connection effect diametrically the reverse re-verse of hoes wo with to bring about will bo the Inevitable remit Another Important rcqulillo to Insure complct Buccoat ts I that tho varloui kind or shrub bo pruned In the proper season Owing no doubt to the pressure or work In tho summer time the pruning of flowering shrubs la I too oCt n ncg lectcd and when ultimately attcndei lo It Is I u ttated above generally left lo persons who from lack ut knowledge or through careleiineia cut away a I i quantity ot wood which If left I to tbe I following pring would produce n profusion pro-fusion of blotiom I Let us take for Initance such I shrubs at forsythia viburnum ex I ochorda grandlflora prunuiM man eplrica1 wplgelni etc which flower lathe la-the spring or early summer The proper time to pruno each shrub to I Immediately I Im-mediately after they have done flowering I flower-Ing If the plant to be operated upon bo young end expected to grow larger In order to fill Its place In n bed or elte I wtcje all that will be found neccjii will be to cat seer part of the previous year growth Special attention will of count have to br paid to the balance I bal-ance of the plant and tile operator most aa far u clrcutnitance will permit per-mit shrive to give It n nature 1 and graceful form II the plant has attained I at-tained the desired tile 1 the old ahootA can be thinned out and rut back to lull the iltuntton end lante of Ibo par lies Immediately concerned and It wl 1 be found that young shoo xrlll atone at-one develop and be In the proper condition con-dition to yield 1 an abundance of dowers the enKing year A specimen can thus be kept In good 1 nlmpe nail form for many years without any apparent change In Its else In a metal l hrub bery thl method 1 ol great adxanlige as It limit each plant to Its allotted space and prevents It from encroaching on Us neighbor or obscuring from View many of the finer but lees I robust growing shrub Many people ore under the Impression Impres-sion that such shrubs as hardy axnleas rhododendrons etc cannot be aueree fully pruned bur such U I by no means Iho care I have myself found It quite practicable by Judicious and careful pruning to transform In n row yean tall gaunt unshapely plants of the I kind Juit named Into beautiful and ile I Irablo specimens The pruning ol this clam ol ihriib should llIlao be executed Immediately niter they have done flowering flow-ering and It will lie found as tinted I obese that young shoots will at ones develop and ho In the proper condition to yield an abundance of flower when Ibo appropriate limo arrives Later flowering iliruba such na althea al-thea hydrangea Itoglnla hlipltli cterodendron scrotlnum etc should bo pruned In the Inter time Hammer mining would Indeed be highly Injurl ou In tile cato for the tlmple reason thai by culling away any of Ibo young growths we would In mott Instances i be mutilating that part of the shrub an which the flowers are produced Winter Win-ter pruning li I n comparatively more simple operation than summer pruning tram the fact that at this se own plants can tc cut hack to almotl any part amt In the spring young shoots will breakaway break-away and produce a profusion of blossom blos-som at the proper time For tbruba havIng nn effect tram their fruit or foliage such as berberry cunonjinus calllearpa mnhonli etc I would recommend winter pruning If rimmed In tho summer tlmo It glxcs them n stunted appearance which mar the beauty of their foliage nt n lime when It shown to the belt advantage advan-tage and Is I most appreciated It will bo obserxcd that In tho foregoing fore-going remark the pruning of flowering shrubs li simply treated In n general manner Of course It rOIl without snylng that It xxould bo almost ImpoMl lile and especially lu a chart article like tho present to lay down a hard and fail rule Hint would apply In all cat for Ibo fact Is I that In order to obtain the belt results each tpecle require special treatment n thorough knowledge knowl-edge of which can only be acquired 1 ff practice and training If however the hints given above bo attended to blundering blun-dering In pruning nail tho failure and disappointment consequent thereon ran to n very great extent bo averted and many a shrubbery can be transformed trans-formed from a chotle mass Into a thing ot beauty at once pleasing to tho eye and an ornament In the landscape American Hardening lloitrijlne the llrailan lljr W C Latin of Purdue Unlverslly give the following advice Owing to lie prevalence and deslructlxcueu of the Heatlan fly this year concerted efforts ef-forts should be put forth to prevent a recunenc of Its ravages upon the next wheat crop In order to prevent n serious se-rious attack of the fly tbo following measutee should bo adopted 1 Thoroughly burn all fllufcitrd wheat stubble In which hero li not n stand of young clover or IraN 2 IVepnro very curly a border ono of two rods wile around each field of wheat aud sow the same lo wheat In August lIgliltTurn 3 Turn this bonier under very laic tiling a jointer following with rolland roll-and harrow und then tow the entire field Ily taking this course many of Ibo Intects which otcnpe tho fire will ho burled when Ibo earlysown border Is turned under and the lots sowlnc of Ibo general crop xxlll avoid the earlier attacks of any remaining fly If these precautions aro carefully nnd generally obserxed by the farmer the Hessian fly will not seriously damsgo tho next wheat crop United effort li I necessary lo bo effective Few Ruggesllans Then longsuffering longsuffer-ing mother will find this Hit of Inestimable Inesti-mable bonvfll diirlug the whole trying season To remoxo fresh fruit ttnliis stretch tho stained portion of the goods over a basin and pour boiling water through It until the mnrli disappears To remove old fruit Mains rash tie stained porllon of tho goods In oxalic add until clear Itluie thoroughly In clear rain water wet with ammonia rinse again and dry Grass stains should bo rubbed In either molasses or alcohol until they disappear and ehoiilrt bo walled as usual Ilnk stains should be soaked In lemon Juice covered with salt and bleached In the sun If they ore on colored material they should bo treated with oxalle acid In the name WilY no old fruit stains A mixture ol linethird of powdered alum to two thirds ot tartar Is I ulio good for obstinate obsti-nate Ink stains and others Ink mains on carpets are removed molt easily with lemon Juice or oxalle acid Wagon grease tar or pitch stains should bo rubbed well with lard and then xvatned In the usual way Colors which have faded 1 under tho Influence of acid maybe may-be restored by ireallng them with am monla and chloroform Colors changed by alkallM may be restored by acid treatment The bicycle has destroyed the sale of more hors than even tho electric road I his dare e |