Show II S l FOR NEB V IAPI CROPf I I II I t I ii I III II I 4 r l I rl a er NE of Iho tho most industrious pursuits of ONE O Uncle Sam Sant und tend one olle which seems to prom promise i ise ise most in the way wit y of profitable returns ml 5 5 t I for fOl money expended c is his Ins worldwide 5 search h for new crops that may ho bo grown d with ith 5 5 5 advantage on American America Amer furies With AVith a n fine comb us ts it st treys the p paternal s old gentleman an has been scraping the agricultural r districts of ih world of late in iii I search h of o agri at ri I 5 cultural told gold i s for his hiti own people IJ le Only y recently ly Professor N 1 E l n agricultural lt il ex x t j and horticulturist returned 1 from n i in iii right i months moat hs trip through sin Siberia Sib ri central A Ain iii f Turkestan rind northern Africa in t of i i varieties of alfalfa nl and doter doc r He came camo back buck with snore moro than lots of seeds sect I and plants to be 00 used by b the tho Department t of Api Agri A cri I culture iii ill experimental work l il n other h i countries for I r other ther agri dUd IU ral 7 5 have hate been frank if N Meyer Me t Ur Dr 1 Albert 1 flu and oiher b i I rA SE n as has 11 b been iiii st tell j ril gild P pl elal attention to Lt the collection or of rie mw aM rip I desired particular t Q Ih slid d varl of I cs that W h id hi tile dio north rth rth wept lt p pall t ot of th Stat i eJ JJ r Hit His 1 were er fu l ad si ture S 5 i net Mt a little Ho Bo and t 1 n a o ot Lila hIe rarer I tra b by oll ave meth d c x tJ N modern rd pt that thit ot of tho rho i hr car S 9 il or t m tille lh tl ic y yI yr yr i I t r C 1 r j l i s J S Ss Kitt Ai v M w f saS r N 1 Ler 1 rt i 1 t L Ll l i t tr r I p S Sv 1 v t h S k 1 4 L 4 fir r ai J sir r s slept on the ground bround at Qt times Um lived with tho the Mongolian peasants did farm tarm work all J the tho time lime searching for forthe the alfalfa that drat tl al nourishes best besl In that northern clime Cholera and other dangerous diseases were risked tl by the th Explorers They Th y crossed crose rivers In queen old time lIlII ferryboats r boats and a l Journeyed journo cd in fn any nn conveyance they could command At ono n time lIm 1 Professor pi i Ians n found lie l wan waa wa too late to collect the desired d quantity of certain in tho the usual way wa he bought a u big pile of alfalfa hired s laborers and net Met them th l at work ork sorting ii Ui th hilf bladed oC or grass i J aha tho B is 16 hoJ wished On previous nt i he Inc had found auntie au ll and clover l Varieties dil li lied had il ul proven pro proven their th lf 6 it to lb b In la Inthe l lathe the sections ot of tho the Northwest L It was was desired d to l b nt Ainone 1 l ng them was ass a J Siberian n a alfalfa b to t tb be he b tic the hardiest t i aUch I h plants and nd capable of o durl s tn di tl ie hC errest l C cold hl He H has now note found two tiro l 0 moro sari etl which flourish Ina In d i section Of where h r even Con the l e i r h freezes He 5 at I In n tho ho lateSt report it of j Se r tan Q ot t e Department of ot It i stated staled sta cd that during I Ye Y r tL i tho the past P t year ir more h r than carefully selected newly ne Iy introduced f planta lanta had been brought brought t Into this THe y were placed laced Cd In the of or private menter official plant pl nt breeders and ind of attached to mate and other oth i tal n Mr Meyer M 3 r spent spent j three years In I 1 China and Siberia In the tho search for tor t r new fief IC crops crops paying parIS especial attention to tho th l o Chinese methods s of ot growing Gr In crops crops under until dry dryland dryland land conditions condition Ho He found tho report states stales extensive orchards of or whit what Is h known as its the Chinese date a drought fruits ir ll tree tro tr o of C which the h M s have halo h o l lp aped p l h dg of o Nid ll e and itil bf of which hl h the iho lh dried Griot t fruits form olm a most tn moot h palatable bl cad and i hd valuable HOlt fruit with which this country co Is le entirely rio ado 1 o secured Ii CUT d nU numerous varieties of or the tho ho date ng which was via 4 D d s sort orl Which vt Is 11 t ol ott l for tor Iii In the Ehe th Southwest eat t tw New w 3 did i q ni have been he Introduced It In Ina a nu FYI rl ll Is o s if h o ni of Q th fu Jh the fruIt has hasA reached d dof of l four filched A l of or 1111 rind d r lle pas wad J secured cis ah well vell 11 as oc asmin min many Vr t oll o w end and chestnuts Another o r Was was matei mn mate te riot rial for the tbd hi propagation rc tl of ot the rho famous F S J t t t a a tit iYer peach me specimens of oC which have hav boon found that weighed per over a 3 round pound Hd Iid has hns found now and wild apples apples which arc d to do is well ell Ih lit tho tiro NI valley Talle olle whore growers tiro ciro developing d hardy h of f plants pl n ts Uncle Sam SnI ani 1 hns itna hn engaged an tn expert expert In Japan to and forward ld varieties a df t Hi o which It tt Is 15 thought will iti fl In l liil Experiments Exp r rm ments m with willi 1 n io will frill 66 ho made nindo In chi 1 A 1 South vest Wesl vl whore herc It Is lg tho the Is I to t ilia growth th of ot this plant Dr Mann who has been boen working ol In n Sweden S d n Den beil Denmark mark Germany Austria and England Englund h been bc n study ing IriS the tho tit Important imp grain crops of o those thol countries with the especial object of or finding rinding fin out why American ar are considered by exports experts inferior to the best besl honeys barleys In than work w r our ur crt H t s li report Iho t d a tl ne n W v and fiti probably ibb pr rH l IJ for 61 the tM common C m reed r ed prows gi so qa o 1 fi tl along alon of If tie the U stale Stated tte 1 ln In D tn and anU the reds feeds afe ae ate tt used in the the he pl pitied PI d of QC laths lath J al a the loot loom lo n fI II F T rs pt r t Jn been boen en td d to work wort put oUt a f for or thi weaving of oC of these Into Ir to ma matting tang They Thc Jl bat boon so ir 80 successful I ul that several j V of l tH ti best ti et t builders bu l til j il t tho d t Cl the fir it ct oi of of great pr infra rii u a n aft for Cor nr th tl Ordinary l lath T ere nr are e th u H or fret n r of 0 what nor n t 1 tl I want Q land ch t might 1 i t be b d dv of g t ci tl d o the th prodUction of ot reeds for t r the manu of oC o lath matting ln y r 7 rr r 1 L c 1 c i y e |