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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH S Hasten Tomatoes by Use of Fertilizer - Plants Need LongSeason and Right Aids to Hurry Their Growth. "Fertilize tomatoes to hasten their maturity, advises F. 0. Underwood, of the vegetable gardening department of the state college of Agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y. The tomato, he points out, requires a long season to mature a full crop, so that anything a grower can do to ripen them is apt to mean a bigger total yield. Underwood says that Professor many points have to be considered in fertilizing the crop, such as type of and soil, previous crop farming grown and fertilizer used, money returns, and the cost of the fertilizing materials. Plant Food Needed. Tomatoes need some of all the plant foods for their best development. Nitrogen is needed early In the season to help develop a good vine to carry the fruit; though too much nitrogen may produce too rank a leaf growth at the expense of fruit. Some potash is also needed, but phosphorus is particularly needed to get large yields and ripen the fruit before frosts in the fall. If a grower, says Professor is applying manure Ih ally, say at the rate of twelve or twenty tons an acre, he Is probably supplying enough nitrogen and potash, but additional phosphorus will probably pay. Phosphorus increases the fruit and seed parts of plants, and acid phosphate is the best source. Applied at the rate of from five hundred to a thousand pounds to the acre, it should give good yields. On sandy soils, or on other soils where little or no manure Is used, complete fertilizers usually pay. The Or are both good ; the former on the heavier types, while the makes a good mixture for soils less well stocked with nitrogen and potash. is often used, a Though the seems better for the crop. The 2 per cent of ammonia In the former mixture is probably derived from some organic chemical which will be slowly available to the tomatoes. Tomatoes need nitrogen early in the season, and not when the fruit is forming. Fertilizer Pays. Exact amounts will depend upon individual soils and cash returns, but the tomato crop will usually pay for additional fertilizer up to 1,600 pounds to the acre, although good crops are grown with less. In addition to proper fertilizers, however, the plants must be and must be set at the proper time. Soil and weather conditions also play their part. well-grow- Cleanest Culture Helps Strawberry Leaf Spot The Ohio station gives the following advice about handling leaf spot of strawberries: Plant resistant varieties; the macommercial vajority of present-darieties are somewhat resistant. Set plantations where both air and water drainage are good. When setting out plants remove and destroy the diseased leaves ; do not leave them about the patch. Practice the cleanest culture possible. Rotate strawberries with other y h crops frequently. It is rarely profitable to truit a strawberry planting more than two years, due in part to the accumulation of fungous pests. Many plantations should be plowed under after one crop has been secured. In renovating a plantation to be fruited the second time, destroy all diseased leaves. The fungi causing the leaf spots over winter on affected leaves. Mowing off the old leaves and burning over the plantation is advisable when a planting is badly infected. If these recommendations are followed closely spraying will not usually be necessary. However, one to three Borapplications per season of deaux spray may be profitable in controlling unexpected attacks. Dusters Satisfactory in Fields for Killing Buss Dusters are fairly satisfactory in tato fields, for killing bugs. However, under most Nebraska conditions they' are not nearly as satsfactory as they are In regions farther east To be Per capita production of potatoes Is as good grower is he should of higher prices that prevail at harvesting time, or sell them for the market price when they are dug, according to C. R. Arnold of the rural economics department of the 'Ohio State university at Columbus. Arnold reports that the bureau of agricultural economics of the United State Department of Agriculture has been studying records for the past 27 years, and finds that when the national production has exceeded 3.8 bushels per capita, the price has tend- ed downward during the ensuing season. The trend has usually been upward when the production has been less than 3.2 bushels per capita. Only when the indicated crop was not much more than three bushels per in the country, as a whole, a guide as any, when the trying to decide whether store his crop In hope , J crisp Post Toasties in milk with fruit and youve made a grand start on the day. Energy is what people need in the morning. Food, is the Here in Post Toasties, the Wake-ukind of energy that gets to work for yon quick, Food just for that ly. Its called the Wake-u- p reason! p And its so good for boys and girls and grown folks because it is so easy to digest. They all just naturally take to that wholesome, delicious corn flavor. Treating Potato Seed Increases Usual Yield Tumble the crisp flakes right out of the pack age into the bowl theyre easy to serve. Dont forget theres just one way to get the Wake-u- p Food. Ask your grocer for Post Toasties in the red and yellow package. Seed potatoes treated three or four weeks ahead of planting will show no delay in sprouting as is often the case with seed treated to kill disease organisms it may be carrying. Treating seed that is coming out of dormancy may cause it to become somewhat dormant again. Early treating gives the seed time to come out of dormancy and be ready to grow as soon as planted. Treating seed potatoes has Increased the average yield 22 bushels per acre in the test plots conducted for the past eight years in Kansas. wax-wrapp- POSTUR COMPANY, ed INC., BATTLE CBEEK, MICH. Supply Farrowing Pens G With Needful Fenders Recommend Apple Spray When Pink Buds Appear Summer spray for apples, usually as the cluster bud or pink spray, is most effective when applied as soon as the pink buds appear in the blossom, clusters, says L. C. Williams, extension horticulturist, Kansas State Agricultural college. The cluster bud spray consists of one and gallons of liquid and one and pounds of arsenate of lead to each fifty gallons of spray. Dry may be used instead of liquid material known one-ha- lime-sulph- lf one-ha- Sees Dire Possibility of Bird Campaigning . Every farrowing pen should be supplied with fenders to protect the little pigs during and after farrowing. These consist of 2 by 8 inch planks fastened as shelves about eight inches from the floor, along both sides of the corner in which the sow makes her bed. This largely prevents the sow from squeezing the pigs against the wall or lying on them while they are small. If the farrowing pen has a concrete floor, a board overlay in the nest corner makes the sows bed warmer, drier and cleaner. Picking official things is getting to be a nuisance, in the opinion of George Martin, editor of Farm and Fireside. The recent drive of womens clubs to select nn official bird for each state brought out his comment We are a little doubtful over the As it is wisdom of this," he writes. the birds are rather a democratic tot If any one bird, the meadow-lark- , the peewee, the English sparrow or the turkey buzzard should be singled out for official distinction, it might easily become intolerably overbearing. Also, If the birds get onto this movement, we may face the unpleasant prospect of a political campaign for the honor, with all the broadcasting and wirepulling that would involve. Imagine having every snipe and woodpecker pestering us for votes! Our hope Is that nobody thinks up a scheme for the election of an official worm for each state. lime-sulph- capita was the grower usually jus tified in holding his potatoes In other years the chance of profit was too uncertain to balance extra cost of risk, surage and shrinkage. Production in the late potato states, according to' the federal investigators, is the most important' fa dvr in determining the seasons price level. I Agricultural Hints Dainty Foods Aid Beauty With the slim movement now a fact among the fair sex, light foods are the prevailing favorites. Meats, potatoes, pies and rich puddings have been sidetracked for salads, light vegetables, fruits, flavored gelatins. Ice creams and the more delicate cakes. famous French gastronome, foresaw the dietary needs of the ladies. He said among other things that "succulent and dainty dishes will give the eyes a fine sparkle, the skin a lovely bloom, the flesh more firmness, thus keeping away wrinkles, beautys worst enemies. Those who know the art of eating, other things being equal, are proportionately ten years younger than those who scorn It Brillat-Savari- Bobbys Defense a notion to spank you for Tve that, said Bobbys mother as she watched him crush a worm under his foot Get planting of peas at two weeks intervals. In a Drag the farm some auto repairs. roads lets save V Lets give the pasture a hair cut- set those bitter weeds before they get Into the milk. African millet Is regarded as one of our most crops. It ts a good forage and bay crop. drouth-resista- nt 1929, P. Co.. Inc. Politics and morality are frequently Carrier Pigeons on Ranch Because of the high cost of install- not on speaking terms. ing telephone lines, the owner of a large ranch, in Nevada, is training carrier pigeons to deliver messages to foremen at scattered sheep camps and other places. He has 11 birds now be- Marvelous Climate Good Hotels TourisS ing taught to take messages and re- Camps Splendid Roads Gorgeous Mountain turn with replies. Popular Mechanics Views. The wonderful desert resortof the Weet Write Or Magazine. aim Spring CALIFORNIA Used to It Having any trouble-gettinalong with the widow you married? Well, no more than I do getting around with the second-hanbus I bought. Choose a Profitable Vocation Learn the Beanty Culture Course given by a man that baa taught 888 students bow to earn BiG HONEY. Catalog sent on request. UTAH HIGH SCHOOL OF BEAUTY CULTURE d Summed Up 831 Shes really a lot older than she looks. Yes, and whats more she looks It Life. A Ckettey curt Bldg. - Salt Lake City W. N. U,. Salt Lake City, No. ur lf SAFE GUIDE FOR ANY PRODUCER 4 I? golden used most advantageously the dust should be put on when the plants are damp with dew and when there is little wind. It is not at all advisable to try to use a duster on a windy day. Consequently It is very desirable to dust the plants in the early portion of the day before the wind comes up. H. 0. Werner, University of Nebraska. PER CAPITA POTATO YIELD IS Price Trend Upward When Production Is Low. C TART your breakfast with a heaping bowl of - , Well, mother, thats the only way I could keep that bird from gittln it I gave the worm a chance to get away, but it wouldnt go. I told it to hide, but It wouldnt listen to nothin I said, was Bobbys defense. True to Form Spratt Did you ever go to that telephone girls bouse? Limpet Oh, yes, after Id called at' the three- wrong addresses she gave me. - Freedom from flies right away ! Simply spray the room full of Flit vapor( closing doors and windows so it will have full effectiveness. Flit The Essential of Beauty dear TFoutfoftit ". Slein USE Cnticnra Soap daily to thoroughly cleanse the skin and keep it in a fresh, healthy condition. Assist with Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal any irritations. The favorite method of caring for the skin for the put fifty years. Soap 23c. Ointment 25& sad JOc. Talcum 25c. Sample each free. AdJrta: Cudcnra, DepcBd, Malden, Mias. Cutieux Sbaviog Stick 85c. 26-19- 29. |