- ty 8 r Good Growing Seeds for Mark ct Seeds Are Half the Battle GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL One of the most thriving businesses m the United States today and which seemingly carries on its work regard- Jess of the fluctuations of stocks on the great exchanges, is the growing and selling of seeds, I'rom small be ginnings in the colonial period this business has grown so that now ‘its value in measured by the tens of mil lions, The first beginntug of the sced| business commenced In small shops where a few boxes of seed shared a corner with codfish or a shelf with calicoes or books, To-day it has come to claim for itself Immense ware. houses and business establishments, having Interests which extend to every portion of the globe, The Pilgrims probably were the first Introducers of seeds into this country, for they brought with them seeds of the plants cultivated by them in their PSS ENS aS, RL Sie Ae SEL it ER SONNE RITES TF 0 9 57 wid CRG ENTS (FAN Ws VTP IA BEATING OUT HEMP SEED IN KEN TUCKY Dutch hor of su DeCesSsSari oN and were considered barley and 1} were also set out. Early Nathaniel R. rnglish Course ‘y Bir i, 1, al . i of garden seeds, ty-six { zette, six were advert seedman’s agent, is a text-book of hor- ticulture, Millions of these hooks find their way Into rural homes and become the basis by which the amateur gard- ener derives a knowledge of varieties and even methods of growing plants under varied conditions, Seed Growing a Big Industry. The seed trade has changed quite as much as has the catalogue, first with its woodcut engravings, to excellent grown in this country for at least fifty years, The amount raised, even at the present time, i8 not sufficient to meet the trade and the greater part of the flower-seced sold is lmported from Europe, Importance of Sced Testing. Since the days of tradition a. great deal of attention has been pald to seed testing for quality of germina- tion, Seeds have been floated or have been heated until they popped; they have been broken and the fracture noted; they have been cut and judged by the appearance of the inside. Various experiment stations of the United States have, for a long time, paid much attention to practical seed testing, The Department of Agricul ture for nearly eight years has con ducted a trial ground In connection with its seed laboratory where studies ims Sng TR Harvesting Sorghum iin Nebraska. L 5 A Few Lu mpRins F or Seed Samples are bei Bd ew £35 Personal Sced Tests, ) roe ATER A Pioneer Seedsman, 1 1 RO wr vegetal ha © mii R mal d 5 these ten redd more than 1 as many Is as were 1506), IM ors « hed tl n the principal cities and crossed the mountains, ; Along with the reachh trade « the ner ir prominence of the catalogue, The ear. lest seed eatalogues were mere lists not Intended for general distribution. Thorburn probably issued the first seed eatalogue as early as 1823, shortly after the elvil war the enta- logue bev more prominent, Its gize was Increased and a few fHlustra. tions appeared Novelties were not as numerous twenty years ago as they are today: they were not given so much attention either, Today there Is not an important eatalogue but gives considerable space to novelties, Reedamen are on the alert for novel ties; they are the money makers. The modern eatalogue, with its profusely Mustrated pa mes——— f alu a hie ni used In emselves time Ri M " out for gize and ow ) ow LIne me ges while In a sense the hos a ——— » n het rs 10 "Of rots for seed purposes. Seed Farm, o) Two Thousand Acre From t! rown ) single Hy Onion tinning 1) OUR pr firm of growers des eo 2000 acres to and Jetty crops, while « dive, kale, kohlr . i parsley are all grown by Californi | pod growers, | While the In fo enor port : wh staple ry. leek, ! De Rae h r © Are ’ 4 i " i i : ' ne census of 1900 shows that 1! were In the United § {506 seed farms, containing 100.0 acres, the consus of 1000, with incor ple fe returns, sl awed more nes peed farms, The Census Office m an effort to collect nt «t 7 growing farms, but owing to the re fusal of a number of the | firm handling seed to furnish the name the farmers growing seed for then the Information secured was very It complete, re : C8 « « oe L devoted to the raising of flower seed Flower seeds have been regular! | HOW THE ELEPHANT GOT JIS TUSKS, 4 Rann 0) ss 0 Not a small part of seed-growing In i In the latter case th | {8 covered by 8 IT water and a warm place in the kitchen, A stiteh in thme often gnves nine, and a little trouble a month be fore planting thne may make the farmer or the gardener considerable money and conduce greatly to his hap- | piness and good temper, Nothing is | certainly more aggravating than to plow, fine the ground well, plant, and then, as the golden moments of spring slip by, walt In vain for the young plants to appear, or secure only a half | stand. THE WOODMAN’S STRIDE, With a Long Swinging Step, He Covers Much Ground and Pres serves a Perfect Balance. A woodman walls a rolling motion, his hips swaying more to the stepping side, n is correspondingly long, tion may be noticed to a degree in the str of i pedestrian, but tk ter heel-and-toe step, or sailor’ with de g step Is mon ¢ cent whole is as secure as that of a Fhe toes are pointed straigl or even a trifle Ad, s« 1 inwial nner, one Is not Jecting roots, ston he would be by pointi | vantage is obvious in sr {the {in the act of ste Indi turned t online yi Il Were wrobably stand iis gait gives the nl nw sun ption dnc t—— Mulberry Fences, - A CALIFORNIA d an simp ws ter wl > behl off 4 t aL A i WH a ted dq thelr own seeds such a practice Is where vast sup furnished. They i ods, but large ! nant! ted for by them "| with other growers and farmers. and there Is always a chance of the seeds men thems es being Imposed upon, Bo that It is well for the Individusl grower fo test each hateh of farm or garden seeds which fie expects to plant. The test which he can make will show him pothing regarding yard ction; he may be getting a common cabbage Instend of some high-priced novelty, that ean only be determined at the end of the year: but the gov. ernment experiments along this line are effectually holding the more irre sponsible weedsmen In line, and the farmer himself can cheek up with his seedemen on the question of germ! nation, bh Seeds Germinate Quickly, Most seeds will germinate In from three to ten days. The apparatus re quired is very simple-a n, h. o i v woenls eo of Are ar ® ‘ rn : ’ \ lof some cotion flannel or cotton ba a little ONION PATCH. CARRY A BIG STICK. { Cane Preferred to Revolver by Detectives. velt's epigram carry a big has been quote | over the world” sald an expert fencing master, who has taught sword practice in a dozen the workl's pitals,. “And It is | good advice literally 'ratively. Do not provoke lavold them If you ean. But {pared for a tight corner, : I Lowivite nnd d “President ‘Speak softly stick’ . quarrels; be pre canes in preference to revolvers stick Is always ready In all wea. thera, The revolver must be ears ried In the pocket, and only nn expert ean flash it on the Instant. When you are In a sitoation where your stick is needed do not figure on using It as a club. An aglle man ean dodge the sweep of a stick, and knife you before you recover your guard stick with the tip somewhat In ad vance, grasping it firmly six Inches orf more below the knob or handle, If you are confronted by an adver sary give him a sadden, hard throst with the small end. The stomach is a most vulnerable point, and If yon eateh him fairly the chances ame ten to one that he will double up lke a Jack-knife, Before he recovers you ean withdraw the stick and hand him one on the head or the back of the peck that will put hin out of business for powe time to come ab as well as figu- | Many night | policemen and detectives earry stout | 1 he | Carry the | NO OTHER WAGONS APPROACH In Perfect Adaptability Under all Conditions fo) The Strong Old Hickory ee a ee eT FAAS ANA - Ta MANUFACTURED BY Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Co. LOUISVILLE, KY. LARGEST PRODUCERS OF FARM WAGONS Wh” wn Ta Ta ~~ Kir AMERICAN ~~~ hd #5 a ae wit ~ Fa NL AANA DoOOOOOOOO000 AA LOOOOOOCOOOOOIOO0D0 A Quarter of a Century of unfailing service ’s CROWN SOAP RELIA ATHY D4 ; uTY 3. K Lili BOOKS ~ Q las aii mn be “ irk & 4 Company _ I F Ake BOOK & BENEDICT ws TORS NEw Sandwich BLISHING Minn, CO. - iia SEND TOR CATALOGUE WILLIAM BROS., ithaca, N.Y. 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