Hag be? ye TOMATOES Rt) i 0 & feb? EU AER op CORN he SA AAA oy HY) “ ay POTATOES BARNS MITCHELL. GUY ELLIOTT Tomatoes For the Cannery., Raising tomatoes for the canneries has grown to be quite an industry in a number of States. Maryland leads the list with about two million cases per annum; Indiana, with her million cases, second; followed, in turn, by New Jersey, California, Delaware and Ohio. The canneries are permanent Institutions, the demand is increasing, and there is no reason why the grow- ing of tomatoes will not continue to be a profitable business with many. Growing tomatoes for a cannery dif- fers from raising them for the market, In the former case, first of all, a large yield is sought. Early maturity is of less importance since the grower con- tracts to sell the whole erop ot a fixed price. It is said that good corn land Is rich enough for tomatoes, although medium clay loam is preferred by many, Splendid results follow £211 or winter plowing. At any ratz and should be plowed as early in the spring as pos- gible, Plow deep and follow with earth mulching, that is, maintain a thin layer of fine earth on the surface by shallow cultivation, which will be of great value in saving the moisture. The variety should be such the canneries prefer. They will generally provide the plants at a nominal price to those who grow tomate 's for them, In case it is preferred to grow the | plants near where they are to be set, they should be started in a cold frame or on the south side of a board fence in a rich warm soil. The plants will increase to proper size in four or five weeks, and should be set out in the field in rows about four feet apart, for ease of cultivation, Start the cultiva- tion early, but be careful not to bark the plants, that will kill them. When they begin to branch not cultiv: than the t! branches as as do r to "” vila ite close ends of A New Potato Callure. A queer tale in agriculture comes by way of Chicago. It is stated that a half-bushel of sawdust, a dash of chemical solution and fifteen potatoes carefully enveloped with the suwdugt will enable the average householder to grow a bushel of tubers on his house {top or in his cellar within sixty days This process has been discovered and elaborated by W. D. Darst, of Great Falls, Mont. Moreover, the will have no potato bugs to contend with, no turning over of the soil at certain Intervals, and no contest with Worms, .e product of Mr Darst’s process 18 termed the “vineless potato” from the fact that, grown under these ap- parently unnatural conditions, there is | no surface vegetation, because of which, each potato buried in the saw- dust Is enabled to produce at least twelve normal-gized tubers. Recently at the Oakland Plaza, 1a the rear of the Oakland Hotel, Mr Darst disclosed the methods of grow Ing potatoes by his system. on the theory that the presence of sur grower | Operatinz | matter of fact, what are commonly re- garded as the petals of the dogwood ure no part of the floral structure at all, but merely four large white leaves, which, during the winter, served as protective wrappers to the tlower buds, I'he real lowes are about the size of shoe-pegs, of greenish color and are bunched several together in a small | cluster in the midst of the four white leaves, and If observed at all by the {average wild tower gatherers, are mistaken for stamens. | 8o, too, with the flowers of the | pretty “painted cup,” which when It | blossoms In May frequently makes { whole meadows rosy with brilliant color. Plucking one, we may think we {are looking at a pike of gorgeous, { flame-colored flowers, while the faet Is that the striking effect is produced eutirely by numerous reddened leaves intermingled with the real flowers which are plain as Cindere g | sisters and practically hidden | sight, Indeed, so fond Is Mother Nature of { befooling her unobservant devotees that she has caused one whole family of plants to be given over to this make. believe habit of flowering. To it long that favorite little preacher of the April wood-—Juck-in-the-pulpit: the | arrow arum that shares with the as first, It allows ample room for the swalls and passageways, and, second, it permits of the most economical use of lumber In bullding. The lengwu shown 18 84 feet, but thls feature is wholly dependent on the number ot cows the dairyman wishes to handle, One of the weakest joints In barn con- struction is the small amount of win dow space usually allowed. This error is rectified by the Department in this plan by allowing approximately 6 square feet for each cow, The bulletin or circular may be ob- tained by application to the Depart. {ment of Agriculture, (Circular 90, B. 1A 1) FREE from | be. Farn this newry invented HREECH OH DOYS OF BOYS! LOADING GUN or BASE BALL ; CUTFIT, consisting of large Mitt | Cap, and fine Bade Ball by selling | 24 rplendid lead pencils at be eact ) 8 dead vany : boys we trust 1) ’ 4 for Pencils and circula: | and other premiums, showing Guan, Thirteenth Street Lead Pennell Co, | “80 W, 18th Breet, New York face vegetation was only a method of i securing nourishment and In sapped the vitality of the tuber, Mr Darst experimented more than six years and found he could overcome this seemingly natural course on the part of the plant by supplying it arti ficlally with its needs. By employing sawdust, peat, straw, or any other earth product that would permit of the circulation of air, moist ure and heat, and by applying solutions of various fertilizers, discovered that a single potato would multiply itself by attaching to itself from twelve to sixteen other potatoes approximately the same without throwing off any of its energy above ground. Packed in loosely arranged bins pe mitting the free access of air-and a " i - i HL Continue stirring the soil [ranged in rows six Inches above ea } | be GROWN IN THE GOOD OLD-FASHIONED WAY. until the stalk has to fall upon the ground, tl For heavy yields it Is essential that strong land heavy fertilization be used While it is true that on 1 of the soil ns or 1? lane am On many of lay acid is relatively . Jon of potash is neede to most profitable The ni upply Is more variable, and « be secured by turning under a legumi- | nous crop. On- Eastern lands, which have been devoted to last years toma- nitrate of soda can be used with | a profit In the Central States, manu facturers of fertilizers have not offered | poods specially prepared for this vege table because of a lack of demand, due largely to the ignorance of same, and from lack of knowledge of the require ‘nts of the soll. jut of late both the growers and the canners are asking for advice regarding fertilizers to be used on tomatoes, A mixture that has been oliiclally recommended contains: Nitrogen «+ 4 per cent, Phosphoric acid... 7 per cent, Potash 12 per cent, : ER low 1 the i Crops in often | LOPS, using about 500 pounds of this mixture per acre, Bome experiments of early tomatoes seem to Indicate that sulphate of potash gives them a better quality, A properly made tobacco fertilizer is 1 other, | unobservant nlso suited for this crop, and the potash in it is derived from sulphate. with an allowance of one enbie foot of sawdust to the seedling, Mr. Darst has demonstrated the rapidity of growth and the proportions that the does ma ittain by showing that : y will luce a bushe In ter of is experiments and the success that $ Lie LEAVES WHICH ¥ them Mr. Darst, It Is stated, has the indorsement of Luther turbank, the eminent horticulturist and botanist.—From Chicago Record has attended | Herald. Counterfeit Blossoms, When the in bloom the spring woods, he would be a very traveler who did not know it; yet it Is questionable If one out of fifty of the multitude of people who come home from their country walks with their arms full of snowy branches has ever noticed the real flowers of this beautiful tree. “i a dogwood] Is in dimensions reality | = BR FLO - weed the streams | patterdock How that the 1 f muddy hal the skunk cabbage, and rat of the greenhouse, {tate calla lily. With IWers unrecognizab Ives it by margins ol aristo It ni al these are i such, minute and crowd ns exe { spike, Another the ho Is a circlet popular estimation while the poo clustered in the of their good nat preciated. ire the wil fields. The inconspicuon larly provide appendages, ded fetta of Model Dairy Farm, The Department of Agriculture has recently published a bulletin contain ing suggestions for constructing a model dairy barr It has been th endeavor of the Department to plan a bar body t best Ideas In scientific an nit that are cor ‘ he ha sistent with pra it and cheapness, and it is believed the result accomplished by the plan pub lished will help the dairyman to get the best products from his cows in the { most economical manner, | The plan is designed for 24 cows, and allows ample room for call pens and box stalls for bull and cows; alw OF foul 1 I i 1 “w tien a » In presser ni room and silo ting the plan J It is pot intended by the otlicials of thy WISE AR RNLOBRSOMS Department to Insist that the arrange ment shown Is the only satisfact one, but the idea Is to present so | important features often overlook | by the builder and which are via to a well-planned structure, | The amount of space allowed for the various purposes named on th plan is thought to meet the require ments so far as the square feet of floor space is concerned. 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A Telescope brings new brals cells Inta play, opens up new avennes of thought and broadens the scope of the mind Iwwalue to me on this ceonsion was many times greater than the entire outlay for Telemropwe This be & large powerful achromatic 1 for Terrestrial and Celestial ume HavaT, This Teieore bs provided with an adjustable Scolar Kye With this wonder ful Eyagione you look the san square in the face, on the brightest And hottest day and study ite face as Fou do the moon st night, Svery student, male or fo made, neo in this Telmeope to steady the sun in Feit Also Lhe mywerious re current Ban Spots whic Appear ate 4 * at intervals, and move about in different Jormtlons of the jo will regret 8 if yom leet to secure thin wl was never sold for this tefore » or Rater; Fyers mojoiner in the country or st seaside rosorie should Sertainiy Soeur one of these [net ruments | and no farmer should be without one Oljeste v4 wre ranght to view with aglonish » A i Sent by hr id ey Jaahac, v* onl on Sent by all " Our new cata low ne Ua, f nly 1 ® Ww pre or rar ih oe WANTS ANOTHER, man | inagrent thing. OentiemenPonse nd another Telaacope. Money enclosed, Other was 8 bargain, good as instruments cost. | Ing many times the money RC ALLEN, SUPERIOR TO A $185 GLASS, Pred Walsh, of Hows Island, Ontarte, Canada, srs : Chen thoemen | have just received your Telescope, and mast say It surpasses all sxpeetationn, Tt Ie far saperior 16 ame widoh «0 have Bad, which cont $10.00 some yonrs ago, Just a Tow sights | have soon whin It are worth more than double what [1 sos me | COULD DISCERN BOATS FROM FIVE TO TEN MILES, ! Mr. CM, Madiey, of Dube, Minn, who parehased one of the o Tolonoopes, says they are # iporior ta anything | he expected | that with 11 he could dimers fonts on the (reat Lakes a a distance of 5 10 10 milion, aid in clear weativer be oould rend Lhe names of Menners and other craft at » distance of one aif mile away, WORTH MANY TIMES THE PRICE, ont with each order whom grand offer and you al ak The Baxen, New York, Nov, {, 198 and you have 8 good, practionl tleloope for land oboervabons. Addr rant marl Tebow op ant an pops busmted of 1 oey # Messrs. Kirt'and Bra & Oo Sieh § y : w Order, Bxpross Money | Gentine nel had with me on my recent Factors trip, one of your Bereisior Solar Tolosropas with » - or Dank Draft pigs sie 10 i MT yore bai Re OB ow Rr BL Rb . | ohmerrod an Blips of the Bun. AL the Aumrian Tyrol it was aimost #0 por cont. conoeled. Your Bolas KIRTLAND BROS & CO., Dept A.M. 90 Cuamscns Sacer, N.Y. Tatepsettg Booklet, entitled ** Telescone Talk," POEE wih on bh order, or sent cn reaties’, This booklet tells all about the care of Telescopes, and about Eclipses of the Sun and Moon the evening and morning for year, where visible, io Yours truly, hs Thommande of others are Maving ood (hinge about these Telescopes, | wage wil repay ie cont 8 bandied tomes over, Got one and Wry It SECURE THIS TELESCOPE AND TAKE A LOOK AT OLD BOL. Bever beture sold on any Tolowrope Por boo than $4 00 or $10.00, Baw ion thane to seonre ane for $1.00, : This Fragpiose alone fo worth more (han we chars for the sntire telomcore, to a! | whe wish to Behold the Sun in He Trangall Beasts. Homore toe Solar Eve pies lens Patent anplond Por, er
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