ROOTCROPSGOOD
FOR WINTER USE
Expert Tells of Advantage of
Growing This Kind of
z Vegetables
Without doubt the garden oppor
tunity most neglected in this country
is the growing of root crops for win
ter use is tho opinion of F. F. Rock
well, author of "Around the Year in
the Garden," and other texts, in a
copyright statement Issued by W. At
lee Burpee & Company, Seeds Grow
ers, Philadelphia. Mr. Rockwell's
account on raising root crops fol-
lows: *
With the room and the time both
available, we fail to plant easily
grown vegetables which would help
fill the cellar or store room with
things that mean not only better
and more healthful living in winter,
but will help cut down the cost of
table suplies most materially.
One of the main reasons why the
various root crops, such as beets,
carrots, rutabagas and turnips, are
not more generally grown in this
country is that as a rule they are
planted for winter use much too
early. The result, even if a big
crop is obtained, is a supply of roots
•fhat by digging time have become
so old, tough nnd pithy that no
amount of cooking, will make them
palatable. Consequently, after they
have been served once or twice, they
fall into deserved disfavor.
Root crops of all kinds for winter
use should be planted late enough to
reach good size without fully matur
ing. They will then be of superior
quality, comparing favorably. If
properly stored, with fresh sumrf.er
roots from the garden. Moreover,
they will keep very much better than
old, overgrown roots.
When to Plant
The reasons why late planted
roots are superior in quality are
that they usually strike a more
favorable period for continuous
rapid growth, whiclf always means
, better able qualities, and because it
is the nature of these vegetables to
develop, as they reach full maturity,
a tough fiberous, interior growth of
tissue designed to help support the
tall seed stalk which is to be thrown
up. When they reach this stage—
as they too often are allowed to do
before being stored for winter
they are of little use for the table.
The root crop vegetables mo3t
valuable for winter use are: beets,
carrots, turnips and ruta-bagas. Any
of these, if planted now, will attain
good size by time for storing, as they
continue to grow until killing frosts,
making the most rapid development
during the moist weather and cool
nights of late summer and early fall.
Ruta-bagas take longer to develop
than any of the others, and should
be planted at once. Beets and car
rot may be planted any time up to
the middle of August, if early varie
the first of August, and turnips until
ties are used.
Even parsnips and salsify, planted
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now, in the latitude of Philadelphia
or further South, will make good
sized roots of the very finest quality,
before hard freezing weather. As
both these vegetables are absolutely
hardy, thoy may be left in the
ground to grow as late as they will,
and to be used in the spring as soon
as the ground thaws out. Late plant
ings are- especially good for the lat
ter purpose, as they will not be pithy
and throw up seed stalks early in
the spring, as plants started last of
April or May will do. Even if you
have plenty of parsnip and salsify,
or "oyster plant" growing now for
your fall and winter use, make a
generous planting now for a supply
for next spring. By making two
plantings a year, one in spring and
another in midsummer these delici
ous vegetables may be had in the
best of condition practically all the
year around.
Have Plenty of Nitrogen
Any spot in the garden will do for
these late sowings of root crops,
provided it was well enriched in the
spring. But to make as sure as pos
sible of the best results, top dress
the parts to be planted with fine
bone, or tankage, or dried blood (or
a mixture of all three); when spad
ing up and preparing the soil for
planting.
Be sure to thin out the seedling
plants as soon as they are large
enough. Failure to get the best re
sults with root crops is very often
due to neglect in this one respect.
Over-crowded plants cannot make
good root development, and result
in weak top growth.
After covering the seed, press the
soil down lightly on the surface to
prevent air spaces and to mark
where the row or hill has been
planted. On heavy clay soil or very |
wet weather, of course, little or no
compacting of the soil over the seeds'
will be required.
Suggestions for midsummer work
in the garden will be given in the
next article on summer and fall
gardening, which will appear in our
issue of August 4. In the meantime,
if you plan to have a late garden or
grow winter vegetables, procure the
seeds you may want. A full descrip
tion of the varieties mentioned above
with many others, and a great deal
of other helpful garden information,
may be had by sending to W. Atlee
Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, for their
Mid-Summer Garden Book, which
will be supplied free of charge to
the readers of the HARRISBURG
TELEGRAPH, if they mention the
name of this p4per when request
ing it. Ask also for their free book
on Root Crops for Stock and for
Winter use.
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GOVERNOR FILES .
SEVERAL VETOES
Gives Reasons Why He Ve
toed Some of the Appro
priation Bills Yesterday
Accompanying the notices of his
action on the appropriation bills
Governor Brumbaugh has filed a
number of vetoes, most of whioh
pertained to appropriations.
In the case of the reduction of the
Pymatuning swamp reservoir pro
ject from $700,000 to $400,000 the
Governor said he did it because of
"insufficient State revenue." Tho
bill appropriating $75,000 for the
State Department of Health to ex
tinguish the Carbondale mine tire
was vetoed because the Governor
said there was no money for it and
the task is one which the Depart
ment of Health should not be called
upon to do and that it is not mani
fest that it is "a proper charge
against the Commonwealth." The
$75,000 appropriation for the Medico
Chi Hospital, Philadelphia, was
vetoed because the Governor says he
learns it has been taken over as a
Red Cross base hospital.
The Governor vetoes the bills for
medals for men in Spanish War and
border service because he thirvks
medals costing from 25 to 60 cents
are not in keeping with what the
State should give. The Allegheny
county bill relative to pay of em
ployes who enlist was vetoed because
the Governor says another act pro
vides a uniform system for all coun
ties and he vetoed the bill to in
crease the salary of the commission
clerk in his own department because
he says he vetoed increases else
where.
The Senate Delaware river tunnel
or bridge bill was vetoed because
the Governor says the Conner House
bill is much more comprehensive
and signed that. In vetoing an ap
propriation to the estate of H. N.
Grubbs, of Brackenridge, the Gov
ernor says the object is worthy, bat
the law is against it.
Wrightsville Girl Married
by Her Minister Father
Wrightsvtlle, Pa., July 28.—Trinity
Lutheran Church was the scene of
a wedding yesterday, when Miss E.
Kathryn Miliar, daughter of the Rev.
and Mrs. G. W. Millar, was married
to Professor David B. Kraybill, of
Lampeter. The cremony was per
formed by the bride's father, with
the ring ceremony. The couple was
attended by Miss Rebecca Millar, of
Steelton, and Robert P. Herr, of
Stroudsburg. The bride is a gradu
ate of the Wrightsvllle High School
and the MiHersvlUe State Normal
school, and taught school a number
of years. The groom is a Franklin
and Marshall College graduate, and
also received a degree at the Colum
bia University. He is director of the
vocational school at Lampeter.
BARFUBBURG TELEGRAPH
BIG MILEAGE
FOR MAXWELLS
More Than a Thousand Cars
First Reporting Average
More Than 29.1 Miles
More than 12,000 persons took part
in the greatest automobile event In
the world when the owners of Max
well cars made one-gallon runs in the
$50,000 United States Liberty Bond
Gasoline Economy Contest of the
Maxwell Motor Company, Inc., of De
troit. The contest ended at midnight,
July 10.
An average of 29.1 miles was
made by the first 1.162 cars reported.
Owners drove the cars In the red
tank runs. Thousands of cars were
registered with dealers and many
hundreds have not yet been reported
to the main office. Later reports may
increase the big average mileage re
corded.
Fifty-one and nine-tenths miles on
one gallon of gasoline is the top
number of miles reported. It was
made by J. Z. Elliot, of Atlanta. Ga.
Runs already reported to the gen
eral office from twelve states made
a mileage above 41 miles. Three
cars have been announced by dealers
as having made a greater mileage
than 50 miles. Among the first cars
heard from were thirty cars from
nineteen cities, all with better than
40 miles to their credit. These cars
represented every section of the
United States and Canada.
The greatest number of miles were
made by cars In runs in Georgia.
Minnesota, Texas, and California. The
states of Illinois,' Maryland, Ohio, and
Oregon report runs having been
made with a bixger mileage than 41
miles.
Record mileage of one gallon of
gasoline was made not in one town
or city, but in scores and hundreds
of cities. From Vancouver, B. C., to
Loralne, Tex., the Maxwell owner ex
tubited great skill In driving in econ
owy runs.
There are hundreds of tests not re
ported to the company. Dealers in a
majority of cases have waited until
the last moment to forward the re
sult of their local contests.
Dealers report that the Liberty
Bond event aroused more enthusiasm
In their communities than any pre
vious automobile contests. Hun
dreds of women participated and
<*rove their cars in the red tank
tests. Their runs averaged well up
with those of men.
In many towns huge scoreboards
were erected in front of the dealer's
establishment and daily runs and
mileage records chalked up on it.
Miss Myrtle Phelan. of Fresno, Cal.,
made a run and totalled 45.9 miles.
Mrs. J. O. Howell, of Loraine. Tex.,
was a close second with a mileage
of 45.2 miles. 9
When all the results are in and
have been tabulated at the Detroit
office of the company more startling
figures may cause the enthusiasm of
Maxwell owners to grow.
BAND BOYS ENTERTAINED
Waynesboro, Pa.. July 28.—Mem
bers of the Loysvllle Orphans' band,
which furnished music at the Lu
theran reunion at Pen Mar on Thurs
day, were entertained here by mem
bers of the Lutheran congregation.
Hudson's Greatest Racing
Team in Speedway History
The victory of Ira Vall'a Hudson
Super-Six special in the Minneapolis
speedway championship race is the
latest feat in the sensational cam
paign of the Hudson cars this year.
Ralph Mulford and Billy Taylor,
driving two other Super-Six specials
took fifth and sixth places. In the
50-mile consolation race the three
Hudsons finished second, third and
fourth. Vail's Super-Six established
a new track record In the main
event, beating the former record by
more than seven miles an hour.
Not a great deal In the way of
winning was expected of the Hudson
cars on the speedway. The Hudson
company's main purpose In placing a
team on the speedway was to dem
onstrate endurance of the Super-Six.
While the Super-Six racing specials
are not slow cars neither are they
the fastest cars on the speedway by
any means. In every race in which
they have been entered this year,
more than sixty per cent of the cars
pitted against them have had more
speed. Whatever they accomplished
therefore was due to superior stay
ing powers.
Yet in six races they have entered
they have captured three—Omaha,
Seattle and Minneapolis. In the three
they failed to win they took second
—Cincinnati, Chicago and Union
town. They broke track records for
150 miles at Seattle and Omaha.
Ralph Mulford's Super-Six special
established new American speedway
records for 150 and 200 miles at
Chicago.
In some of the races, notably at
Seattle—Hudsons practically monop
olized the leading positions, taking
first, third and fourth.
In the six main races the Hudsons
have taken five first positions, four
seconds, two thirds, a fourth, a fifth,
a seventh and a ninth. Out of starts
only ana Hudson has failed to finish,
due to a guard rail collision at Chi
cago. All other Hudsons have finish
ed In the money. These records do
not take into account numerous
Hudson victories by Super.Six spe
cials driven independently of the
factory. Glenn Breed, of Sallna,
Kansas, has entered five races and
won all of them with his Super-Six
special. Jerry Rothert won the free
for-all at Cincinnati. Hickey and
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Conway, driving Hudsons, won sec
ond and third in one free-for-all at
Unlontown; in another on the same
speedway Hickey took second place.
In fact the Hudson Super-Six spe
cials have decisively wrested the
American speedway championship
from foreign made ears, which have
long dominated the speed contests.
The endurance of the Hudsons has
been the principal factor In its
speedway success. They were able
to keep going when faster cars
yielded and broke down under the
terrific abuse of high speed racing.
Yet the Hudsons were not planned
for racing cars. The cars which
have made these records were taken
from the Hudson stock production
and converted. There were no de
sign changes, because the company
desired the Hudson speedway per
formance to demonstrate the sort of
endurance and power which the
motor buyer could expect in the
Super-Six stock car. The changes
which were made could be made in
any Hudson Super-Six at a small
cost, according to the Hudson en
gineers. who say the racers could
be turned out in quantity at less
than SSO in excess of the Super-Six
stock price.
The Hudson racing victories have
proved a distinct triumph of Amer
ican over foreign motor building.
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LEVI GLASBMYER DIES AT 98
Marietta, Pa., July 28. —Levi
Glassmyer, 98 years old, died Thurs
day night from general debility. He
was a member of the Catholic
Church, arid always had a desire to
live to reach the century mark. He
is the last of his family, and will
be burned at York.
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BUSHELS OF WHEAT BURNED
Waynesbara, Pa., July 28.—A.
large bay shed on the Matthew Gll
land farm, one mile north of Green
castle, was struck by lightning and
burned with Its contents on Thurs
da yafternoon. The barn nearby was
saved. The Ehed contained 600
bushels of wheat and the loss is
placed at $2,000.
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