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SECTION TWO H-l-I-I-I-M-l-I-I-I'-I-I-I-M-W-H-l-I-I-ft 1 Farm and Garden GROW GARDEN GREENS. Plenty of Well Rotted Manure Should Be Worked Into the Soil. [J S Gardner, Missouii station] Americans should eat more greens than thej do at all seasons of the year, because the\ aie pali table and help to keep one in go plnsu al condition. In the spring many people eat a tew meals of the old standi)} lo.it ciops such as spinach, lettuce AIH\ dan lehon, and and then toilet tint tlie'-e or similar crops should he wi-\ and ten throughout the XIUIIPH an (aimed foi winter use When war met cat hot mi'us the spring ciops \\ood\ hittei the tops Of cabbage and beets m.i\ be used, and still later thaid or .\cn Zealand spin ach may ue used because thev aie able to stand the hot weathei. and it the} have got a mood stait in a normally wet spring tbej will thrive on a very small amount ot lamfall They should be started eailj the spring usuallj about the time eaily cabbage is set out Chard is sown at the late of one or two seeds per mth in drills at least eighteen inches apait, and when the plants begin to cro-w they are gradual ly thinned out so that they finally stand six inches apait. The plants so removed are cooked and used much as & fcss& ^^sx SWlofa CHAKD spina*, is The Iea* es ol those that are lett to reach a larger size may be ookt 1 in the *-aine *\\a\, and the sterns ma\ be 'ciemied' and seized as as paiauus is The leaves and stems may be canned eithet together or sepaiately, as gieens aie needed even nioie in vi 111 ter than in siiniuiei to vaiy the restrict ed dul In oidenng seed no mistake will be made in spoutjing "Luiullus," which has pioved a vetv good vaiiety New Zealand spinach I-. unlike t'ie ordmarv eaih spniuh tlu ir I'niei of giowth and the appeaiame ol ti leaves It is i l.uae IJI.UK bed llmt with leifj sale shoots, hu 'Me I and used like those ot the oidiaai spinach, which is a squatt*., ioett luu plant Xew Zealind spinach sliou'd thinned to stanid twelve inches ai ait rows at least two teet apait. Three oi even tour feet will be better, especiallv in rich soil If the narrower spacing is used the plants must be trained in windrows, as sweet potato vines some times are II the plants grow too rap idly the tops may be canned about as ordinary spinach is. The foliage should not be allowed to accumulate too much or stay too long on the plants, for the more gieens that aie lernov ed the more succulent tops there will be. and with proper management the plants will thrive and pioduce a gieat deal of food until tiost In selecting and pieparing the soil lor these saeens see to it that too thin a soil is not picked out and that tliete i plentv ot well rotted manure vvoiked liilo it both toi the sake of the plant tood uid because it will enable the soil to hold watei and withstand drought Trees With "Wet Feet." no so is* i) of i lie ua should wa tei stand .it mud the tieos and vines Thou mots will not stand it. Theio must In pi0| i" di iiti.me sTTppK^j^^ywpw'WF* j^ \n inz DAIRY. j. *i TI (i in ws shoi Id be kept out a tilthx in )SUK it the cow lot i small it s'i ill let lei.ied even mom nut' st ills Th ('iii' I ot (1 to he biu-.be 3 Ol (.1 1' 1 i .'i thi Im cumulates !'t i I IIMO.C rankiu^ tune T'i |iiii nOies In. llth as wed as san vn T'i'i 't i i. \en to 'lie ht I'tlr tow minus in to hni to tlii,e JO ii i i 1 i uie bntti' toi th )s vi i Ae\( 11 IO its aiound at milkiii, I ih will be dunl-ninU'b"th out ot n'u butket heloio vou aie await i ht (itoi) uound sl\ l. as vou know Then vou cannot sa.v the nulk is 'tilled The fellov tint has a kind heait is the milkni'n vou need Pa\ him a lit tie e\tia to keep him with you The scoldin,, weaimg man should be "tinned off' tonmht He will whack a cow, veil at hoi and so intimidate hei that she will leiuse to give down her milk and become piohtless TO CONTROL STRIPE RUST. Regulation Issued by the Bureau of Plant Industry. [Prepared by United States deparcment of agriculture The department of agriculture is tak ing steps to prevent the spread of the very serious stripe rust of cereals (Puc cinia glumarum) recently found in this country, but thus far known to occur only west of about the one hundred and fourth meridian. The bureau of plant industry and the federal horti cultuial board have arranged that no samples of seed collected this area shall be distubuted by the department to points east of the one hundred and fouith meridian in the United States or to foreign countries until all such seed has been inspected and, if neces sary, given the follow ing treatment The seed is soaked five hours in water at 82 degrees F., followed promptly with a ten minute immersion in water at 129 degrees F. This regulation is considered neces sary because the spores and living hyphae of the rust not infrequently occur within the outer layers of tne seed tissue. Seed thus infected, when planted, may start centers of infection in the field or nuisery and thus lead to the establishment of this destructive rust in localities where it is now un known. No effort should be spared, the cereal specialists say, to prevent the ship ment of suspected seed out of the ter ritory where such seed is intended for planting. Wheat fiom the region un der suspicion, when shipped for milling purposes, probablv does not figure so prominently as a factor in the distri bution ol the nist. thouuh no carrier can give absolute guaianty against the spread of this nist along the right of way It is urned that all farmers east of the one hundred mil fourth meiidmn &Eoid.jpt*u basing for seed anjr_ ^'4 wheat TRADE MARK THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIO BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1916. known to have been grown "west of that meridian. County agents or othe agricultural officers should inform growers of the danger likely to result from planting seed the source of which is not known to them. When it is ab lutely necessary to ship seed out of the region question such Seed should first pass through the hands of some person, preferably the plant patholo gist or the state botanist, capable ot passing upon its freedom from rust Owing, however, to the practical im possibility of detecting infected seed in any samples subjected to infection it is urgently recommended that such seed be given the above recommended thermal treatment as a possible means of preventing the development of the rust from infected kernels. Samples sent for examination by specialists should be mailed in containers which can be hermetically sealed. These con tainers should be opened under coudi tions which make the distribution of any rust spores or rusted seed impossi ble. It is requested that officers of state agricultural experiment stations and other state agricultural officials give this matter special attention. DAIRY NOTES. $ Raise calves on clean, warm, sweet skimmilk, fed regularly. Only green feeds contain the carotin that makes butter yellow. Early calves are worth money don't lose them by neglect. Watch the heifers that are coming to the close of their first lactation penod. Do not let them dry off until a month or less before calving again. One good cow may produce more than four poor ones and be worth more. $ $ $ Thousands of men now think in terms of Styleplus Seventeen. They say, "Unless I pay much more I will not get much more. If I pay less am I not practicing unwise economy, for I know that Styleplus is always the big buy Clothes 'The same price the nation over.' attract men to them because they shed light on the comparative value of clothing. Everybody knows that _/ the price is $ 17everywhere. Every- ~\v body knows that one of the big fashion artists designs the models. Everybody has read how the maker has set up a new standard of value by directing buying power and man- ufacturing policy upon the greatest possible quality at the one price $17. We are proud to be the Styleplus store here. Selecting Breeding Hens. A method which will improve the poultry stock very quickly and which is within the reach of every farmer is to have a small special mating from which to select his male birds for breeding each year. Select a few, if only four, of your ideal females, the ones which in your estimation are those that you want the whole flock t* be like. Every flock has four or five females in it that are best. Put these birds in a separate pen It is not al ways necessary to build a special house for them. Any place where they will be reasonably' comfortable and sepa rate from the rest of the flock is suit able. To these few females mate your ideal cock bird. Colors of Young Chicks. You cannot tell by the color of a chick when hatched how well it will be marked later on. Neither should you judge a chick by the downy covering which it first takes on. The pure white specimens will many times look smutty with dark down on the back. The particolored birds will have a mottled appearance that makes the beginner feel dubious about the purity of the strain But let the birds grow, and you will find that they will come out all right. The chicks when two months old are altogether different in color from the time they were hatched. Kansas Farmer Fattening Fowls. Caging fowls separately for two weeks while fattening them will pro duce tendei meat, while, on the other hand, where fowls are yarded they are apt to nag and chase each other so that the muscles^harden and the meat toughens Pays to Pet Sows. Sows that are petted and used to handling make the gentlest mothers A Goo Suit, A Stylish Suit, A Moderat Price TRADE MARK REGISTERED Style plus all wool fabrics at $17. Models for every shape selections for young men. i & & iH POULTRY WISDOM. JS J8 V Before staiting with poultry de- iH cide fully the question with your ii self as to whether you are after Jg Mr eggs or meat or a combination of ig U? both eggs and meat. l Ur Don't force your growing chicks )g ii into filthy quarters night after $g iH night and then wonder at their Jg J not doing as they should. )g i When space is limited for keep- V t ing poultry it is best to select J& those fowls which do well in con- Jg Mr finement. MS Ml I is of little moment how large M? M? or how small a house may be if it is built with the idea of com fortably housing the fowls. Ms For eggs, and plenty of them, MS S too, use the dainty Leghorns, Mi- MS S norcas, Campines, Anconas and MSing S any other of their kind. MS S Laying stock should have all MScows S the feed that they will consume. MS S They need it for the heavy pro- MS S duction of eggs. Mr MS MrMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSMS Making the Pruning Cuts. The method of cutting when pruning apple trees is very important. The best advice is to cut every branch, whether large or small, as close as possible to the part from which it is taken. Never leave stubs, for stubs will not permit the healing over of the wounds, but may induce decay. Make all cats smooth and close. Rhubarb Treatment. If the rhubarb produced small stalks last year dig up and divide the roots, planting in a deep trench, covering with a rich soil. When flies are bad spray the cows The cow that has to work continually to rid herself of these pests will not do her bestFarm Progress. vm: 41 II !htti J*JPMH*MM |uiljy^| -.iiim Scours In Calves. Castor oil should be given at the out set of an attack of diarrhoea. The dose is from one to four tablespoonfuls shaken up in milk, according to the age and size of the calf. Follow with one or two teaspoonfuls of a mixture of equal parts of subnitrate of bismuth, prepared chalk and powdered rhubarb three times a day in a little water. In crease the dose if found necessary. Hoard's Dairyman. Cooi the Cream. It is time to be getting the cream cooling tank ready for use. Cream cannot be delivered in good condition for buttermaking unless it is cooled quickly and kept cool. Dairy Herd Profits. The best way to get a profit produc dairy herd is to use only good, pure bred sires, take good care of the and keep the calves "coming'* right from birth. 4* 4* EFFECTS OF LIME. 4 It may be said briefly that lime 4* 4 has two principal effects upon soilit sweetens sour soil it im- 4 h proves the physical effects. Crop & 4* will not do well in sour soil. This 4 is readily shown in alfalfa and H* b clover. The leaves turn yellow 4* 4* and the plants look sickly when 4- 4* the soil is sour. Such soil needs 4* 4 lime to neutralize the acid. 4* 4* Heavy, cloddy, clammy soil will 4* 4 not yield well. Such soil does 4- 4 not easily admit air and water 4* 4* and does not support soil bacte- 4* 4 ria, so important in a fertile soil. 4* 4* Use lime if you have such soil. 4* 4* Farm Progress 4* 4- 4- 2 Pi* PAGES 9 TO 16 1