Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1756-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities external link and the Library of Congress. Learn more
Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Newspaper Page Text
Life in the Country Hand-Fed Lamb Teams With Pup For a Day-Long Hunting Spree By James Birchfield Twesd Howser's lamb went hunting the other day, but didn’t get anything. And what is bet ter. nothing got the lamb. Every year Tweed has one or two lambs whose mothers will have nothing to do with them, so he has to feed them by hand. This gets them out of the notion of being lambs, and they are likely to take up with some other animal about the place. This hunting lamb took up with the dog. He won’t have anything to do with the other sheep out in the field, but stays in the yard romping with the coeker spaniel. It was really the dog that de cided to go hunting, and the lamb, being what he is. decided to go along. Nobody knew about it until evening came and there was no lamb and no dog. Now a lamb is smart in some ways. When you call one of them you usually get an answer ing bah. And this trait saved the day, no doubt, for the lamb. Tweed went looking for the pair of wanderers. He looked in the woods and in the fields around the house. He finally got farther down toward the river before he got an answering bah —very faint and far away. Tweed found the pair dow-n near the Potomac about a mile from home. They had been having such a good time that they were just too tired to move. They had been through the woods, over the back pastures into the trees beside the river. Probably they had chased a rab bit or two on their way and were simply too tired to get back home. Now things are back to normal. Rose Planting Now Gives Head Start Experienced rose gardeners will start their planting as early as possible so their roses will be able to build up strength for the flowering season. Planning will make the job easier and a spot for each rose should be selected in advance. This w’ill avoid transplanting later on. A careful study of the garden to locate the most fav orable spots will help create the best effects when the garden comes into bloom. Locations for roses should be selected carefully because they do their best with at least 4 to 6 hours of sunlight daily. Some shelter from the hot afternoon sun will help them in the sum mer. One of the most important things to remember is to locate the beds where the roses will not have to compete for soil nutri ents with trees, shrubs or hedges. Selecting quality plants is one of the best ways to insure good results in the blooming period ahead. Varieties like Chrysler Imperial, a crimson red hybrid tea, and Ma Perkins, a spar kling coral-shell pink, are ideal choices. These two magnificent roses received the All-America Rose Selection Award for 1953. Other popular winners which will lend beauty and color to the gar den are Fred Howard, a hybrid tea of yellow penciled with soft pink, and Helen Traubel, a lovely apricot pink. For accent, no gardener will want to be without Vogue, a brilliant cherry coral floribunda. Hybrid teas are a particular favorite with American garden ers. Their distinctive appearances in both formal and natural plantings makes them valuable assets to any garden. In addition, they offer a continuing supply of cut flowers for the home throughout the summer. AMERICAN PLANT FOOD COMPANY For 30 Years Specializing in BASIC GARDEN SUPPLIES PREPARED GARDEN SOIL (Sifted Topsoil, Peat, Manure) MANURES MICHIGAN PEAT FERTILIZERS LIME TERRALITE—SAND cccr\ LAWN bttU! FLOWER VEGETABLE LEADING BRANDS SCOTT - SCARLETT - BURPEE AND A FULL LINE OF GARDEN SUPPLIES TOP QUALITY GOODS AT —SENSIBLE PRICES— Far Free Advice and Prompt Delivery RA NDOLPH 3-2440 Store Office Warehouse 6315 Blair Road N.W. On BAO Railroad at Sheridan Street Plenty of Parking Space The lamb and the dog are again frisking about in the Howser yard. ** * * Stewart Smith from up at Lincoln, has a slick way of taking the bed off his wagon. He blows it off with dynamite. This method might be a little complicated for most farmers, but Stewart had a stump to get out anyway, so it really wasn’t much trouble. The stump was near the house and that is way the wagon got into the act. Stewart wanted to be sure the dynamite didn't blow the stump through his house, so he rolled the wagon up on the house side as protection. The stump came out fine and so did the wagon bed. And the house didn't get a scratch. ** * * The clover is getting thick in the front pasture and the peas are popping up in the garden. The grass is green and you have to drive in the cows at milking time. It's a sure sign that sum mer is on its way. BE WISER BUY KAISER FENCES COPPER BEARING STEEL DRESSED CYPRESS KAISER FENCE CO. «««« Stop hating those snails and slugs! Instead, kill 'em with blg-geta Pellets before they eat your plants. Simply scatter where ever snails and slugs hide. A few minutes —a few handfuls per week will protect your en tire garden. Economical too! Buy BCG-GETA from any authorized ortho Dealer listed elsewhere on this page. (T.M.’s Reg. u.s. pat. ofi. t BCG-GETA, ORTHO. ) ’Beahappy,ca ref ’ ree9arder, er ORTHO Keeps gardens clean and healthy- the easy way Transplanting Is Test of Green Thumb By the Associated Press ' Transplanting gives a pretty fair test of the greenness of your . thumbs. Nature wrote the rules a long time ago and it's up to you to string along. This is no time to try your hand at being original. It does a plant no good to be moved, even when the operation is done with the most skillful touch. A blant may seem to perk up and grow better after it has been moved, but the oper ation has had no tonic effect. It’s growing better because you have taken it out of surround ings it didn’t like. Soil in which your vegetable or flower plants are growing should be just damp enough to hold to gether about the loots. Often you can lift a plant, with a good many roots still- attached, with your fingers. A trowel is liable to cut a good mkny roots. | A piece of broomstick whittled to a point is a handy tool for j small plants. Set the plant so that it stands a little deeper than it did before Pour some loose soil around the roots and press gently but firmly with your fingers so that all parts of the root system—bottom and sides —come in contact with soil. If any air space is left around the roots they may dry out and your little plant will come to an untimely end. Now you can pour either a pint of water or a pint of starter solu tion into the hole. To make starter solution, put a double handful of garden fertilizer, such as 5-10-5, into a pail of water, FACTORY TO YOU FLORIDA CYPRESS 4 TYPES OF PICKET • FULL ROUND RAIL SHADOW • BASKET WEAVE STOCKADE • VERTICAL STOCKADE EASY, TO ASSEMBLE—NO TOOLS OR TRAINING PRICES WHEN ERECTED BY OWNER START AT 69c FOOT FREE ESTIMATES FURNISHED FOR ERECTION ALSO STEEL, OAK AND CEDAR FENCES GARAGES, GARAGE DOORS, COTTAGES, UTILITY BUILDINGS, JALOUSIES LIFETIME WARRANTY EASY TERMS Models on Display—lmmediate Delivery—Free Eetimatee GENERAL INDUSTRIES 1109 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY. OT. 4-6900 Bridge on U . s%V‘/ OT. 4-6900 OPEN WEEKDAYS 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M., SUNDAYS 1 TO 5 P.M, THURSDAY EVENINGS 'TIL 9 P.M. TIDS HUKDIOwT §(B(D, W ell demonstrate the —1 -Huff' Electric M ower Washington Silver Spring X J X / «««■*- on 1 our yjwn Lawn! Arlington CALL NA. 8-5100 TODAY 11 Is 4 j FOR AN APPOINTMENT # wee< * s U P 2-feet high 2 5 | • Trims to Vi-inch of trees W • Lightweight, easy to handle 111 1 A team of mower experts will arrange a convenient appointment m* • • • bring the HUFFY mower to your own home for an on-the-spot ji M ?Hii ||/' demonstration on your lawn. See how smoothly it cuts one time over! Ask to see the exclusive HUFFY free-swinging r,hock proof I 16-inch cutter blodes with convenient two directional cutting N, action. Gas or electric powered mowers available in other models up to 114.95. See the HUFFY in action! v TAe Hecht Co., 7th Floor Washington: HI v, 4th Floor, Silver Spring and PARKington 3 i • ' F \ - ' Kzi/n' I stir, and let stand overnight. Or ' you can use a more concentrated form of soluble fertilizer, dis solved according to directions on the label. Starter solution helps over come, the shock of transplanting and provides the food that the plant needs at this critical point in its life. After you have filled the hole with loose soil, press lightly around the plant, forming a little cuplike depression. This will guide water to the roots during the next few days when you'll be giving each plant a drink. Now comes the hard part Pinch off about half of the leaves of each seedling, start ing at the bottom. Beginning gardeners espe cially find this*a heartless thing to do. but you’ll hurt the plant i more by allowing all the leaves to stay. | No matter how careful you were in transplanting, you de stroy about half of the plant’s root system. And now you must take away half of the leaf system to make things balance, kind to your plants by pinching off leaves, you can make it up by providing a little shade for each one during the heat of the day. ALL FENCES BERRALL-JASPER' FENCE CO. 12tfe St. £r Brentwood Rd. N.E. Phone HU, 3-73Q0 • Berry baskets are fine for this. Any transplanting job follows the same general rules. It’s in%- portant, when you set out bigger plants, such as rose bushes, to make the hole big enough—espe cially wide enough—so that roots can spread out. Then if you do an equally good job of watering and filling, you can look at your green thumbs with new admiration. CAMELLIAS... IN BLOOM! Late Varieties Are In Their Natural Stages Os Bloom Now! ... At This Time It Will Be Possible To Select The Camellia Os Your Choice. FINEST QUALITY $1 J 5 ud PLANTS | t 3V THIS WEEK’S NURSERY SPECIAL . MEET "FRED SANDERS" —An Exquisite Fim bricated Single Red, Blooming and Budded Field- Grown Plant $7.50 to SIO.OO THESE ARE HEALTHY OUTDOOR BEDDED PLANTS WE DIG TO ORDER BALLED IN BURLAP. HILL'S CAMELLIA GARDENS I ARLINGTON, VA. 1722 N. Glebe Rd. JA. 7-3472 Open all day Sat. and Sun. Weekdays 8 A.XI.-3:30 P.M. 1 LAWN GRASS SEED A top-grode lawn mixture, containing a carefully selected blend of high quality, recleaned seed to produce a fine lawn in the Wash ington area. Capital Park Lawn Seed is the result of over 60 years' experience. Thoroughly tested and proved. It produces fine bladed, deep-rooted grasses that arer so necessary for a beautiful year-round turf. PRICES AaV Lb 95e AtYour 5 lb. $4.65 NEAREST 10 lbs. $9.15 DEALER BLENDED ESPECIALLY FOR THE WASHINGTON AREA Listen to "Gardening With Beattie" Every Sunday, 8:45 A.M., WRC CAPITOL PARK LAWN GRASS SEED WASHINGTON, D. C. Transplanting Time The tomato, pepper and egg plant seed that were sown three w’eeks ago should be large enough for transplanting. This should be done as soon as the first pair of true leaves form, certainly by the time the second pail - appear. Keep the plants growing vigor ously. Plants that have their growth checked do not seem to be as productive as those that are kept in good vigorous growth at all times. THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C. SUNDAY, APRIL I*. IMS FIG TREES QOc —GREEN ISCHIA—EARLY VIOLET— I Ip* —BRUNSWICK—BROWN TURKEY— -1 ta 2 yrt, aid ... 2 la 3 ft. high UP PRICES DELIVERED—ANY COMBINATION YOU WISH i tret. $1.3.11 :i to A trees. $1 to.; over A. Mk to. PRICES—IP CALLED FOR AT OUR NURSERY: I tree. II.IA; 3 to A tree.. BOc to.; over A. SOc to. Hlcbeet Grade Stork. Guaranteed ta lire, and Grow. Planttnr Time Now: Freo Booklet an reqae.t. STERLING'S FIG ORCHARDS, INC. P. O. Bax 626-S, CRISFIELD, MARYLAND FACTORY to YOU 1 (iARAtttS H | MLUX. WARRANTY Wood or Aluminum |fg gJHI ! :::::::::: till 1 4*22— 5695.00 20x20 $675 an attractive addition ADD 5* FOR ALUMINUM TO ANY PROPERTY F O B. YARD __________________ GARAGE DOORS FENCES—CYPRESS, OAK, CEDAR, AND STEEL CABINS—COTTAGES—UTILITY BLDGS.—JALOUSIES OPEN SUNDAYS, 1 TO 5 P.M—WEEKDAYS, 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M. THURSDAY EVENINGS 'TIL 9 P.M, ModeU on Display. Free Eetimatee on Erection and Delivery. Terme, GENERAL INDUSTRIES AMERICA AT i conn HO9 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY. ftT A conn Uli Ik Mile South lith St. Britge on V. S. No. I U ’*O9VU %• Behnket Famous Giant Pansies j 5! Never before were our Ponsies more beautiful than this Spring. 1Z if COME OUT and SEE THEM for yourself. Bring olong a box S £■' ond trowel if you like to do your own digging. 3 1 :: LARGE CLUMPS | V? 3 DOZEN $1.85 25 for $3.50 J 50 for $6.00 100 for $ll.OO | 25 of the Most Beautiful Varieties GLADIOLUS I & These are really prize winning kinds—TlP TOP GRADE, » | Large Flowering, Doz., $1.25; 25, $2.25; 50, $4.25; 100, SB.OO 3 v, Let u* thou> you hou) little tpace GLADIOLUS require for the belt show, Self-Service diecount. » » | 5; As scarce as good roses are this year, there is no shortage of good « Si roses at'Behnke's. We hove o-wonderful collection of two-year- » § old field-grown roses, potted «A cloverset pots. Well branched, 3 js) bushy S 1 ROSES* I j-f Finest assortment of choice varieties. Everblooming Hybrid § ?!, Tea Bushes, Climbers, Floribundas. All No. 1, Price, depend & lng on variety, from - - $1.85 to $2.50 » g No guesswork to planting OUR ROSES. Potted up in Cloverset § g pots, surrounded with essential plant food, manure and good » & rich soil, at no extra cost. Planting: Just peel off the pot, put jg rose and adhering clump of soil into right-size hole. Will keep jf g right on growing. Absolutely hardy. 9 OUR HYBRID | RHODODENDRONS if ARE BEAUTIFUL, well-balanced plants. In all colors. One of 3 j£ the finest and largest collections in this vicinity. Glorious & £ shades of bright red, orchid, purple, pink, cerise, violet, white 5 It' and mauve. From - $5.50 to $20.00 Many with buds that will bloom this year. & g When you get rhododendrons from us, remember, they oil are g grown and occlimoted by us for a year or more. You will see for « ii? yourself that the varieties we selected for this area came through 3 | in fine shape. FOR FOUNDATION AND BEAUTIFICATION OF £ | YOUR HOME, HYBRID RHODODENDRONS ARE UNSURPASSED. | I! Where there are rhododendrons there are also 1 AZALEAS £* in all colors and varieties. We have 40 different kinds to choose 2 rg from. All will bloom this year 85c to $5.25 S I DOGWOOD I | PINK AND WHITE, $5.50 to $14.75 | PERENNIALS BY THE THOUSANDS* I J* S All the old favorites and newest varieties. Especially selected » £' for Washington area. § | Large, healthy clumps, potted From 65c up. 5 I—— —2 i- Camellias $1.50 to $4.95 Success with your plants and if j- Japanese Cherry, abie $2.35 to flowers depends on your soil. § jj? 54 95 Enriched Sifted Top Soil « if Flowering Peoch, dbie , red ond 1 bu., $1.45; 3 bu., $4.00 * pmk $3.50 10 Bushels $12.00 A 5; Crepe Myrtle - $1.75 Good Top Soil f* Red Maple .—54.75 to $7.75 1 bu., $1.25; 3 bu., $3.25 ii French Lilacs .. . .. $1.25 10 bu., $9.00 % 5< Crobapple $1.25 to $2.95 Well-Decoyed Manure g Andromeda ... $3.25 to $4.75 bushel 1.25 | % Nondino $2.25 to $5.25 Michigan Peat Mos* V Wisteria $2.25 bushel 5125 \ EVERGREENS f g Just the size you have been looking for and whot your home 4 g needs. For self-landscaping. $2.95 to $7.50. Take advantage 5 g of our s°o discount on 3to 5 pieces; 10% discount on 6 plants if up; special discount on lorger quantities. 5 ;! *All our rotee and perennials (with few exceptions) arm a ;■ potted in well-fertilised soil. So if you do not encounter 3 h suitable planting weather, the nursery stock can be planted S ji any time. | AFRICAN VIOLETS f g by the thousands. Showing you how to grow them under fluores- § ’if cent lights. On exhibit our internationally fomous latest novel- 2 - ties and many other introductions. Prices from $1 up. One free g with three. 3 l HAVE YOU EVER BEEN OUT TO OUR PLACE? You will not be | [I disappointed. Plenty room to park at Behnke's. Off the road, * ;< away from traffic, and enough space for your children to romp 2 l ond play. » You are welcome to browse around to your heart's content ond 3 “ look of plants by the tens of thousands. 3 i REMEMBER YOU BUY THE BEST AT | ,11 I M KSKKIFS Beltsvillc, Md. Wash -Ba Ito Blvd. Jutt miles north of Unueriity of Md., directly on V. S. Route ho. 1 2 Open Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays Till 6 P.M. ;5 C-9