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Orcharding and
Gardening
Eight Studies in Handling tha Or
chard and Garden.
EDITOB’S NOTE.
The Extension Division of the Uni
versity of Arkansas, In oo-opeiatlon
with the United States Department of
Agriculture, will offer this year,
through this paper, a free correspond
ence course In ‘Orcharding and Gar
dening,” consisting of four lessons In
each subject.
N». 7. Garden Management
By J. S. Knox, Extension Horticultur
ist, University of Arkansas and
U. S. Dept, of Agriculture.
Possibly there is no other question
that iB of equal importance to the
gardener as is that of garden manage
ment. And it is here that hundreds
of our farmers fail in their garden
operations. It makes no difference
how favorable a location we may have,
how ideal the soil or how abundant
the rainfall, one cannot hope to meet
with the greatest success In his gar
den work unless he manages it, in
the best possible way. If property
managed a half aqre plot of good soil
is sufficiently large to supply a good
sized family with all the fresh vege
tables they will need throughout the
year. However, if the plot is managed
in the way most of the home gardens
of the state are at the present time,
it will require two acres to grow a
similar amount of vegetables.
Planting. The question of when
and how to plant the different vege
tables may be of Interest to many
gardeners ojer the state. One of the
first things to determine is whether
the vegetables are frost tender or
frost hardy; that is, are they killed by
frost or will they withstand such with
out Injury. Vegetables belonging to
the frost hardy group are such as
peas (garden), beets, lettuce, radishes
and onions. These can he planted
very early in the spring wlfhotit dan
ger of being killed by ordinary frost.
The irost tender vegetables such as
tomatoes, peppers, egg plant, beans,
corn, etc., cannot be planted In the
open until danger of frost Is about
past. However, it is a good Idea to
start some of these In the hot bed
f early so that the plants will be large
enough to set ^>ut by the time the
weather becomes sufficiently warm.
The depth to plant the different
vegetable seed depends largely upon
the size of the seed. The small seed
like celery should not be covered
more than one-eighth of an Inch while
for large seed like beans or peas two
to three Inches deep will not he too
great. The fine seed also require that
the soil be placed in the finest possi
ble condition.
cultivation. Cultivation In the gar
den should be frequent, but shallow.
It is not considered advisable to cul
tivate more than two or three inches
deep, but the whole garden should be
gofK> over at least once every ten days
This will keep down all weed growth
and at the same time prevent the es
cape of moisture from the soil. There
are many kinds of implements on the
market that are suitable for garden
work. Generally speaking, an imple
ment that pulverizes the soil thor
oughly and at the same time throws
very little dirt, and leaves the ground
in a level condition is the best type
to use. Cultivate as soon as possible
after each rain, but do not plow the
ground when it is too wet. Hand im- .
plements are necessary to keep tne
weeds out of the row. Efc> not cultivate
the garden while the plants are wet
with dew, as it is a good way to
spread diseases.
Soil. The ideal garden soil is one
that is of a sandy loam nature and
containing an abundant supply of or
ganic matter. This type of soil is of
ten not found in nature. In fact, there
are many sections where a first class
garden soil does not exist. Fortunate
ly, however, we can take a very poor
soil that has a good subsoil and build
it up so that it will produce excellent
crops of vegetables. There Is no fer
tilizer that is better suited for this
purpose than the stable manure, a
small supply of which is generally
found on almost every farm. The ma
nure should be applied broadcast over
the ground and this turned under
some time before the planting is to
be done. This will give it time to rot
before the plants are to occupy the
ground. Most of our gardens need
to be broken deeper, thus giving a
greater capacity for water and lessen
ing the danger of drought during the
summer. When planting time comes
on a supply of well rotted manure
should be on hand so that we can
apply some in the row before plant
ing. It is necessary to have the soil
made as fertile as possible because
this induces a rapid succulent growth
and hence produces vegetables of tho
highest possible quality. A vegetable
grown on a poor soil is almost invarta
bly tough and stringy, while those
grown on the fertile soils are tender,
crisp, and palatable. No other part of
the farm Is equal in importance to the
home garden. Let us make It pro
duce more.
We know that Arkansas can and
does produce some of as high quality
vegetables as are grown in any sec
| tion of the United States. This is
proved by the fact that here and
there over the state we find farmers
who, on a small one-fourth to one
half acre of land, are growing all the
vegetables that the family can use
the year round. It is now time to be
gin the work for the tall and winter
garden. _
German Writers
of Note Appear
Two at a Time
“It Is a striking coincidence that the
most significant figures in the history
of German literature have appeared
upon the scene two by two. As far
back as the ninth century,’’ Dr. Otto
Heller says in his “Studies in Modern
German Literature,” “we find side by
side as its greatest poetic monuments
two religious epopees of almost equal
importance, the Heliland and the
‘Evangelienbuch’; among the popular
epics of the Hohenstaufen times the
German Iliad, the ‘Nibelungenlied,’ is
matched off by the ‘Lay of Kundrun’ as
by a German Odyssey; and among the
chivalric poems of the same period the
pre-eminent works of Wolfram von Es
chenbach and Gottfried von Strassburg
lend expression to diametrically oppo
site views of life.
“After the literary life had lain in
catalepsy for many generations it was
reawakened in the eighteenth century
through apparently antipodal forces
which may perhaps be most fitly
brought to mind by the mention of
Klopstock and Lessing. Then the
dazzling flood of light, which, at the
close of that century, suffused the cul
ture of Germany, was shed from the
twin luminaries, Goethe and Schiller.
“Although in the ensuing century
the catalogue of the poetae Germaniae
grew to an unexampled magnitude, its
best-known names at successive
periods stood in contrasted couples:
Kleist and Korner, Uhland and HaufT,
Heine and Lenau, Geibel and Freili
grath, Grillparzer and Hebbef, Reuter
and Scheftel, Freytag and Keller, ;
Heyse and Spielhagen, Wilbrandt and
Wildenbruch, Marlitt and Werner, and, j
if the truth must be confessed, Hack- j
lander and Gerstacker.
"To the great mass of the people
the literature of the post-Bismarckian
era seems epitomized in two names—
Gerhart Hauptmann and Hermann
Sudermann, for undeniably these two
have exercised the greatest formative
influence on contemporaneous German
letters.”
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The World Over. :j
The law in Switzerland protecting
rare plants is so strict that to be found
in possession of specimens illegitimate
ly collected is a penal offense.
In Turkey it is unlawful to seize
a man’s residence for debt, and suffl
cient land to support him is also ex
empt from seizure.
The ten countries with the largest
population are, in the order named,
China, India, Russia, the United States,
Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom
Prance, Italy and Austria.
The largest volcano crater In the
world is in Asosan, in southern Japan.
It measures 14 miles across one waj
and more than ten miles the other.
A flash ot lightning lights up the
ground for one-millionth of a second,
yet It seems to us to last ever so much
longer. What happens is that the im
pression remains in the retina of the
eye for about one-eighth of a second
or 124,000 times longer than the flash
lasts.
"Thera’s Many a Slip—■"
Few, probably, know the history of
"There’s many a slip ’twixt the cup
and the lip,” which is a translation of
a Greek proverb. Ancaeus, an an
cient king of Samos, was fond of
gardening, and planted some vines in
his garden. But he was told, by a
prophet that be would never taste
wine from them.
Time went, and the wine being duly
made, Ancaeus was lifting a cup of
it to his lips, at the same time asking
the prophet mockingly where his
prophecy was now. "There’s many
things between the cup and lip,” re
plied the prophet. As he spoke a loud
tumult was heard outside, and An
caeus was told that a wild boar had
broken in. Hurriedly putting the cup
down without drinking, he rushed
out to join the hunt against the boar,
and was killed. And the prophet’s re
mark. turned into a hexameter verse,
passed into a proverb.
Capsules for Oiling Machinery.
The operation of oiling machinery,
especially where it is desirable that
the oil should be kept from the hands
and clothing of the operator, has been
devised recently in making use of col
lapsible lead capsules, widely used for
artists’ colors, druggists' products,
paste, etc., in the United States. The
capsules are provided with a screw
thread, which is screwed Into an adapt
er, which in turn is fastened to the
part to be lubricated. The lead cap
sule and the brass adapter make a
tight joint, and all that is necessary is
to apply pressure from time to time,
as desired. When the grease capsule
is emptied, one merely unscrews it
and puts a new one in its place. No
refilling is necessary, and the pressure
of the fingers is usually sufficient to
force the grease into the bearing.
Agreed With Him.
Fanner (to autolst who has stopped
and is reading his guidebook)—
What's the matter, Mister?
Autoist—I'm puzzled. According to
the guidebook there ought to be a sa
loon at these forks in the road.
Farmer—You bet; that’s just what
I’ve been arguing for thirty years.—
Puck.
Poultry Hints
The person who Is "dead earnest" in
1 his poultry work, who never shirks
duty, who never omits the details, who
never becomes discouraged, is the one
who as a rule succeeds. That is the
secret of successful poultry women.
When buying any kind of chick feed
always be sure that it is free from
mold or mustiness, for otherwise it
will cause digestive troubles followed
by severe losses in most cases.
If you do not have dry mash before
your hens at all times, try keeping
bran bf^fc-e them. Let them eat all
they want of it in connection with
other foodB. It is rich in protein of
the vegetable kind and will give good
I results.
A kerosene solution put in a con
tainer where the hens will have to
step in it, will prevent scaly leg, or
will help to cure it if your chickens
are already afflicted.
Never set eggs laid by specimens
which are not strong and healthy, or
from pens headed by unhealthy males.
The profit all comes from the stock
which is strong and vigorous, and
strong chicks do not come from weak
parents.
Fix nests in out-of-the-way places
for the turkey hens and they will fre
quently lay in them, where the eggs
can be taken care of. Instead of steal
ing their nests in places difficult to
And.
Don’t allow your chicks to sleep on
the floor, below the roosts. Teach
them to make use of the roosts. Crowd
ing in the corners on the floor may
start colds and other troubles, while
layers that sleep this way very soon
. become anti-layers.
You can’t buy $1 cockerels and ln>
prove your stock, as no breeder will
ship you quality at this price: but pay
$3, $5 or $10 for something good, and
you will be pleased with such pur
chases.
PALE EYEBROWS
Pale eyebrows and lashes
make a face expressionless.
They can be coaxed into a bet
ter growth by rubbing the eye
brows nightly with vaseline and
applying to the roots of both
the eyebrows and eyelashes a
tonic made by mixing five
grains of sulphate of quinine,
with one ounce of sweet almond
oil. Apply this with a line sable
brush, which comes for the pur
pose.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
LITTLE ROCK A MONROE RY.
North
2:27 p. m
12:25 p.m
Arrives
12:15 p. m.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &, Southern
FAKMERVILLE * SOUTHERN RY.
North South
6:01 a. m. Huttig 2:55 p. m
4:15 a.m. Farmcrville 4:15 p.m
local, t
10:10a.m. .Huttig 2:25p.m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
vi lie.
‘Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
iay from Farmerville and goes to Mon
roe.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o’clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
L. M. Despain, W. M.
C. A. Berry, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R. A.
M.—meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
L. G. Gibson, H. P.
D. F. Collett, Secy.
HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 320, Order of
| the Eastern Star, meets every first and
third Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. J. A. Brignac, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec’y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 1. O. O. F.
meets every Tuesday evening. Visiting
brethern cordially invited to attend.
W. E. Chadwick, N. G.
Harlan Sehon, Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66,
meets every Monday night at t:30 o’clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Lou Milstead, N. G.
Miss Murray Pilkinton, Secy.
South
5:39 a. m . Huttig
7:40 a. m . Monroe
local. *
Leaves
11:40 a. m. Huttig
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 411 W.O. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
C. A. McCormick, C. C.
J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
/
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145, W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
night at 7:30 o'clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. W. R. Dickerson, GuardalK.
Mrs, C. A. McCormick, Clerk.
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(ZOOS)
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YOU CAN BRING ONE TO YOUR HOME
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And the expense-well, that’s our main
talking point.
A Hammock, a Porch Swing, Porch and Lawn
Chairs and other restful summer articles are
here waiting to make your hours of leisure
real hours of pleasure.
And there’s not a home that cannot afford
one or more of them at our surprisingly low
figures.
We Also Carry a Complete Line of
THE BLUE FLAME OIL STOVES
WHICH ADD COMFORT IN THE KITCHEN
EARLY BUYING
Means More Service From Your Purchases.
No doubt you intend buying a new suit this
Spring or Summer, but you think you will
wait until real hot weather begins. That
plan, Mr. Man, is a mistake. You cannot pos
sibly wear out one of our suits in a season,
even if you wore it eyery day, and the eariler
you buy it the longer wear you will get from
it this year. Then too, an unexpected occa
sion may arise any day when you would wish
you had equipped yourself with your new
outfit. Come in at once. You have every
thing in your favor when buying early.
We Handle the Famous
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