The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-06-27

Spare the hawk and owl, for they
prey upon the gopher and rabbit.
Where a soil is acid, will not grow
clover and does grow sorrel, an appli-
cation of lime tends to correct matters
A good name, good stock, good crops
and fine flowers are not matters OF ac-
cident, but are legitimate results of
painstaking care and attention
Geraniums and chrysanthemun-s are
heavy feeders and will give large re
turns for the heavy fertilizing that
may be given them during the summer
season.
Pound for pound, we'll cured alfalfa
hay is just as nutritive as bran, fact
the recognition Of which will lead to
its culture wherever climatic and soil
conditions will permit.
Burdock may be easily got rid Of by
cutting the root with a sharp spade
three or four inches below the surface
Of the ground, or below the point
where sprouts will start out.
The mosquito nuisance about the
home may be abated somewhat if the
old tin cans, pals and paint kegs are
turned bottom side up and if a screen
is kept over the rainwater BARREL
One should think the matter over
thoroughly and live year in the new
country before swapping the old home
farm with it's proved advantages for
a larger tract of cheaper land with it's
untried drawbacks
OnN now and then hears a fellow
say that it does not pay to raise straw
berries for home use. Neither does it
pay to get married, raise kids or be
civilized and decent, if only the fnan-
cial aspect is considered.
There is time for education and
development with the boys and girls
in the home, just as there is a proper
time for the cultivation of the crops
in the field. Neglect or postponement
in either case entails loss that is sell
dom made good.
A ton of fresh manure contains ten
pounds Of nitrogen, two pounds of
phosphorus and ten pounds Of potas
SUM, with a total value of 1874, while
ton of unbleached wood ashes con- !
tains ten pounds Of phosphorus and 100
pounds Of potassium, worth $72O.
One of the many commendable ben
efactions of Andrew Carnegie, the steel
magnate, is the placing Of $4,000 at
the disposal of Luther Burbank, the
plant wizard" so that while conduct
ing his many experiments, SO useful
to his fellow men, he may not be vexed
by the difficulties of making a living.
A friend who wished to give his
strawberry bed a boost ordered some
conce2trated commercial fertilizer, but |
applied it so thick that it virtually
burned up the plants in a short time. /
With this, as with a number of other
commodities that might be mentioned,
1t is possible to get too much of
good thing.
1t is not reasonable to expect that If
the youngsters are allowed to act like
little heather in the home they will
conduct themselves like models of ETH |
quette when they are out in company
or when there are guests in the home.
The veneer of company manners is a
very thin and fimsy article which is
likely to crack and peel off and reveal
the real thing beneath.
One Of the most attractive corners liz
the home flower garden may be made
by selecting shady spot and planting
there the roots or seeds of the common
wood fioWers-the bloodroots, Dutch
mans breaches, bluebells, anemones,
violets, phlox and ferns, Once estab-
lished and kept free from weeds, such
a bed will furnish recurring pleasure
and memento of the wildwood in
case one is SO busy he has not time to
see the flowers in their native haunts
The usefulness of the ordinary iron
rake may be greatly increased by rivet-
Ing sharpened strip of scrap iron !
three-fourths of an inch wide to the
back of the rake, which makes very
effective broad bladed hoe for lighter
work by simple twist of the wrist |
and turning the rake over. The rake
is one of the best weed killers avail
able when they ere in their early