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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-11
Personals

YOUNG LADIES AND GIRLS. IF YOU
are going to work, why not work
nj the incest place and the place
where you can make the most money
helping. make the famous. Old VIZ
gInia 7Cheroots and Royal Bengal
little Cigars?4 at WHITLOCK
BRANCH AMERICAN CIGAR CO.,
Twenty-third and Main Streets.
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VISITORS TO JAMESTOWN EXPOSE
ton can secure lodging, and board IL
desired. in best residential section
Of Norfolk on line exposition cars.
For particulars address Mrs. w. J..
CASON. $3.50 Graydon Avenue, Nor
folk Va.
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Professional Help Wanted.


MALE TEACHERS WANTED L
Virginia School Agency wants three
principals for high schools; salaries,
STE, $50 and $50; experienced. Ad-
dress Rev. r. H. STONE, Manager.
Cupeper, Va.
TEACHERS WANTED; MANY SPLEEN
did openings; graded. high schools,
collcge5; music. art, goTernesses, etc.
Virginia teachers in demand. salts
factory service guaranteed. SHER1-
DAMS TEACHERS AGENCY, Green
wood. S. c.
WANTED; TEACHERS OF
mathematics. physics and chemistry
for high school: male preferred, with
some taste for, athletics;, also male
principal for village school. Address,
with references and testimonials,
Lock Box IA. Hampton. Va.
" ANTED. TEACHERS FOR SCHOOLS
and schools for teachers. THE Wiz
GINA TEACHERS BUREAU. Rev.
r. ". Cridiin, Manager. Manchester
Va
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WANTED, PERMANENT AND TRAN.
silent boarders. 107 North Seventh
(, Street.
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Boarding..

FOR BEAUTIFUL SEC,
ond story front and back rooms, with
private baths 1o3 e. Grace Street.
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BAKERY.

g. POUND JELLY OIL, csc. ;82-POUND
Raisin Cake, CSC; 2-pound Fig Cake
for 25c.; 6 Sloaves Bread, 2bc. DRINK
ARDS, 423. liz N. Sixth.
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WANTED, for U. S. Army. able-bodied
unmarried men, between ages of y
ana 35, citizens of United States. Of
good character and temperate habits,
who can speak. read and write Eng
lish. Men wanted now for service IN
crui,ang Officer s20 East Broad ST.,
Richmond, Va; 123 Sycamore ST., Pc
tersburg, Va; or Columbia Building,
Cranky St, Norfolk, Va.
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FOR SALE, ONE LAUNDRY WAGON;
two top buggies, one phaeton and
one runabout: all IN good order'
100 S. Eighth Street
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BROKERS - BALTIMORE
y HOUSE. WANTS TRAVELLING Man.
Liberal. ARRANGEMENTS. NONE
BUT COMPETENT AND EMERGE Ell
&c MAN NEED APPLY. ADDRESS
u $50, CARE THIS OFFICE.
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WANTED. "A MAN FAMILIAR WITH
standing hickory and white oak
rims, to buy, cut. and ship. State
agc, experience. time could report
Is for duty, With references and wages
desired Apply 1G5, care this
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THE TIMES D1sPArcH RICHMOND VA THURsDAY JULY H. 1907
Ma
ONE CENT A WORD
Miscellaneous.
UPHOLSTER1N0.

PARLOR SUITE, ODD CHAIRS AND
couches recovered and reupholstcrcd
like, new; slip covers made and mat
tresses renovated, for cash or on
easy payments. No charge for csti-
mates. CHARLES JURGENS' SONS,
Adams nnd Broad Streets.
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WANTED. HOIST RUNNER ON QUAY
4 Wall, Charleston Navy Yard must
III be expert runner, handle orange
peel bucket OH derrick, Address
Box 247, Charleston.
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WATCH REPAIRING.

~. { !. =, WATCH REPAIRING. ~
YOUR WATCH REPAIRED OR CLEAN
ed by WM.A TOBIEN. Jr., Il s a guaran-
tee that 1t Is done properly; 20tyears,
experience. Cleaning, 81; main
springs, 81. 40S East Broad Street
All work guaranteed. f4s
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WANTED, TO- BUY A NATIONAL,
4 Cash Register, keys from lc. to $40
+ or more, with retailqslip, total adder,
no sale. received on account, paid out
and charge keys. Apply to WHO.
FINCH & CO.. Mineral, Va.
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WANTED, a YOUTH TO DO GEN
- eral office work and collecting. Must
~ for right person. Address. with
references, j j04, care this office.
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Help Wanted Male.

ANY INTELLIGENT PERSON MAY
earn good income corresponding for
4 new spapers; experience unnecessary.
Send for particulars. PRESS SYN
DlCATE, Lockport. II. Y.
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MACHINERY.
FURNITURE AND MATTRESSES.

UPHOLSTERED AND
polished and china packed and
shipped. Mattresses made over like
new. Slip covers cut and made
Hair mattresses speciality. JACOB
4 UMLAUF, 7C5 w. Main Street. &,
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WANTED, THREE GOOD, ALL
9iaroufld machinists Will pay good
wages to good men. Address, with
reference. Box 500 Suffolk. Va.
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1cE-cREAN1.

HAVE YOU GIVEN ELK1NGToNs
ice-crenm trial? He guarantees
Satisfaction, Prompt delivery.
Phone 354O. 427 West Broad.
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4 MADE $4,000 I NF'IvE YEARS IN
the mali order business; began With
S. Any one can do the work home
! in spare time. Send for free book
let. Tells how to get started. NAN.
AGER, Box SEQ, Lockport, n. y.
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STONE HAND WANTED; PERNIA..
PRESS co, Petersburg. We.
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WANTED, "A HOUSE WITHIN TWO
or three miles of city, for the sum
mer or year; furnished preferred
Address II 17S, care this office.
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AGAIN OPENED; LN :
der old management; large, shady
lawn; good water: mountain air; ice,
milk, fresh vegetables. Terms rea-
sonable Phone; livery convenient.
Address ]. w. PURYEAR, Gordons-
Willie, Va
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WATCH REPAIRING.

HAVE YOUR WATCH REPAIRED AS
It SHOULD be-. guarantee all work.
O. r. HASTEN, successor to 1. Cod
dard, $40 e. Main Street.
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SUMMER TERM--sPEcIAI RATES:
During our summer term, unlimited
scholarships; all departments; VIII
be issued at twenty-five per cent
not avail yourself of this liberal Of
for? Call phone or write for cata-
iogue. MASSEY BUSINESS COLI
LEGE; 7Ob r. Main Street
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TANTE Dr}CARPENTERS FOR FRED
Is ericksburg. Va ]. Il. BRADLEY g.
CO.. 72a Main.
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PHARMACIST; EASY
place; Sundays off. age no objection.
Address Box 2o4. Fredericksburg,
Va.
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Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs
WEST VIRGINIA.
tThe Old White sulphtr.) Open juno Is.
Famous for It's sulphur baths. Modern
Improvements, with private baths Perma-
nent orchestra. Terms, Sic to. $40 week;
$50 to 500 per month. Write for illustrated
booklet. Address 49, -tys ttt
Hti GEO. A. MILLS DR., Manager.
White Sulphur Springs. w. Va.
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Situation Wanted Male.

"A YOUNG MAN DESIRES A POSITION
as watch, clock and jewelry repair
cr: also plain engraving. Address
5JINVILER, care this office.
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Miscellaneous.


LET Us CLEAN YOUR WINDOWS
.NATIONAI1 WINDOW CLEANING
CO. 1872 East s1ain Street. Phone
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TIMERS AND PLUMBERS.

$3.50 ~ 1A.> - ~ - W
L. w. DORSET & CO, els y. MAIN
Timers and Plumbers Everything
7 for the bathroom Also steel and
gas ranges furnaces, garden hose,
etc. Job-work done. Estimates
cheerfully given.
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THE RUTLAND" OPENS JUNE 29TH;
six milessfrom Richmond; trains con-
renient for business men: boating
and swimming: hot and cold running
water In house; reasonable rates.
THE RUTLAND. F.llerson. Va.
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HUMAN HAIR BoUGHr AND SOLD
+ at.HuGHES'S, 200 n. Third Street,
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FOR SALE. CHEAP, ONE NEW TOP
buggy Can be seen at the resi-
dence Of T. II. FARMLAND. at Mont
rose, or address Station B. City.
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PARLoR SUITE. ODD CHAIRS AND
couches recovered and reupholstere
like new; slip covers made and mat
tresses renovated; for cash or on
EASY payments No charge for esti-
mates. CHARLES JURGENS' SONS
Adams and Broad Streets.
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WANTED, BY MAN NTH BEST OF
reference, position. doing most any
thing. including writing, Address
IA WRITER, II n. Seventh Street J.
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FOR SALE. BEAUTIFUL, FULL
biooded French poodle pup. eight
months old, male. Price, sl5. Apply
6 s. First Street.
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FOR SALE pURE-BRED BERK-
shire and Poland-Chinas Pigs for sale
at. moderate prices. G. L. SIMMONS,
School Post-office, Va
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AND BOARD AT
10O5 East Marshall Street.
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SPEND YOUR SUMMER AT THE
HENRY CLAY INN Ashland, Va.
Write for booklet with rates.
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TWO VERY FINE RUBBER TIRE
Nictorlas very cheap. ". G. SMITH,
Fifth Street.
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AND CLEANING.

JOHN LA sToUCHE, CLEANING. DYE
ing, securing. pressing. 1913 r. Main
Street.
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CARRIAGES AND WAGONS.

TO CLOSE CUT MY STOCK OF PAN
eled grocery and dry goods wagons
at factory prices. w. 9. SMITH,
Fifth Street.
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REGISTERED PHARMACIST DESIRES
position at -Ronce; a | references.
Address X so, scare this office.
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FOR SALE, ALL KINDS OF BAGS.
BAG co. INC. ITO East Cary.
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WANTED BY EXPERIENCE
ed business man, in any responsible
capacity. either in store, office or on
the road. For particulars address
l. + 434. care this Office.
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WANTED. "A LADY,S MAID tWII1TE).
good seamstress and accustomed TO
waiting on invalid. Address. With
references. II Sc. care this office.
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WANTED, YOUNG LADY TYPE
writer, shorthand not necessary; can
travel II free to do SO. Room liT,5
Fords Hotel.
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SILVER SPEEDING RUNABoUTs,
pneumatic training carts, at w. G.
H SMITHS Fifth Street.
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ONE GOLF WAGON CHEAP. SMITHS.
K Fifth Street.
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BUGGY UMBRELLAS AND CARRIAGE
sun shades at w. G. SMITHS. Fifth
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WANTED, TO SELL ONE, LOT OF
church pews; can be seen at
FLETCHER'S, 4o4 East Canal Street
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AUTHORS MAY HAVE THEIR NOVEL,
collection of stories or poems, etc,
issued at once in book form. Submit
Ms. 70 BROADWAY PUBLISHING Co.,
sac Broadway, N. Y.
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SHIRTWAIST BOXES.

MADE TO ORDER; ALL SIZES, ALSO
Mating Covered Boxes in large vnrl
ETY.. SYDNOR & IIUNDLEY, Leaders.
. 709-711-7l3 East Broad Street
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LETT us CLEAN YOUR WINDOWS,
: NATIONAL WINDOW CLEANING
CO. 1872 East Main Street; phone
4 Sl45.
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TWO RUBBER-TIRE STATION CAR.
riages cheap. ~. c. SMITH. Fifth
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ANY PUNcTuRE FIXED FOR l5c.
each. Bicycles, new and second
j hand. All sundries at cut prices,
4 TOMPISINS.s, GOT West Broad
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ONE CANDY-FLoss MACHINE FOR
sale. Will sell cheap; used very lit
tie Apply ]. H. RODGER, Williams
L burg Va, Isl
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28
CUTTING IN WINTER MAKES
WOOD

There Is an old adage which says:
For wood prune in winter; for fruit,
prune In summer" Prof. Bailey says:
There is an exact balance between the
feeding capacity of the plant, that Is,
It's root system and it's food supply,
and the superficial growth of the plant.
The more active and efficient the root,
the larger the top. If we remove a
large portion of the top, there is an
endeavor to supply the deficiency by an
exceedingly rapid growth"
Winter pruning, by removing large
branches, Increases the vigor of the
tree, while summer pruning only
p{nches the growing points. The OBJ
jeet OF summer pruning Is to lessen
the number of leaves, SO that the
growth of the wood may be checked.
This should not be done too early,
as 1t may stimulate wood growth, and
if too late, the buds may not develop.
Midsummer is the proper time for
pruning.
Methods vary according to location
and conditions, In this state, where
there are more cloudy days than In
the West, more pruning is needed. The
quality Of fruit indicates the necessity
of pruning, and many defects in the
growth OF the tree which will effect
the quality and quantity of the fruit
may be remedied by the proper cutting
at a seasonable tfme.-Prof. L. H.
Bailey. Cornell College of Agriculture.
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weather of spring, and are uninjured
by frost; while others, like melons,
tomatoes and beans, require much
higher temperature and are easily
killed by frost.
Successive paintings Of the Same
variety of corn, or peas, or radishes,
may be made if that method of length
ening the season is adopted.
Thorough tillage is essential to the
production of good crop of almost
any vegetable.
If wheel hoe is run close to the
rows as soon as the plants appear
above ground, and this treatment Is
repeated at frequent intervals. the
labor of handwriting will be greatly
reduced.
The later tilling should be done
mainly with a one-horse cultivator
Very little hand-hoeing is necessary
in well-managed farmers garden.
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p.AlRy1sa ron PROFIT,

Unless yea can shape the rolls we'll
with ladle, Invest In a butter stamp.
It adds much to the looks of the prod
uet--and ieatss count great deal in
butter.
But, OF course, flavor IL the greatest
thing, and NO stamp will render rancid
butter satisfactory. If there is a lack
of freshness. don't work 1t over in but
tersnilk and think you can pass 1t off
Tor a arst-class article.
You may sell the butter once, but
YOU injure your reputation. 1t is more
profitable to be honest and offer the In
ferlor for what 1t is worth.
II the cream tneliaes to spatter,
poar cold water on the floor around
the churn and mop UP before COM
naeneing to churn. The grease will not
slnk SO much into the wood.
II milk IL kept In pans, remember
that air Is essential. Good ventilation
with the temperature never below
freezing will prove satisfactory
Those who have regular customers
not only get the highest price for their
butter. but 1t Is paid in cash rather
than IN store products, 1t also opens
UP good market for a limited amount
OF fruit and vegetables, not always
marketable at a country store,
As soon as the milk Is drawn from
the COW It should be strained through
. wire and muslin strainer.
VI AL buckets cans and other utensils
with which the milk is brought In con-
tack should be made of tin Rusty
vessels should never be- used.
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CROPS AMONG TREES.

The question is often asked: fought
I to grow vegetables or small fruits
between the rows of trees in the or
chard?" EYES," says one; NO" says
another. But under certain circum-
stances either is correct, though the
problem cannot be settled in an off
hand, one-worded manner. What is
right in one orchard may be entirely
wrong in another, and vice versa. To
obtain the highest success orchardists
must adapt methods to conditions.
Last spring neighbor told me that
he had just finished planting carrots
"all through the waste spaces in his
twelve-year-old cultivated pear or
chard.'' This spring met him again
and asked him about the carrots.
1.-THE crop wasn't anything to brag
about" replied he. "Fact is, I lost
money on that planting in various
ways. First and foremost, the trees
didn't do we'll; then it required much
more labor to cultivate carrot bed
than would have been required had
the orchard been left clean for har-
rowing. The extra labor ate up all the
carrot gain"
Another man has a two-year-ol
peach orchard, and grows vegetables
between the rows with great advantage
and profit. A fourth man owns five
year-old apple orchard. He, too, finds
that it pays him to plant cultivated
crops among his trees.
Briefly stated, the principle Of the
matter is here: Only very young or
chards can be thus double cropped to
advantage. When a peach tree has
reached the age Of four years, 1t needs
every inch of space An apple or pear
orchard may be cropped somewhat
|longer-say until the seventh year.
After this age it is not advisable in any
case to plant crops between the trees.
r. w. WILCOX.
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NOTES FOR GARDEN WORKERS.

Most Vegetables require rich soil B
An application Of forty tons of
manure per acre is none too much.
If this can be applied in the fall and
plowed under, the land can ordinarily
be fitted for the early planting by
simply discing, narrowing and plank
ing.
If the soil is in the right condition
for working, these three tools will
make the seed-bed fine and smooth
enough for even small seeds like car
rots and parsley.
This manner Of making the seed
bed saves much time over the old
method of raking by hand.
The whole garden should not be
planted in one day, because the tenn
perature requirements of the various
crops are quite different.
Some crops, like radishes. lettuce
and peas, grow best in the cool
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PIGS MUST HAVE GRAIN.

An interesting feeding test by Pro-
lessor Beachard Garrigus of the Storrs
Station, Connecticut, shows that skim
milk alone is too bulky for pigs and
that 1t costs more to produce 100
pounds of gain than most other feeds.
In this experiment the feeding ex-
pertinent was from July 10 to October
IA, or eighty-six days.
Three pigs, fed skim milk only
Weighing on an average 24.3 pounds
at the beginning. gained sixty-two
pounds in eighty-six days. The aver
age daily gain was OH pounds. 2,7s9
pounds of milk were required for 100
pounds of gain at a cost of s5.43.
Three pigs fed grain and skim milk
Il to ~ weighing on an average 24.5
pounds at the beginning, gained 119
pounds in eighty-six days. The aver
age daily gain was 1913 pounds. 935
pounds Of skim milk and 233 pounds
of grain were required for 100 pounds
Of gain at cost of s4.20.
Three pigs fed grain and skim milk
Il to 81, weighing on an average TWEEN
ty-ive pounds at the beginning, gained
ITO pounds in eighty-six days. The
average daily gain was 1873 pounds.
The feed required for 100 pounds of
gain was 1,341 pounds of skim milk
and 1853 pounds of grain, and cost
$4.36.
Three pigs fed grain only, weighing
on an average 25.3 pounds at the be-
ginning gained forty pounds in eighty
six days. The average daily gain was
DAT pounds. The feed required for 100
pounds of gain was 445 pounds. and
the cost $4.45.
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EFFECTS ON CLOVER LAND.

Experiments in Ohio show that lime
produces very little effect on clover
on unfertfiized land. Manure or fer
tiltzep must first be used before lime
will produce any lasting effects. 1t
is not substitute for fertilizers, but
can ba made to perform good service
when ussd In eoRnsetion with fer
tiiizsrs or manure. boil can easily be
spoiled by the uss OF lime alone. 1t
performs excellent ssfvies in liberating
plant food already In the soil. IT a
crop ia growing upon soil where lime
has been psed IL may absorb part Of
the escaping ammonia, and q larger
yieid will result, but this Ia at the
expense OF the plant food In the soil
whiaia Fsust he maintained by ferti=
iiHsH or manure, else the soil will soon
refuse to respond TO the action at the
lifae. all the material In the soil upon
wfiah the liHss can ast having haen
drawn Cit. Lime esFFeets acidlty In
the soil, saa for this purpose Is iH=
veiVabis, Sometimes soil baesFHes Ee
ssas that clever viii act thrive uReR
ii, and in sHeh eases iiFas Ia axaelieRt,
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BEWARE THE BOGUS sEEDsMAN

It makes me feel out Of sorts to read
the seed catalogues and see the tricks
resorted to to sell the seeds. Nearly
every scotsman tacks his own name
with Improved" to the true name.
and we have "Catchem's Improved
Leaning Corn" and "Skinem's Extra
Early of the Earliest Peas" Reid and
Leaning named their varieties, and
they are good ones. too. just as good
or better than the Improved" with
the new seedsman's name tackled on.
This is one Of the things that make
some Of our best Informed corn spe-
cielists say that 1t would really be
little loss to the world IL only one va
riety Of corn was left. and 1t would
matter but little what that variety
WAC, provided 1t was good, standard
sort, neither very early nor very late.
Leaning or Reid's or Silver Mine
would perhaps answer all purposes.
Since ! wrote the above I read an
article In "Wallace's Farmer" that fits
the case exactly. 1t says: Don't
commit the objectionable folly of
sending off anywhere for seed for your
entire crop of corn. Get the variety
that you know absolutely will mature
In your latitude and plant the bulk of
yeup crop with that"
That's the kind of advice farmers
need, for we all know that the men
who send far off for sesd every year
are seldom the men who grow the best
crops. Still If your seed is not wholly
satisfastery, and you know of nothing
batter pear you, send away and get a
pesis of seed eera, or busiaei of seea
cats and maize test on your ewa
iaHd,.-G, D, Lyon, ohia,
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ridges, not too high. and put in sets
eleven inches apart.
Take the plant in the hand and dig
a hole in the ridge. deep enough to
take in the set up to the leaves and
pull the dirt onto :. and with the fist
pack the earth on the root. making
cup to hold pint of water.
This mode is much better than to
plant in wet, soft ground. If 1T is quite
wet, when set is put In, It will bake
and you will have to wait for rain to
cultivate. They should be worked
lightly with hoe, and fill up the
water boxes before the water boxes
get dry.
The insects most likely to cause
trouble in the garden are the striped
cucumber beetle. Colorado potato
beetle and various flea beetles. All
these can be centralized by the timely
use of Bordeaux mixture and paris
green.
The man who invariably tries to get
the big end of the bargain, may be
surprised to learn sometime that every
man in the neighberhood is studying
hard how to beat him, and some OF
them are sure to discover the combi-
nation
Better have the piow sharpened ana
the reaper and mower repaired before
spring, Do it now,