Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-28
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ties. These may be stored in the cellar,
like turnips or beets. for winter usa
They are very delicious.

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Government whitsyvash,
Whitewash, as used by the govern.
ment, is prepared as follows: Take
one-half bushel unslaked lime, Stake II
with boiling water, cover during the
process to keep In steam, strain tho
liquid through fine sta n. or strainers
and add to 1t peck Of salt previously
dissolved by soaking In warm water, 8
pounds ground rice boiled to q thin
paste and stirred In while hot, one-half
bushel Spanish whiting and / pound
clean glue, previously dissolved BY
soaking in cold water and then hanging
over slow fire in small pot hung In
a larger one filed with water. Add
five gallons hot water to the mixture,
stir well and let 1t stand a few days,
covered from dirt.--It should be ap-
piled hot, for which purpose 1t can be
kept In a kettle or portable furnace.
The east end Of the White House at
Washington is embellished by this brill
liant whitewash. 1t is used by the gov
eminent to whitewash lighthouses. A
pint Of this mixture, properly applied
VIII cover one square yard, and will be
almost as serviceable as paint for wood,
brick and stone, and is much cheaper
than the cheapest paint.
Forestry Experiment stations.
Forest experiment stations will soon
be established In a number of the ma
ttonal forest states Of the west, accord
Ing to plans which have just been, COM
pleted by the United States Forest
Service. These new stations are ex-
pected to do the same for the develop
ment Of the American forests as agri-
cultural experiment stations have done
for the improvement of the country's
farmsJ As a first step in this work an
experiment station has already been
established on the Coconino National
Forest in the southwest, with headquar-
tiers at Flagstaff, Arlz. Stations in other
national forests will be established
later, and it is the intention ultimately
to have at least one experiment station
In each Of the silvicultural regions Of
the west.
One Of the most important parts of
..o "o.A " .ne new experiment sta-
.Aons VIM We tns il liii OF mouel
forests typical Of the region. These
areas will furnish the most valuable
anu instructive oDJect lessons for tne
pubic ~ general, Ior professional Ior-
esters, lumbermen and owners Of forest
land, and especially to the technical
ana communicative omcers OF the ma
, ..onai iorests. IN one recently estaD-
,.sned station on tne Coconino Natlonai
forest one OF the nrst problems 70 De
taken up VIII be the study OF the re-.
production OF western yellow pine and
tne causes OF Its success and failure
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An exce.siy., amount Of organic mat
ter In the soil has ! tendency r. nro.
duce an ahnndant Growth ~ y,nes, Mt
the cost of the roots On so,,s that do
not contain snff,cient organic matter to
produce fair growth, Of vine. theipota-
toes VIII he small and the Weld mn.
lsatisfactorv ,1'i
On lands that ara daf,c,ent In orpantc
matter. stable manure q racomnendad
as FERTILIZER Heavy applications az
fresh mannras before nlanttnc viii slim.
ulate the growth Of both wee,ls and, tho
vines. ii tha ernenses az ti,e roots We'll.
rotted stable manure nav he use,, At
the rate of fen IL fifteen cart loads 10 {
rho acro srrood. hrooa,os+ or;,ha,aoth
the ridges, and narrowed into the soil,
but 1t is always best to apply the man
ure with the crop grown the previous
season. In that way the manure will
become thoroughly Incorporated with
the soil and become somewhat reduced
before the sweet potatoes are planted
upon the land.
The sweet potato is one Of the few
crops that thrives equally well, If not
better, upon commercial fertilizers. as
1t does upon stable manure. On the
majority of lands the fertilizer should
contain to per cent of nitrogen, 6
to Z per cent of phosphoric acid and 8
to 10 per cent of potash.
A mixture adapted to the growing Of
SWEEP potatoes on most soils may be
made by combining the following: Two
hundreds pounds of high-grade sulphate
Of ammonia, 25 per cent pure;. 200
pounds of dried blood Of 300 pounds Of
fish scrap; 1900 pounds Of acid phos-
phate, II per cent pure; 400 pounds Of
high grade muriate of potash, SO per
cent pure.
Feed,n. c-.,n "a P...,.. o..
For a number Of Years II has NOT onlv
been a question with tiairymen whether
or not it pays to feed grain, 10 cow.
when ON good nost,,re Inf tha station.
have been in grave donht .ahon+ a IN
this subject one thing seeme, - bo,.
been certainly settled and that ia NOR
or very ordinary cows that q tho Sav.
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