The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-09
NEAT LAWNS.
tBy WIN II. Purdue.


Every years sees more farmers trying TO keep
tidy lawn In front OF the home. but there Il still room
for much improvement in this direction. Every sum
mer one may note many lawns In which the weeds and
grass have been let grow until they almost ar
high the fence. Paths through these growths lead
to the doors OF the house, but in wet weather per
son is apt to get exceedingly wet while passing along
these paths
II il generally true that the condition Of the lawn
poHrass the careless thrftless man usual.
~ has very mitch neglected lawn On the other hand
tidy farmer will try 10 have lawn that always pre-
sents neat appearance lie viii endeayor TO have
some flowers and shrubbcry the lawn and he VIII
keep the grass nicely mown.
II the lawn is already well set In grass and is level
all that Is necessary is TO purchase lawn mower and
the plot OF ground can then be made to present
very attractive appearance II there is grass stand
the lawn may be put In proper condition by breaking
up the ground In the spring and narrowing II until the
soil is thoroughly puyerzed Level the ground SO that
II will slope gently from the house. Then In ber
muda grass or some other good variety. BY the next
spring thick sod will be formed and a lawn mower
should then be used
A good-szed lawn can be moved In couple OF
hours with good mower In rainy weather the lawn
should be moved week and In dry weather every
two or three weeks Is often enough During long
drought the mower should not be used at ALL unless
the yard is sprayed Or tue grass may be killed.
RECEIPTS DoU8LE WITHIN YEAR
The report OF the Secretary OF the Oklahoma State
Board OF Agriculture. filed with Governor Haskell,
shows the receipts OF the Board for the six months
ending June 80, 1910 TO be sf2lO26, compared with
s6lS0s for the period last year The Board re-
ceives fees for issuing license permits and Agents
duplicates to foreign nurseries transacing business
In this state for registering brands OF stock foods and
fertilizer sold BY manufacturers and for issuing per-
mits TO creameries, Ice cream factories and cream
testers
ABOUT THE woMeN's AUXILIARY DEPARTMENT
fBy lrma MathewsD
The Womens' Auxiliary OF the Farmers Institutes
s organization under the control of the Board OF
Agriculture that is being rapidly established in the
tended for the OF the state who desrous OF
assistance along the lines OF Domestic Science and
Art Its work is so planned that the OF the
various clubs can take the work regardless OF the
fact that they not town school II Ia
plain work for women who desrous Of helping
Themselves by gaining additional knowledge OF the
home and home affairs that will help in the every day
Monthly programs issued from the office Of the
Secretary. These planned In such way that they
may he handled by the women Of the town or country
the woman who has library at her command and the
who has The programs practically
divided into two parts devoted to the Domestic
Science cooking, the other to Domestic Art
Ing The first part planned in plain, practical man
that enables all to get some good results The
topics assigned for discussion open to all and the
special preparation Is assigned to certain individuals
and Is prepared from bulletins that issued from
the state and federal departments. Such topics as
Bread Meats and How to Cook Them Care OF
MIX in the Home" Fruits" etc, taken up and
studied and discussed.
pan mas Deen arranged Dy which each county
organization may elect a delegate to attend a short
in Domestic Science at their respective Dis
trlct Agricultural School in October or November Al
this meeting the delegates from the counties
shall elect of their number who will represent
them a district at the short at saltwater
In January. The railway expenses to both the Dis
trict School and TO saltwater will be paid out OF
fund created for that purpose by the Board OF Ag
culture This nsures weeks work delegate
from each county and two weeks work to dele
gate from each district 1t is supposed that by ths
plan that the women who go delegates will be en-
abled to give much that they received to the ladies
Of their club and In this create added In
teres in the work and at the time be able to
help ca member.
The work Is growing rapidly and II is hoped by the
department that this year will organization in
every county In the state OF Oklahoma.
IRMA MATHEWS.
In charge OF Women's Auxiliary Work Farmers Insti