The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-04

Uut OIL per cent. III 1871 o. per cent.
while the average for ten years past
has been only 500 per cent. With this
condition Of underproduction continu-
ing over so long period and with
populat ton steadily increasing there
would seem to be slight grounds for
fear that the apple supply will seri-
ously exceed the demand.
The sooner the barnyard fertilizers
are spread on the land after making
the larger the value which will be
realized from them. To do this work
most effectively and to make the ma
nure so as far as possible spreader
should be used. The success of many
a manufacturing plant has depended
upon the disposal it made Of its by
products. 1t is also true in the case
of farm management in the handling
Of its chief byproduct. the stable ma
nures. In any event. though neglect
Of them may not mean failure. the
proper handling Of them would insure
q much larger measure Of success.
There are a whole lot Of children
they do if the latter would show half
the interest in the intelligent rearing
of their offspring that they do in club
work and poodle dogs. From the
standpoint Of wonderful possibility Of
development 4 child from a time sew
eral mouths antedating it's birth to
maturity far surpasses flowers. pets
or any other creation and is al
ways responsive in ways which none
of these things can be. The need of
the times, along with cleaner things
politically. is more real kindergartners.
mothers who nurse their own children
If possible and take an intelligent in
terest in their physical. mental and
moral development instead Of delegat
ing the job to some hired maid.
The need for the rigid national in
spection Of all foreign nursery stock.
a matter to which attention has been
called in these notes Oh several Occa-
sions, has been given great emphasis
in the report which has been made to
Secretary Wilson by DR.. L. y. How
ard. chief Of the federal bureau Of
ed from q tour of inspection in Euro
pean countries. the primary purpose Of
which was to confer with representa-
tives Of the department Of agriculture
abroad, who are aiding in the impOrta-
tion Of parasites and other natural en-
emies Of the gypsy moth and brown
tail moth. the latter pest being intro
duced into the country accidentally
upon plants imported from Europe.
Quarantine and inspection. laws are
in force in nearly all civilized coun-
tries of the world but the United
States. which seems to be Indifferent
to the dangers which threaten its vast
horticultural interests. DIR. Howard
found that the inspection service in
force in nursery exports from Hol-
land was careful and reliable. that in
France worthless and their certificates
of inspection Of as little value. while
in England there was no inspection
whatever Of export nursery stock.
When in addition to the above 1t is
remembered that the very worst fun
gous pests have also been introduced
on foreign stock 1t would seem the
part of wisdom for horticulturists to
unite in a demand for rigid inspection
Of all imported stock as well as that
of stock shipped from one state to an
other. When such inspection laws are
in force there will be some sense in
attempts to stamp out the pests that
tnflict losses running into the millions
upon the horticultural interests of the
country"