The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-24

view. Pears VIII peo0uee Ifu1t on
rich. moist soils,s while peach trees
should be set on the thinnest soil on
the place.
Kansas took a step ahead as . fruit
producing state when che law recently
passed making the spraying for San
Jose scale and other pests compulsory
was declared constitutional. The law
requires orchard owners to spray and
otherwise properly care for their trees
Representatives Of the federal depart
ment Of agriculture and Of the Kansas
experiment station are planning to
thoroughly demonstrate spraying IN
several counties In the eastern part OF
the state this season.
The soy bean is being put to a use by
Chinese and Japanese farmers which
might be adopted with decided advan-
tage by American farmers who live in
sections where this legume does well.
The oil which is extracted from the
bean Is taking the place of linseed oil.
while the cake which Is left after the
oil Is removed is used with excellent
results as 4 substitute for linseed and
cottonseed meal as a stock ration. The
advantage Of the soy bean ia that the
growing of 1t means soil enrichment
and not soil impoverishment, as is true
Of both dax and cotton.
The regular bearing Of fruit by trees
which have suffered some injury. Sc
riously impairins their vitality. has
led orchardists to experiment along the
line Of a purposeful cutting or wound
ing Of orchard trees with the object In
view Of getting them to produce some
thing besides healthy and glossy look
ing leaves. In some cases this Is done
by removing several narrow strips OF
bark lengthwise from the trunk Of the
tree. enough of the bark and underly-
ing cambium being left between the
strips removed SO that the tree will be
able to heal. Another plan followed
with considerable success consists in
cutting q circular trench about the tree
to the depth Of three or four feet and
four or five feet from the trunk and
severing all of the roots which cross ii.
In both Of these methods it is we'll for
the novice to try them OH a limited
scale with two or three trees.
Next fall there will be inaugurated
at Lyndon. VT. Il plan that should COM
mend itself to friends OF agricultural
education in other parts OF the coun-
try. The characteristic feature of the
plan is a labor system which will en-
able too ablebodied students TO pay
their way with the work they do on
the farm connected with the Lyndon
academy. The expenses for the nine
months are figured ut $40 for tuition.
sos for board and room and SIS for
books. The boys are to be taught the
theory Of agriculture In the class room
and will work these theories out on the
farm under intelligent supervision.
Remuneration is to be at the rate of
IS cents per hour. or $25 month dur
ing the summer. This plan will en-
able many an energetic boy to acquire
| q helpful education without having ac-
quired a bank account of his own or
getting help from the old folks.
A friend whose acquaintance the
| writer has lately made. though seven
ty-fve years old and financially stu
ated 50 that he could we'll get along
without working. nevertheless puts in
most every day on his acre ranch. cul-
tivating. hoeing and raking. He works
in rain and shine and seems to enjoy
his labor. We asked him the other
day why he worked so hard. and he
told US he would be lost without some
thing to keep him busy and. besides. he
felt better and had a better appetite
and slept better This working within
the limits Of his strength is doubtless
the primary cause Of his rugged health
and to some extent for the genial good
feeling radiating from him. 1t is :
very simple means our good frien1
takes to keep himself shipshape anG
his view Of things rational and whole
some. but vet one might we'll be used
by many another elderly man with
gain to himself and those about him.