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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25

way celebrate in 1915 the hun
ded anniversary of unboken the Enghpeakng
This will be distinctive and golden the
history of the world The victories of often
ed but far thing rejoice the fruitful
triumphs of concord and justice
The plans for this particular observance have already knded
popular enasm in the British Isles Australia Canada and the
United States and expected that each of these countries will
active whatever program decided upon 1t has
been proposed that form of marking the entcn
nary ancestral Washington family England be
purchased through public subscriptions and converted into in
ternatonal monument Another suggestion is that bridge free
to all Travellers be built Niagara Falls linking Canada and
the United States Each of these appropr conception and
would be most desirable if they could both be carried into effect
practical certainty that by 1915 the pending treaty
unlimited arbitration between this country and Great Britain will
have become operative There just be DISPOSE
tion the of the delay this agreement
doubdy has the cordial support of the majority of Amer
citizens and its adoption will follow
In addition this the reciprocity pact between United
States and Canada will in all likelihood into effect the
future.
And when the of celebration arrives the English peo
pie will be bound together in heart and strongly
before and the rejoicing that will
perpetual peace among them.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
zow-oRcrARp TREES.

Commercial orchards of apples and
pears are nowadays headed much lower
than formerly. feet being a very COM
mon height for starting the head of these
trees, while with the peach and plum
the head is started even lower, is or 20
inches being common height
The reason for this is that in certain
localities where windstorms are frequenr,
the low-headed trees are less likely to
be broken, lose a smaller proportion OF
their fruit and are less subject to injury
from sun scald, as the low head Of the
tree serves to a certain extent as
shade for the body.
The cost OF harvesting the fruit from
low-headed trees is much less than that
OF gathering from tall trees. With tie
low-headed trees considerable portion
of the crop can be gathered by the picker
standing upon the ground, while with
high-headed trees the major part Of the
work must be done from ladders. which
greatly extends the time required to do
the picking and consequently. increases
its cost. Pruning, spraying, tl4mming as
well as harvesting will be found to be
more convenient on low tnan hign-headed
trees
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
THE NAHoN.AND GOOD ROADS

There that the not distant fu
government will its responsibility in the
of road building Several bills looking this end have
introduced session of about to
adjourn and though they will probably bring immediate
Suits they have opened the and in time the they
represent will be realized
Especially notable among those presented
BY Congressman Howard of Georgia. Senator Swanson OF Var
gna Congressman Lmhienm of Maryland The underlying
object common all such bills from the federal gov
eminent annual appropriations for period OF years to be spent
In developing and linking together interstate highways
Certainly there field of public enterprise in which the
government could itself properly or with
richer results It is equally important for the government TO
foster good dredge and improve harbors Tor
upon the nations isyitally dependent
precedent and history the building Of highways
of this country earliest undertakings IN the field OF prog
The Baltimore recalls this connection, that in the
half the nineteenth century number OF turnpkes
by local enterprises and that thus all the eastern
accessible That really the beginning OF
The fact that transportation by RAIL- ana
partly water remarkable development IN
roads Crops must still be hauled
the market and the railway station and the volume OF %
ell is increasing every year.
have already awakened to their duty TO
the people the construction of smooth and durable roads but
work supplemented and encouraged by the
national government great attans its due
success The many special bills having this end in
view introduced hepreent session OF congress
wholesome Indication of popular sentiment for these measures
but reflect the public IS demand.
reasseb regular session next winter these
bills measure should be urged vigorously for
adoption the people of state should con-
work in possible for such appropriations
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
GROWING THE ORRIS PLANT
Cultivation Is Not Difficult and Profits Are Fairly Good at
Present Prices

The orris plant is a beautiful Iris
There are of this species of plants
500 varieties. Some Of them bloom un-
der the snow. Some grow in water,
The flowers of some of them yielo
In indelible liquid dye. Some of them
have an exquisite perfume when III
bloom. One of them is the orris plant
Its leaves are long, thin, tough, widS
In the middle, and of a pale~green color.
1t produces, on eSsch- stem, several sweet
and fragrant large white or. blue, how-
ers In the early spring assasssee
The root, after being dried, possesses
delicate perfume. which has the pecu7
liar character of permanently, tbs
strength of the perfume increasing with
age. For these the plant is grown.
Orris is the commercial name for the
dried root Perfumers and manufacture
ers of perfumed specialties use 1t pow
dered and granulated as the base OF
their products.
1t enters into every face powder.
sachet powder, tooth powder, violet
powder and every other perfumed pow
der. 1t imparts TO the perfume of these
powders the quality of permanence.
The seat of the foreign orris industry
lis around Florence and Verona, in Italy,
from whence most of the orris comes
Like ALI the varieties of the Iris fam
lily, the roots grow near the surface of
the soil, are tough and tenacious, so
that the plant is extremely hardy ana
easy of propagation The plant will
stand the toughest kind of treatment
and still survive
While moisture rs good for it, water
standing about the roots causes them
to become soft and rot. Manure, or any
moist substance. produces a similar eff
feet and for this reason all manuring
must be In the soil and before the
planting,
When there is a drouth. however. the
plant does not die. The roots lie DOR
mant during the dry spell. and when
rain comes new shoots spring up, and
in short time the plant is fully re-
vived.
Weeds that completely envelop estab-
lished plants do but little injury, be-
cause the plant issA late fall and early
spring grower.
1t grows after the weeds in the fall
have died. and is at, it again in the
spring before the weeds appear. In a
comparatively mild climate the tops re-
main green throughout the entire win
ter.
| 1t makes two distinct growths each
year, sending up new shoots in both
fall and spring. The root formation is
regular and circular, new shoots and
roots growing from the outer rim as
the plant increases in size, and each
seasons growth remains attached to
the growth Of the previous season
At the end Of year the small feed
IersP attaching TO the under side Of the
roots partially die, and this portion.
after sending forth the flower stem,
becomes suitable for drying.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25

Mr. Graham White the British aviator visiting in
this country predicts time when may go in an air
ship New York and awake for breakfast the morning
dom There will be Atlantic aerial liners thinks
capacity and comforts of the Lustana and their speed will
redby than of odays floating Leviathans More
over they will become commonplace have the railway
train and the automobile
There doubt that with the sky heghen
and expand ones imagination, and this fact many will
tribute Mr. Grahame Whites hghfown prophecy the New
York World advises:
be
for
in dacep took the
should
n As h 4l3 /.
The Englshman prophecy would be accepted in Germany
with much less skepticsm than America there building
and flying of craft such well established and serious bust
that has become almost regular of transportation
Indeed understood that syndicate
planning definitely for trans Atlantic air ship.
For the immediate future however likely to be less dis
appointed if onne hopes individual sky
pilot who has crossed the big pond We scarcely need up for
excursion with our friends
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
Alfalfa WeeUiLs InUading the Vest

The alfalfa weevil is not native to
America, but has been accidentally in
troduced from Europe. western Asia,
or northern Africa, where il is very
common, and where, while more or less
restrictive to alfalfa, ii is probably
prevented by its natural enemies from
working serious and widespread ravages
The insect winters entirely in the bee
the stage, seeking shelter, before the
frosts of autumn commence, either in
the crowns of alfalfa plants, close TO
the surface Of the ground in the field
or under leaves, matted grass, weeds,
and rubbish along ditch banks. hay
stacks and strawstacks. Indeed it is
oftentimes found in barns where hay is
kept over winter.
1t has been estimated that fully so
per cent of the beetles that go into
winter quarters in the fall live through
until spring With Jne coming OF
spring the beetles make their way forth
from their hiding places and attack the
young growth of alfalfa as soon as
there is sufficient food for them.
In ordinary seasons they appear in
March and the egg-laying period usual
ly lasts from March or April until ear
ly July.
Some idea of the abundance Of these
egs and the extent Ito which the pest
may breed in vacant lots and other
waste lands where alfalfa has escaped
from cultivation and grows as a weed
may be obtained from the fact that In
one case a single plant has been found
to contain 127 of these egg punctures
in the midst Of the egg-laying season.
with the punctures fresh and new. AS
one puncture may contain anywhene
from a few to over 80 eggs, probably
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25

The claims of millet as an important
selling food rest upon the fact that It
is a good milk producing food. that I'll
yields well on good land. that 1t may
be grown as catch crop and fl hot
weather in some Instances after another
crop has been harvested
It's weak point as a soiling crop is
the short season during which 1t cstn be
fed.
The great points to be kept in view
in preparing the land for millet are to
have ii finely pulverized and moist and
as clean as possible. The question of
moisture is all important.
If the land can be plowed some time
before sowing the seed and rolled and
narrowed few times In alteration In the
interval, the process viii be found help
full not only in retaining ground mois-
ture a short distance below the surface.
but also In accommodating the same even
in dry weather. $3.50
Usually depositing the seed with. the
grain drill is more satisfactory than SOW
ing broadcast. and in some instances fol-
lowing the difference in dry season
between success and failure in the crop.
Sow from three to four pecks pei. acre
for soiling and OF various varieties. as
Hungarian. German and broom corn.
If large varieties like the JAPANESE
kinds are used, they are usually sown
in rows and cultivated. From II to 20
tons of green millet per acre should be
obtained from good and well-manured
land
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25


Old geese lay larger eggs and more OF
them and are, in every way, more reiia-
BILE than young geese.
1t is not always easy to get first
class old geese. therefore. If one intends
TO established flock it would be better.
we think, to buy geese Of good breed
from reliable poultry dealer. than TO
buy the eggs. The season win be saw
ed and the difference in cost is not
much. IT must not be expeced that
the eggs from the young geegs win be
as fertile as from the old. Old geese
rarely lay infertile eggs il they are NOT
changed from one place to another but
are allowed to continue their regular
habits under these conditions thev can
be depended upon to produce a very
high percentage Of fertile eggs
The best time to buy geese is ia the
fall. say August or September Always
use young ganders for breeding pur-
poses and if these can be used Oh old
geese 50 much the better.
Breeding geese should not be allowed
to become fat during the winter and
should have as much range as possible
and some water.
The. best layers are perhaps the T6u-
louise and DIack and White China. The
Toulouse does not set, but the Emloden,
which lays fewer eggs makes the best
mother
The natural feed of geese is grass
and other green things and they should
not have too much dry grain.
A breeder should always provlue plen-
ty Of green stuff such as cabbage. roots
chopped fine and other things OF this
kind for winter feeding.
The Matching should not be comnienc-
ed too early in the spring. because q
young gosling is about the tenderest
thing alive and does not thrive unless 1t
has plenty of young grass,
Goslings are easily affected BY the
cold and damp. so it is best to wair
until the weather has become fairly
warm before they are brought out
Many goslings die from sunstroke
and they should always be provided
with plenty of shade and water
If there is no stream near the breed
ing farms set tubs in the ground on a
level with the surface and keep them
filled with clean water.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SWINE
BREEDER.

The breed of white hogs is rapidly
disappearing from this country, more's
the pity.
Free range for hogs does not mean
that they should be allowed to run over
our neighbours farm.
With good fence wire as cheap as 1t
is today 1t is an easy matter to divide
up the hog pasture into convenient
lots.
Two pastures are better than orc be-
cause while the hogs are feeding IN one
field the other will be recovering and
later furnish much more attractive
feed than as if both pastures are use
as one.
The vicious hog that is forever break
ing out and causing trouble for one =
neighbor cannot be killed too quickly.
1t is a good plan to provide SUM
mer shelter for the hogs on a high
spot wher the wind will have a full
sweep.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25

Grape boxes Should be. covered with
wooden strips IL they are to be shipped
by train. or the local marke~ they
can be covered wiz fly netting to keep
insects from injuring therh
1t is Just as necessary to strengthen
the thin spots in the soil as to repair
the weak places in the fence.
What has become of the old-fashion-
ed farmer who used TO keep a Vicious
dog 10 catch his hogs?
Some men refuse to help their wives
and daughters make flower gandens OF
allow theE2 to have a piano or pretty
carpets on the floor because they don I
care for such things. Neither does a
mule
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25

gives 1t an attraction for persons of
taste and refinement
The orris plant possesses three
sources of income for the grower. An
acre is capable of producing 1000
pounds of dried root. 1000 dozen flow
ers and 10000 small roots for planting
after those for drying have been gain
cred. The value of these products may
exceed $4,000 per year
The plants are certainly hardy in our
middle ATTITUDES where they grow on
various types of soil, especially well.
perhaps on grayelly loans. They null
tiply rapidly and are propagated from;
the ends of rhizomes, the so-calleo
bulbs, which are cut off at the time the
root is dug for market The root not
required for planting is peeled, care
fully dried and powdered.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25

Fhe greatest help in our home is an
overland tank made or galvanized iron.
four feet square. 2S inches high, which is
over the kitchen sink 1t has a pipe
running through the floor and all you
have to do Is 70 turn the faucet. The
tank has an overflow pipe provided.
The sink has a cupboard where a great
many pans and Kettles can be stored
away.
This tank cost 81: pipe, fitting and fau-
Get. $3.50; waste pipe. $780, total $1L
In the Kitchen is also a stool to sit
on while preparing the vegetables, IRON
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
JUST uoRsEs AND COLTS.

Work horses should be allowed to run
out in the pastures at nights ia all
weather except during very severe cold
and storms.
Never salt the horses feed in the box.
Place big lump where he can reach 1t
and he will take 1t when he needs it..
The long halter strap in the stall has
heen the cause of permanent injury TO
many animals
A Cheap harness is really about the
most expensive thing on the farm. as
it sometimes costs fife
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25

The busy bacteria gets busy III the
milk almost at the moment It Is drawn
from the COW.
To squelch the bacteria and prevent
1t from souring the milk it mutt be
cooled Immediately after milking
Bacteria does not thrive in the cold
but in heat only. If you keep your
milk below 40 degrees the bacteris. VIII
have small chance.
The dairy cannot be managed just right
without the use Of a thermometer-snd It
must be a good one, no 25-cent Affair.
Green fodder at the tail end OF the
summer is relished by the cows as ice
cream is relished by the school
children.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
rorEs OF rHH uoa 1or.

shade for the pigs in very hot weather.
The small shed is always a necessity.
but this should be placed on very high
ground where the air can have q good
sweep,
The hog is pretty nearly all bundle
of money and he should not be neglect
ed in any manner
1t is not a common sight at amy OF
the stock yards to see large drove OF
hogs from one farm all showing the same
breed.
A drove Of hogs Of all colors and sizes
brings as much money as a drove o
the same breed. color and size.s
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
Conueniences for the Farmers Wife

ing removed the. works and put in their
place some shelves and drawers. In
the medicine cupboard Is always sup
ply of absorbent cotton, olive oil, lis
terIne, peroxide, witch hazel, liniment
and good pIasters.
In the kitchen is kept a box fastened
on the wall with two large screws. In
it is canned meat, canned soups. olives,
canned vegetables, a box of rolled crack
Ell crumbs, several kinds of Jelly and
anything else which VIII serve to get a
Quick meaTtsf f~e2eTr
The kitchen wood box is made in the
wall. the wood being put in from the
outside. The box has a cushion top
and passes for a handy seat when not
in use.
The bath room and sleeping apart
ments are on the first floor. This saves
the busy woman a great amount OF
time and strength. Let the rooms be
cheerful and ecozy, but cut out the brio
a-brac and things which only catch the
dust and make work
This overhead tank is placed on the
seconds floor in a bed room. AS 1T Is
covered with matched lumber 1t serves
as an excellent table for this room.
Water is supplied to this tank from the
cave trough which runs into one corner
of the tank The overflow pipe is To-
Gated on one side or the tank and con-
sists of a galvanized iron pipe with a
funnel about two inches lower than the
top Of the tank This runs through the
side of the house and has an elbow,
then a straight pipe to conduct II to
the ground and away from the house.
At the opposite side of the tank and
from the bottom is the pipe connecting
with the kitchen sink This sink is pro-
vlded with a strainer and drain pipe
so that no water need be carried. The
drain pipe carries all waste water away
from the house.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
1NDrvIDuAL BRANDS OF App1ns.

"A story comes from Oregon to the eff
feet that the big fruit growers in that
section are now growing monograms on
their choice fruit 1t enhances their
value in the big markets in the east. 1t
is claimed that a large grower of fancy
apples at Hood River now places the
Monogram of a prominent New York hotel
on a large portion of his crop. This is
done by FASTING perforated paper labels
containing the monogram on the cheek
of the apples while green. When the fruit
colors in the sun the words are left In
red on a green background. and the
whole design has the appearance of Eav-
Ing been stamped on In dainty ink.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25

Ensilage is not considered good for
sheep and If 1t is fed at all it should be
fed very sparingly and at intervals of
two or three days.
Turnips. carrots, and sugar beets make
fine feed for sheep and no matter how
small the flock is every farmer should
raise some roots for the winter feeding
sheep do not drink much water, but
what little there is drunk must be abso-
lutely clean.
Some people assert that sheep do not
drink water at all, but it may be be-
cause they do not have a chance to get
clean water and must sObsist on the dew
on the grass.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25

If not harvested it is not lost, as II
remains attached to the other parts OF
the plant by a small connecting root.
Among the many good points may be
mentioned the following:
1t will thrive in the open field with
out any protection in winter.
The plant is not injured by bugs or
es: it has no fungous enemies.
IT will succeed on land too poor TO
produce the standard crops with sue
cess.
Women are fond of il. and the beauty
of the plant, especially when in bloom
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
HELPS ron THE rARMER,s WIFE.

Heavy irons are preferable to light
ones. They do better work and more
easily U4
A very palatable dish can be made
from leftover rice IL placed in well
buttered baking pan-first layer OF
rice, then grated cheese covered with
white sauce until the pan is filled. Bake
20 minutes in a moderate oven. II
To make white sauce pace a lump
of butter in small pan on top OF tea
kettle. or over any temperate heat. When
the butter bubbles stir in a small guam
tity OF flour and stir quickly until per-
fectly smooth. Add rich sweet milk,
stirring, all the time and when il thick
ems 1t is ready for use.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25
suMMER ON THE pArRY.

At no time of the year is dairying more
unpleasant work than during the time
when pastures are short and the flies are
troublesome.
Now is the time when it paws to have
supplemental forage crops and to darlen
the stables and keep the COWS inside DUR
ing the hottest part of the day. The cold
weather during the winter is less dincuit
to contend with than the hot sua and
flies during the summer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-25

10 or 10 on the average. this single
plant presumably contained between
] 200 and 1900 eggs at the time it was
observed If these Matched and half OF
them developed into female beetles and