The Republican journal., 1912-11-07
FOR SALE BY YOUR GROCER.

during the winter months, when the
price is higher. That is so important
from the economic as we'll as from the
farmers point of view, that it is worthy
a special paper by itself. In fact, it is
the writer's firm conviction, based on ex-
perience, that the winter production of
eggs will form one of the best sources of
income for the average farmer in many
of our northern and central States in the
future"
PULLET THAT LAID AN EGG A DAY FOR
72 DAYs.
According to Farm and Fireside an in
teresting egg-laying contest has been
going on at Mountain Grove, Missouri,
under the auspices of the Missouri State
Poultry Experiment Station. In this
contest one white Plymouth Rock pullet
laid an egg day for over seventy-two
consecutive days, which is probably a
world record for continuous egg-produc-
ton. The highest individual record made
during the first seven months of the con-
test was 1856 eggs laid by pullet. The
months were made by pullets laying all
the way from 156 eggs each down to l44.
SMALL BOYS CHANCE WITH GARDEN.
A contributor writes as follows;
81 live in small town near Detroit,
Michigan. This town, like nearly all
towns of similar size, is without an ade-
quate supply of fresh vegetables. This
fact does not bother me much, as | have
small garden fifty feet square, to be
exact) in the rear of my cottage, from
which l have been able to supply my
table throughout the summer.
But | also have small boy who. like
all little boys, is continually asking for
pennies. He seemed to have no concep-
ton of their real value. This. of course,
was bad state of affairs, and l decided
to find some way for my boy to earn
money.
"My former experience with the
grocer's meager supply of stale greens
Immediately suggested the sale Of fresh
vegetables. | therefore determined to
try interplanting, with the following re-
suits,
1.-The west side of my garden for about
five feet is shaded by maple trees which
are planted in the street. Things have
found, do not grow there in midsummer.
This strip | planted early to radishes,
a row each, of satisfy, parsnips, planting
vegetables start slowly, and the radish-
es mark the rows, thus making cultiva-
ton easy. Radishes are ready for sale
before they do any damage to the young
er plants.
/ Next comes corn, with rows three
and one-half feet apart and hills three
feet apart in the row. Between the
rows | planted spinach and beets, leav-
ing Just room to run the hand cultivator
between each row.
"Then comes the rows of tomato
plants, with rows four feet apart and
plants five feet apart in the row. To-
matoes require plenty of room if they
yield well, but they are interplanted the
same way as the corn.
1.-The rest of the space is devoted to
string beans and peas, with a row OF
pole Lima beans growing next to e
high board fence on the east. The fence
acts as a support to the beans.
"We have had all the early vegetables
we wished for the table, my son has sole
the balance (about eight dollars WORTHY
and the later vegetables look fine.
Next year shall require the boy to
do at least part of the work, because
the sales have come so easy this veal
that he has not learned that it is really
hard to earn dollar.
TREMENDOUS VARIETY IN FRUITS.
In an article entitled "What Varieties
of Fruit to Set" published in the cur
rent issue of Farm and Fireside, the
author reports some Of the work being
done at the horticultural department Of
the Stat Experiment Station at Geneva
New York. Following is table taker
from the article. which gives list Of
the number of varieties Of the different
fruits which are actually in the station
collection at the present time:
Kind No. of
VI,