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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

Isidor Straus, merchant and philanthro-
pist, at sea: aged 81.
Francis d. Millet, artist. at sea; aged 66.
Col. ]. J. Astor, soldier and capitalist.
at sea; aged Al.
Jacques Futrelle, author. at sea; aged 81.
Il. Justin Mccarthy. novelist. historian.
former member Of parliament, at
Folkestone. England: aged 81.
Homer c. Davenport. famous cartoon
list, in New York: aged u.
H. Frederick VIII. OF Denmark az Ham
burg. Germany: aged 50.
70. Wilbur Wright, aviator and aeroplaAo
inventor, at Dayton. O.: aged y.
JUNE.
Z Mrs. Margaret sangster. poet and a's-
thor. at Maplewood. N. j.: aged a.
L Eliza Archard Conner. social reformar
and writer. In New York city: aged e
10. Lotto ellison. actress known for years
as the Little Magnet" in New York
city: aged Al.
o. Gen. Edward Stuyvesant Bragg. noted
civil war veteran who commanded the
> famous Iron brigade. at Fond du Lac:
aged s..
a. Field Marshal Sir George Stuart
White, defender Of Ladysmith in the
Boer war, at London: aged u.
g. Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema. the H.
nous English artist, at WiesbadsT.
Germany: aged IS.
JULY.
B. Gen. Robert Frederick Hoke, . distin-
guished Confederate veteran, at RA.
leigh, N. c.: aged IS.
g. Robert Wledemann Barrett Browning,
only son Of the English poets Rob-
ert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett
Browning, at Asolo, Italy: aged g.
A,.I, 7 ,1t-A \
novelist. at Banchory. Scotland: aged
"A. Fannie Denham Rouse. probably the
oldest actress in America, at Ohio
vile, N. e.: aged 81.
80 Mutsuhito. emperor Of Japan. at To-
kyo; aged 60. Succeeded by his son
Yoshihito.)
Is. Massenet. French composer Of opera
music. at Paris: aged 70.
DR.. Horace Howard Furnace. noted
Shakespearean scholar. at Walling-
ford. Pa; aged 49,
%. Rev. William Booth. founder and gen.
eral Of the Salvation Army. in Lon
don: aged So.
SEPTEMBER. x
1. Maj. A. X. Calhoun. a civil war vet
eran. journalist and author. IN Brook
lyn; aged IS.
s. Lieut.. Gen. Arthur Macarthur. U. g.
A.. retired. at Milwaukee,: aged 81.
Is. Ex-senator fernando De Soto Money.
at Gulfport. Miss; aged 70.
"a. Baron Marschall Won Bieberetein. not
ed German diplomat. at Berlin: aged
20.
OCTOBER.
Z. Ex-senator W, A. PETER. ono Of tho
Populist leaders in tho senate, at Gre
nola. Kan: aged 81.
II. Weldon Brinton Hepburn. United
States senator from Idaho. In WASH
ington: aged GO.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
STORMS AND EARTHQUAKES

JANUARY.
s. A blizzard ragged In the Mississippi
valley from Kansas to the lakes: IL
persons frozen to death
H. England blizzard hound. traffic tied
up and telegraph lines wrecked.
%. Z deaths In q tornado which swept over
southeastern Missouri.
FEBRUARY.
70. 20 lives lost in windstorm which
swept over Louisiana and Mississippi.
a. The middle west struck by a blizzard
which in some places was the worst IN
many years.
z The Atlantic coast swept by wind
travelling at the rate OF over 80 miles
an hour and often over 100 miles.
5. A tornado ragged over Texas. Kansas.
Mississippi and Missouri. causing
heavy loss of life and property.
MARCH
IS TIE south Atlantic coast states swept
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

ls, Herman Rosenthal New York gam
bier and accuser Of the police shot
dead in the street.
a. The balloon Uncle Sam, which left
Kansas City on the 9th. landed at
Manassas. Va, having Travelled 10
miles, beating competitors In the
Bennett elimination race.
AUGUST.
TO- United States army maneuvers began
in Connecticut s..,
L. Mulai Hafid. the sultan of Morocco.
abdicated the throne; Mulai Youssef
was proclaimed sultan.
H. The war game ended at Newto"n'
Conn.
a. President Taft signed the Panama ca
nal bill regulating the canal tolls.
SEPTEMBER
49, Gen, Count Marosuke Nogi the Japa-
nese hero of Port Arthur. and his VIE
killed themselves at Tokyo because OF
the death of the emperor
Is, The 5Oth anniversary Of the meeting
Of IA governors on the 25th Of septem-
ber 1862, at Altoona. Pa. was cele-
brated in that city
30. The Pulitzer school OF Journalism al
Columbia university opened IN New
York.
1. Trial Of the dynamite plotters at Los
Angeles Oct |, 1910, was begun In In
dianapols.
4 Col. Theodore Roosevelt was shot at
Milwaukee by would be assassin
named John Schranx.
le. The city of Vera Cruz Mexico. arose
in rebellion against President Madero
Gen. Felix Diaz. nephew Of ex-Presi-
dent Diaz. was at the head OF the in
surrection.
g. Vera Cruz. Mexico, recaptured from
the insurgents by federal forces
Is. Lieut.. Charles Becker of the New
York police found guilty Of the muir
der Of Herman Rosenthal on July 10
In New York city.
10 The French balloon Picardie won the
James Gordon Bennett cup by flight
Of 1861 miles Ga worlds record) from
Stuttgart, Germany. nearly to Moscow.
Russia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

Gilbert and Sui
Ivan operas in
America, in Lon
don.
Gen. Frederick
Dent Grant. SON
OF the late Gen.
U. s. Grant, in
New York city:
aged 81.
Miss Clara Bar
ton. founder Of
the Am erican
Red Cross soct-
ETY.. at Glen
Echo. Nd: aged
80.
". T. Stead.
journalist and
reformer,at sea:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
ACCIDENTS ON LAND

JANUARY.
q. Is miners killed and 40 injured by dust
explosion at I<emmerer. Wya
z. In a wreck on the Illinois Central at
Kinmundy. ILL.,. the former president
Of the road, j. T. Harahan. was killed:
dent of the Rock Island. and e. b.
Pierce, general solicitor OF the same
system.
10. A mysterious explosion killed 3: men
at San Antonio. Tex.
=. Explosion wrecked the San Bots mines
at McCurtain. Gala. burying over 100
miners.
a. s. miners killed by An explosion At
Jed w. Va.
y. " people killed by tho collapse Of a
decayed dock at Eagle Park. Grand
island. Niagara river.
1 Il killed and many injured on the Della
ware and I.ackawanna railroad in .
rear end collision at Gihson's Narrows.
N. Y.
& q killed and - injured in an accident
on the Ligonier Valley railroad at WI.
pen. Pa.
Il is killed in a collision on the chic;lgo.
Burlington and Quincy railroad ut
Western Springs. III.
NOVEMBER.
II. 10 people killed and IS injured in .. col
lision on the Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley railroad at Montz, La.
IL is people killed and u injured in .
wreck on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton railroad near Indianapolis.
DECEMBER.
4 Il killed and many injured in . rail-
road collision at Dresden. o.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

jam es Bryce.
British ambas-
sador to thu
United States,
resigned his
post.
The prime min
lister Of Spain,
Cana1ejas. was
shot dead in the
streets of Ma
drid by an an
arcllist.
The board of
arbitrators IN
the railway en-
gineers' demand
for in crease d
pay decided in
favor of the en-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
THE:::iD!|EATHRO[[
Noted People Who Passed
Away In 1912.
VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN DIED
Renowned Authors, Noted Artists,
Eminent Statesmen and Rulers and
Famous Soldiers Crowd the List.
All Ranks Leveled.

All Ranks Leveled.
JANUARY.
Z Alfred Tsnnyson Dickens. son Of the
novelist. In New York; aged 81.
l. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, U. 3.
NJ, retired, in Warrington: aged 6S.
r. Judge William Lochren. noted jurist,
former commissioner Of pensions. In
Minneapolis. Mimi: aged 80.
February.
{ Gen. J. b. Weaver, who was candidate
for president In 1880 and again in 1889.
at Des Moines: aged -.
D. Able Charles Loyson. famous French
preacher known as Pere Hyacinthe. at
Paris; aged IS.
s. Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, author and one
Of the founders Of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. in New York
city; aged 81.
MARCH.
Il. Rear Admiral g. w. Melville. noted
naval veteran Of the civil war and lat-
er an arctic explorer. at Philadelphia:
aged u.
3. Gen. H. Fl. Bingham. member of con-
gress known a. the father Of the
house." at Philadelphia: aged Il.
Il. Senator Robert Love Taylor OF Ten
nessee, a veteran in national politics
known as "F'iddling Bob" In Wash
inKton; aged g.
APRIL.
L DR.. l. x. Funk. author and publisher.
at Montc1air. N. j.; aged 3.
( Emily Soldene. vocalist, actress. Jour-
nalist and novelist. who introduced
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

JCNEA
French subma rine varship Vende-
MARE SUM- in collia Aon with the bat
tleship Saint Louis off CherbourE:
crew Of % drowned.
OCTOBER.
The British b. subm arine cut in two
by an ocean liner in Il 10 English chan
mel: Is drowned.
DECEMBER
10 British battleship Cent urion ran down
the Italian steamer Dei.na in the Eng
Iish channel and sank er with all her
crew.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

matum Of the
Balkan states.
Il. Turkey declar-
ed war upon
Servia and Bull
garia. Gre ece
and Bulga ria
declared war
against Turkey.
King Ferdinand
Of Bulgaria
joined the army
at the front.
u Battle at Kirk
Kilise between
Bulgars an d
Turks.
a. The Turks re-
treated from
Kirk Kiljse be-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
novelist. at Welding

States. at Uti- 9 by Harris & Ewing.
e.. N y: aged James s. sherman.
NOVEMBER
i6 Minnie Hauk-Wartegg, retired prin1a
donna, famous in the title role Of Car
men, in Munich. Bavaria.
g. Isador Rayner. United States senator
from Maryland. In Washington: Aged
81
q. J. p. Jones, former United States SEN
ator from Nevada. at Los Angeles. Cal:
aged IS.
=, Col. James Gordon. noted ex-Confed-
crate, at Okolona. Miss: aged 70.
%. Rev. DR.. Robert Collyer. noted Uni
tartan preacher. in New York city;
aged SO.
pECEMBER.S
L Gen. julius II. Stahel. Federal veteran
Of the civil war. in New York city:
aged 81.
L. Gen. Gates P. Thruston. civil war vet
etran, author and historian. at Nash
vile; aged Il.
T. Prince Luitpod. regent OF Bavaria. at
Munich: aged 81
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

field meet at
Stockholm with 12s points to sweden's
l0A and England's 66. Thorpe. the In
dian. won the decathlon.
J. Olympic games ended Sweden won
with . total of l33 points; United
States. l29; England. rs. United states
led in hrsts with Is; Sweden second
with q.
L Arthur Chapple ran motorcycle a
mile in 1915 seconds and 30 miles In
q minutes 50 as seconds. both records.
at Brighton Beach. N. Y.
:. Ernest Barry. the English champion
sculler, defeated Richard Arnst OF Aus
tralia over the Thames course for the
championship of the world.
{ Arthur Chapple drove motorcycle a
mile in g as seconds at Brighton
Beach, beating his own record OF July
. r.
sEPrEMBER.
Z. Jerome Trayers won the amateur golf
championship of the United States. de-
feating Charles Evans. Jr.. at Whea-
ton. ILL.,. in the final round.
8. The Chicago Americans defeated Phil
adelphia at Chicago. insuring the
league pennant to the Boston Red Sox
for the worlds series
z. Tho New York club of the National
baseball league cinched the pennant
by defeating the Boston club in New
York, 8 to 3.
Z. Matt McGrath made new worlds
record by throwing l6 pound hammer
. record distance Of l91 feet inches:
former record $50 feet inch.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

g - o n d 8 !; dis
lance about 300
miles.
The stralian
team won the
interna II nal
cricket m atch
by a margin Of
1872 runs in New
York.
Miss Margaret
Curtis Of Bos-
ton won the ma
tional wornan's
golf champion
ship at Man.
chester. Mass.
by q score OF
3 up and Q to
play.
In the opening
game of the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

!. Governor J. A. Dix pardoned A. T.
Patrick, under life sentence for the
murder OF William Marsh Rice in 1900.
DECEMBER.
: The Pacific railway merger dissolved
by the United States supreme court for
violation Of the anti-trust law
|. Garros, French aviator ascended 1902
feet, a worlds record. at Tuns.
}. A federal law regulating all commune
cation by wireless biography went into
effect
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
THE BALKAN WAR

OCTOBER.
l. Hostilities between the Balkan states
and Turkey were begun by clash on
the frontier north Of Adrianople.
g. Montenegro declared war against Tuf-
key.
10. The Montenegrin army captured Detch'
itch mountain. on the road -Scu-
tart. with nearly all Of the Turkish de-
tenders.
A. Bulgaria presented to Turkey the ulti-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

Los Angeles, Cal
/ Formal opening
Of tho Olympic
games at Stock
holm.
/. Jim Thorpe Of
Carlisle. Pa.
won tho PEN
tAthlon In tho
Olympic games.
:. Ted Meredith
(American) won
the 100 m eter
race in the
olympic games'
making q new
worlds record:
time Is seconds.
/ K. X. Nc Ar-
thur Of South
Africa won the
Olympic Mara
thon ut Stock
holm.
/ Am erica won
the track and
AN
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

ham. England:
aged 62.
Gen. H. B. Car
rington. U. S.
A.. retired, a
veteran Of the
plains and the
civil war, in
Boston: aged IS.
Nine. Judith.
French actress,
who was the idol
~ her day. rival
OF Rachel and
friend of Hugo
and George Sand,
In Paris: aged
q
Jam es School
craft Sherman.
vice president
Of the United
80 VA.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

Harsq physics react, weaken the
bowels, will lead to chronic constipa.
ton. Doan.s Regulets operate easily.
Csc box ut oil stores.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

A Healthy man is king in his own
right an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For impure blood and sluggish
liver, use Burdock blood bitters. On
the market Is years. 100 a bottle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Queer Intimidation

Queer intimidation.
TT is odd that the imprisoned suffra.
Eettes brighten the authorities by say
ing they will go on hunger strike"
''Why Is 1t odd?"
Because 1t is only an empty
threat"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
LOSSES BY FIRE

JANUARY.
.. The Equitable Life Asse rance building
burned in New York; persons killed
and 10 injured.
H. Nearly 6OOO buildings burned in Osaka,
Japan: loss Sl3.0o0.0oO.
q. Fire destroyed the Academy Of Music
and annex buildings in Pittsheld.
Mass: loss $4,000.
4 s1.5ooooo factory blaze in Philadelphia.
6 Hotel Downey burned at Lansing.
n. Fire In the business and residence Sec
ton Of Houston. Tex, caused loss Of
ss.500.000 and left 1000 people homeless
=. Young's pier noted resort at Atlantic
City. burned: loss 100000.
APRIL.
q. Tho great bazaar quarters in Damas-
Gus. Syria. burned: loss N0!O00.0o0.
10 Flames in the business district Of
Houston. Tex. caused loss Of l.00O.
O00
+. Historic old Eutaw House burned in
Baltimore.
Z 1000 houses burned in Constantinopls.
JULY.
/ Fire in the business district Of North
Adams. Mass. caused a loss Of $780, 900.
4 Thousand Island park swept by fire:
loss $4,000.
y. A 100000 fire in Vancouver. B. c.
SEPTEMBER.
1 Fire in Ocean Park. resort near Los
Angeles Cal. caused damage OF over
$5.0O0O00.
OCTOBER.
l. Loss Of 81, 10000 by fire in the B. and
o. railroad pier at Philadelphia.
r. Fire in the storehouse OF the United
States arsenal at Benicia, Cal. caused
loss Of over 81 100000.
NOVEMBER.
r Flames in tho business district of Put
nam. Conn.,. caused loss Of $4,000.
u The historic town of Washington, the
Texas cradle Of liberty" destroyed BY
IRE.
DECEMBER
y. Loss Of $4,000 by flames In the bust
cess district Of Cincinnati.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

Suffered day and night the torment
of itching piles. Nothing helped me un.
til used Doan's Ointment. The result
was lasting. Hon. John R.oGarrett.
Mayor, Girard, Alabama.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
~S
DISASTERS At SEA

JAN VARY.
II. The Russian std inner Russ, foundered
in the Black sea; liz lives lbost.
le. The British sta .mship Wfston Hall
wrecked off tho coast Of Aberdeen
shire; So seanea drowned.
FEHIa VARY.
Z Tho British subj marine torpedo boat
A-3 sunk in col lision with gun boat
Hazard off the ii le OF Wight crew OF
II drowned
MAJ CHI.
Is. American fishing schooner Patrician
wrecked OF Cape Sable: captain and .
of the crew drovs ned.
l6. 10 lives lost by tn sinking Of the Orr
entail liner Ocean after collision in
the English cham Ell.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

Meritol Hair Tonic keeps the scalp in
healthy condition, prevents the hair
from falling out, restores it to its
natural color and used regularly keeps
the hair soft and fluffy. For sale by
Fred B. Lowry, Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

Woodrow Will
son nominated
for president by
the Democratic
conve ton at
Baltimore.
:. Governor Thorn.
rs r. Marshall
nominated for
vice president
by the Demo-
cratic conven-
ton at Balti-
more.
/ The nation al
Prohibition con-
vention met at
Atlantic City.
n. J.
. BY q vote Of IS
to q the United
States sen ate
declared that
Villa m Lori
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

API
5. The White Star
liner Titanic.
sunk by COLI
sion with an
iceberg in longi-
tude COLA west,
latitude Al. 4S
north. at 2:2G
4. m. Out OF
2,Ns passengers
and crew only
107 were saved.
A m ng t h e
Americans lost
" ere Isidor
Straus and Col.
j. j. Aston.
D. Steamer Texas.
under the Turk
ish flag. sunk
in the gulf Of
Smyrna: 66 pas
senEerS drowned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

Naturally.
James IL absorbed in his business. :"
what Is it,"
Fixing up resolutions and legisla.
live bills"
Certainly. that is an engrossing oc
eupation."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
OCTOBER.

Z Ralph De Palma won the Vanderbilt
auto cup on the Wauwatosa course.
Wis: time hours 20 minutes 31.5l
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-05-15

very interesting competition will be
a menu for family of four for the
period of one week, worked out by a
boy or girl OF school age, and direc-
tions for the preparation and serving
of one of these meals preferably
dinner). The judges will consider
spelling, neatness, etc., in awarding
prizes for this menu. Other prizes
will be given for the best loaf of
bread, foundation cake, cookies and
doughnuts.
Canned fruits, jellies, pickles and
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-05-15

during the summer months after the
growth begins becomes available to
the plant at once and keeps the lawn
bright and green.
A thin coating of fine, we'll rotted
manure makes a good winter mulch,
but fresh, coarse litter should not be
used as it usually brings in great
many weeds.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-05-15
SCHOOL GARDEN CONTESTS.

A great deal of interest in school
gardens and garden contests is being
taken, just now, among boys and girls
OF school age.
Last year the Valley Fair, held at
Puyallup, offered premiums for agri-
cultural exhibi TO schools and school
children and to stock judging teams
representing these schools. Lectures
along the lines of agriculture we're
given to limited number of students.
The premiums and work were classed
under the Educational Department.
The results from this department of
the fair were most gratifying and
although something Of an experiment
last year, it seems to be a necessity
in the future.
This year the fair management aim
to enlarge this department. and hope
to have good exhibits and strong COM
petition in domestic science and
manual training work. Team and
individual contests in stock judging,
lectures on agricultural subjects,
"quiz" sections in poultry, dairying
and bee culture will be given similar
to last year. School competitions in
vegetable growing will again be given.
Prizes will be offered for best each of
the following vegetables: Twelve
potatoes, six beets, six carrots, six
parsnips, six turnips, six onions, six
roasting ears (sweet cOrn), three
heads cabbage, (trimmed of outer
leayes), three mangels, six stalks dent
fodder corn, six stalks flint fodder
corn, six stalks sweet corn, three
plants marrow cabbage, three plants
kale. About the only restrictions put
on the competing schools are that the
crops must be grown by pupils of the
school on plot of ground not less
than one rod square, and that each
contributing pupil must raise at least
three kinds of the vegetables named.
In domestic science, premiums will
be offered for both cooking and sew
ing. These competitions will be open
to any boy or girl of school age. One
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-05-15

can be controlled by spraying or by
removing with a knife, but if large
proportion of the lawn is covered with
these plants it is more practicable to
pillow up the lawn and remake it than
attempt to get rid of them by hand.
Iron sulphate is commonly used as
a spray for the dandelion but reports
from different experiment stations as
to the efficiency of this spray are
somewhat contradictory. In bulletin
1886 of the New York Station Geneva,
N. Y appears report where this
material was used as spray. Bloom
ing of the dandelion was prevented
and some plants we're killed outright,
while many of them were not. The
grass in the sprayed area turned black
and was unsightly for several days.
Work of the North Dakota Station in
bulletin 80 indicates that the dan
delion can be held in check by spray
ing about once a month with iron
sulphate using about one and half
pounds in every gallon of water. This
report states that by persistent efforts
the tops of the dandelions can be de-
stroyed and the plants will finally die
of starvation.
Whether it will pay the owner of a
small lawn to buy sprayer, spray
materials, etc., will depend great
deal on the size of the lawn, the stand
of grass, and the desire of the owner
to keep it clean of weeds in the future.
On large lawn with only a few
scattering plants of the dandelion,
spraying would be advisable to try,
at least. In many lawns long bladed
knife is the most feasible means Of
eradicating the weed. When this is
practiced the holes in the lawn should
be filled with soil and seeded to grass.
Heavy seeding in spring and fall or
even oftener is a good practice to
employ on any good lawn. The grass
is aways kept thick and most of the
weeds can be crowded out.
FERTILIZERS.
Ground bone is one of the best lawn
fertilizers. The use of a complete
fertilizer one year followed by ground
bone for two years is an excellent
practice. Where cottonseed meal can
be cheaply secured it is often applied
and makes a good lawn dressing.
Dried blood, tankage and fish scrap
have fertilizing value and are better
applied during the fall. Nitrate OF
soda used at the rate of fifty to one
hundred pounds per acre and applied