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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
GORDONSV!lLE

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GOkDONSNiiE. VA. August S.-Miss r.
FORD. after II pleasant visit as tho guest
Mrs j. H. Matthias. In the city. has
turned 10 her HON" IN r,Ichinond. auco
panied by Miss Helen Link. OF India napc
Ind.
Rev. AMI Mrs. w. l.. Kirby. OF West V
slnia. have been sprudin; tho woek rs
guests OF his parents. MIR. and Mrs. j.
hirby. In East Gprdonsvillc
NJ IL. kegiey uiid family left n few d.
slnce 10 spend some time with relatives q
friends In Amherst.
MISS Ruby Smith spent :, few days {
week viii, Miss Edna I'abcr Ell route fr,
9taunton To her home in Richmond.
heN hugh W. iludson. pastor OF tho G.
uo"sviie Pres5ytorian Church. accompan
ny MS faihliy IT, spending his vacation wi
relatives Ia Msdisonvill. Tcnn.
H"v. George Cook. pastor of tho Lu \
sdptist church IS on visit to his broth
Key. y. T. Cook. and assisting him III
series al meetings -; IN"hanitsvillo
\. -. M""uiinn aud family. OF Cnfe
Forge. haze boon spending the week "!
his Sister. Mrs. ". ~. DoNner I'm tho ci
g. y. I.cckcy. after - pleasant Wait
some days at ihc homo % Mr. and 81
i. II. Hall, has returned 10 his home
Baltimore. accompanied by James wris
of Louisa.
Misses Nlinc and Wiijic Moore and RI
of Nj. T. - cook, haze returned to III
homes in l;ichin"nd. accompanied by L.
Messeugcr. Hud sister Ji-s Doris Messens
81 Of, 'Ne Ety., YORK. S"d "i's Phoebe Cook.
H. Beverly wright after spending 70
days vita his fctlicr, Captain Geo.
Wright, in the city iett OH Wednesday
lls home ia Illinois
Mrl j ~. Mntthias ana two little graf
'hl!dr"". Mss,o'. Pau! aud Harry Mattht
spcnt Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Ford and family Ia Richmond
Frank j.' Saunders. OF Athlnnd. KY. sp|
several day this week at the home OF "
81. !. Dowinin
Miss Neiiic Goodwin. OF Alexandria.
been spcnding ;hc week with her aunt. IS
" T.. Richards In the city.
Miss Mabel Martin, Of tho Johnston W.T.
l!ospit"l corps Richmond, was tho gus.
and MIS- s. g. Martin
Mis- Rae block. after "a pleasant yi,iti
several wcci.s a. tho guest OF relatives q
friends tn Baltimore, Philadelphia and :.
York. has returned To hcr homo here
George Christian. ~ Richmond. and Z
tcr MISS Margaret christian. o. Ianov
mas been spending the week with their nu
Ms. g. - GfRves. 80 Weston" near toy
Mss Grace WiurG-;l. of Chariottesvi
WAS tho yncst this wcel. OF her cousin. NJ
J I. =. Snecd IN tho city.
Mrs. ". = Nnou AMI two children
Charlottesville. VcrH guests this week
her daughter. Mr. y. g.. ltidd
y. NJ. Sindiineer of Annapolis. Nd. v
tho gucH, several d,yr this week OF
par'nu. sir ANA Nrs. ". II. Sindlng
IN ;Hc cit,.
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sSn are on visit to her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs J. C. Morning. a, Moran.
Mrs. M. o. Reed has returned after "a
ueHshtui' Visit OF month TO Roanoke
Buena Vista. Lexington and Natural Bridrc
NV: Mrs w, p. Richardson and Mrs. j. =
outing at willoushby Beach.
Rev. and Mrs. Il. NJ McCorklc. OF LYNCH.
burg. are guests In tho home OF MIR and
Mrs w. ID. NJ. Stokes
Mrs. John Redd was II recent visitor In
tho home OF Mr.. and Mrs. w g. Veuable
Mrs. Bonur of Nashville. Tenn, is snend
ing some time with NJ ISIS Matte wo-
mack.
Miss Garrett Curtis. OF Washington. d. G..
came this week to spend some time with
her uncle. L. ID. Cleston.
Or. Stone. of tho normal faculty. has re-
turned from iowa, whcro lie has had
, work In tho Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls. Iowa. for tho past month.
Miss Aubrey smith spent the past week
In Lynchburg.
Mrs. H. ID. Zerno and daughter. Miss
Bessie have returned homo after a delight
ful stay of two weeks with friends at
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w Bondurant and chill
drcn. OF San Antonio. Tea. have been
guests In the home of J. i. Walton
Mrs. Il W. Hubnrd of Crewe. is visit
ing her daughter. Mrs J. NJ. Hurt.
Mss Luriine Morins Is at homo again
| after stay OF month with reia-
lives AT Brookncal AMI Lynchburg.
}. r. Irving t. spending his vacation with
his home people In Buckingham.
Mrs. q. e. Reed OF Buena VISTA, is sths
guest OF Mrs. NJ. G.. Reed.
Miss Leila Xcrno g. staying with Mias
Anna Dichinson. At liampdcn- Sidney.
Mrs. licury Lindsay and daughters
outing e, ocean View.
Miss Coleman Of crcwc. is a guest in the
hpmc % Mrs. II. - Moring
Mis- Mary rraylor visited frcnds in Crcwe
lhst week.
Mis-. William Anderson and daughter
Irene. ar" at home u:cr i visit To rcla-
tivc3 IN Bucnu Vista.
Mrs. Samucis. Of Front Royal. Is the guest
OF her daughter. Mrs. !. y. Spencer.
Judge Iiun'!icy und J. =. Walton have ro-
turned after Il pleasant stay at Craig Heal
Ing Springs
MiSS Cora Virginia Price. Who has been
spending the summer In tho homo or Mrs
., \. Price tx nov visiting In Charlotte the
. cues, OF Mrs Nunc Atkinson Burineister
route 20 her home Ia Columbia. y c.
whore she Is 4 member of tho faculty In
the Wun:,n'A college
Mrs. H. B. flournoy has been the guest
81 Mrs. II Baxter ruHGlc.
Misses Ntreic Bugs. Maude Taliaferro and
Fannie Berkeley are on visit 10 friends . t
Alton.
Mrs. II Stokes Zerno and little daush-
ter. Elizabeth OF Corydon. Ky. arc stay
ing some time with Mrs IL, r. Zcrno.
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BUCKINGHAM

Tines Disrntci
BlcIliNCi,AM ~. august nc met,
ing at th" biz tuh-ru.cl" ncsr hero g. tn
proSrcss- Sir Nugeni - preaching anJ tho
meeting VII clog. about Nupgus, y.
Misses Mamie ,,srnatt and Phillips
spence ot FarmVillc, have been staying
with Nrr sue Spencer here.
Mrs Lola Fret.rickf. OF Jacksonville
Fla. Is visiting h"r mother aud other rcla
ttvcs In Buckingham.
Mrs. L. NJ. Bondurnnt aud Mrs. - h
Hare arc spending the summer at Variety
Shade" their old home
Professor II. Bankenship, with his wife
and children arc visiting friends in this
county.
walter Garnct,. OF Chase city. Va. -p.n,
hiS vacation with his parents here
hias Bertha Tectcr has returned after
nn extended trip TO North Carolina. James
BraHtou nj North Caroline. Is visiting at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
How to Eradicate
All Superfluous Hair
Advice by n skin specialist,

As soon as women of -o-dny learn that
permanent removal Of ugly, ~cpuls!vc hair
growth can only lie gained hy reaching the
hair root and not by using common worth
loss dopI.ituTies. such burning DaStcs.
powders evil-smoliing liquids. etc. the bet
ter II viii he for their happiness and safety.
Nor can .ihc electric needle bc depended
uuon to give satisfactory results without
danger OF horrible scars or facial paralysis.
rho best means have ever found tina; never
falls TO remove all signs Of disiigurinS
prowths OF hair on the face, neck,
hands = = simple. inexpensive preparation
called Mrs Osroods Wonder. 1t IL abso-
luteiy harmless. cannot 'njGrc the skin
complexion and In surprisingly large num-
her 0f cases has Succeeded in killing the hair
down 10 the very roots. source OF all growth.
When the roots Killed lao more hair can
grow. You can get Mrs. Osgoods Wonder
from Tragic Drug Co. or any up-to-date
1ruSsis, or department store signed Money
caution you however not to apply this
treatment except whore total destruction OF
hair is desired. Advertisement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
Why Actresses
NeUer GroU OIL
trh.nttlcnl NntldN

nothing econ"srninE ths proicssion see
NOR. pu<z,iUs 80 tho dear old public TN
TIC perpetual youth % our ftinin,na the
bers. How oftcu NC hear reinarks IL,
why. I saw her e. Juliet forty years al
aud size doesn't ionk year "iHer now"
course allowance 8. rtadr for makeup, d
when they scc w on tho stage at cid
range. ihoy need another cipieuatlon.
How ,traugc women generally have
learned the secret % keeping tho face you'll
How simple 1t matter To get an ounce
nercoii2"I wax 80 she drug store. apply
Ike gold cream. and IN tho morning wash
of Wo knpw hos this gradually. imp,
Ceptihl:. abAorbS Old cutlcle. keeping u
complexion new and fresh. free from n
iiUcs. ssliowness or ovcr-rednos- We kno
too, that thir m"rco!ixed wax ~ tho rcas
actresses hoH'i wear moth patches II,
spots. p!mpics and ,hc IKE Why don't d
sisters Oh ;hc other s:dc o: the .ootligp
i"aru the reason. and pront ~ it?--Adyt
ilFeiaent.
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FARMVlLLE

lSrcciaj 10 rho Times -DispatcliI
FAkMNILI.E VA, August IS. y u. and i.
\. Davidson spout tho week ia Washing
ton.
Mrs ". W. flournoy and iii-sct london
and Min left this week for norfolk and
Now; Scotia.
Mrs w g. Vaughan. 9: Aahevillc. :. g..
Is on visit to her homo people here.
Mrs. =. II. Dalton and daughter. Dorothy.
left on Wednesday for Il Stay Of Two weeks
at Ocean View
Mrs. w H. Burger has her guests.
Mrs. Woodruff and daughter of RirminE
ham. Ala. Missca Fent:csg and Bel, Of
Norfolk arc also visiting in tho same huinc.
Mrs William Frank Fnllwcii and littlc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
MI ON HEREViENER5 TABLE MR
3RS2Iz=sz=sIz. ggzzSMSS6z.:a3zz2aa}0S2
ceS-&Ass &C. GU sTaD

on-Avon. not Stratford on Avon or
them he says:
I'm the wonderfully even perform
ance of tho plays throughout. the art
of the actors did not slight the nature
of the characters studied from low
that convinced of the dramatists
truth. if that ever needed argument
No part WAS sighted. whether high
or low And again, In speaking OF
Mr.. Benson, whom lie does not name
because he is naming nobody in II
record which Is keeping itself in IL
high fantastic air" he continues
This evenness WAS, OF course. tho ef-
feet OF unsparug vigilance in the adj
was felt I'm every moment pnd in every
detail. lie took such peculiar
~ difficult parts as Richard the Sec
ond. or King John, with an address.
that made them live so in the imari-
nation as to win your pity where your
sympathy WAS impossible: he was
specially trained. If not naturcd. for
Tragedy, but he could for instance
abandon himself unseIfshly to tho
comedy Of such 81 part as Doctor C.,i,,s
in ''rhc Merry Wives of Windsor"
Thou tho author says what struck
So many Americans last season during
the tour Of ;his company of players
that these actors made wildly dcljs hit
tul what he had always imagined
heavy voluntary drolling.
And those who DO not already know
Mr. ilowels must not allow them
selves to imagine that "'rhc Seen and
Unseen at Stafford on Avon is
heavy voluntary drolling:" they
should read IT and learn for themselves
that it is delicious ana Instructive
whinYy.
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tho home OF Mr. and Mrs. p. p. Clio
j. Is. Nowiin and daughter. OF Lyn
burg. arc visiting friends and relatives
thi3 county.
MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Boutwright. a
spending several mouths IN washing
are here again To make their homo 1T
place.
home here.
Miss Roma Garrett expects to resume
studies ut tho state Normal NJ ia
vile.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09

.'Ihc Cri,n" noct"r.''
By l.. w. loruuuE. The Iiobbs-
Merrill Company.
Admirers of Mr. fIornunr's STYLE,
who do not expect II Raf1es or even II
Bunny liz all his stories. will doubt
less enjoy his latest book, Tho Crime
Doctor" Under that title are really
grouped eight short stories. all CON
nected by a more OF less slender thread.
and all dealing; with tho commission or
prevention OF crime
Tie few characters that 1pirar
throughout the whole course OF the
book are all concerned in one caparity
or another with an esCapads by one OF
Eui.'and's Wild Women. which culnin-
at"S ~ the murder Of a policeman. and
the consequences OF that exploit appear
in most OF the stories. They arc all
thrilling enough "a near dctcctivc
tales. but Nj. iiornuns does not carry
out the idea with which he apparently
hcriu ,iir series.
His PRINCIPAL character. his crime
doctor. has the modern theory Of crime
rs a disease. aud in :hc beginning liz
promises to develop his cures interest
ingly. hut ne. or the author for him.
quickly drops scientific cri,nc-curin;;
for the moro practical and immediatc
effects uhtaiuru Ivy preventing and lie =
tcctiug crime, And. it ia Fair to Mr..
iioruung to say, tho first and accoId
murdcr"rs OF his stories arc worthy Of
any crime doctors preventive or do
tcctivc methods. particularly the first.
Who is tho Moriarty To the DOCTORS
IiolmCS. The other villain is OF
coars"r stuff but is Il proper rascal for
all of that.
AS tho author contrives the escape
Of S"arth-the first murdercr-m the
last cf the tales published in This col
lection. he doubtless has in view the
narration of some further adventures
his arch villa
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Lear. Misses Lille and Cora Huffman.
MIR. and Mrs. II. T. Menifec. &. e. Con-
rad and family. Floyd BauShcr. T..
Frank Hotel q. +. Hotel. Miss Gladys
Hotel and John II. Hoover and fam
lily.
Judge j. II. Fletcher. Jr. and Mr..
and Mrs. j. II. Hopkins, of .Accontc
Courthouse. nave arrived here to spend
SOmc Time.
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$6.98 pair, worth
$1,000

Fine White Wool
Blankets, 76X84 inches
the famous Diamond
Valley make; weight, 8
lbs. to the pair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
STARTING A VEGETABLE GAR
DEN ON SOD LAND.

] plan to start a vegetable garden
about 30Xl00 feeD on sod land that
was unable TO have broken last fall Am
! right In thinking that the work can be
done better this spring by spading than
by ploughing? What procedure do you
advise, including the incorporation Of fer
tilizer? Also, how should I use a wheel
hoe in preparing the soI?-F. B.. New
ark, N j.
One way to prepare this ground would
be to spread a heavy dressing OF we'll
rotted stable manure, plough to depth
OF at least eight inches, burying the sod
completely, then go over the ground sew
eral times with a disk or cutaway harrow
until the sod Is thoroughly cut to pieces
and the soil and manure well mixed. Just
before the last narrowing supply about
fifty pounds of a general garden fertilizer
obtainable at any reliable seed store.
Spading would take two men at least
four times as Ions as ploughing and
would not, in my opinion, be as effective
unless ''trenching'' were done. This Is
an English method of spading very
deeply and thoroughly, of which the de-
tailed operations are about as follows:
Dig a trench the width Of the spade
blade and twice its depth across one end
of the area, taking the soil In wheel
barrow and piling 1t just beyond the op-
posite limit of the proposed garden. Mex,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
HELPING READERS
SOLVE PROBLEMS

| want to spray some apple trees, some
about four and some about eight years
old. About how mucl spray mixture must
/ allow for them?-iI. y. 5.
Tho entomologist of the experiment sta
ton Of a neighborng state estimates that
n four-year-old tree, in leaf, requires
about one quart of spray mixture, and an
eight year old tree about one gallon. 1t
Will be safe to go by these figures, al
though We recommend allowing more
rather than less In order to be on the
safe side.
/ have oeen told Of certain Japanese
salad plant-udo, l think II is called
and would like to grow II, but I cannot
find it listed in any Of the seed cata-
logues. DO you know where l can get the
seed and do you think | can grow it as
far north as New Haven't. l.. S.
lido is Of quite recent introduction and
has not, we believe, yet been offered by
any commercial scotsman. There should
be no difficulty experienced in growing it
anywhere in Connecticut, and il is pos
sibla that if you will write to David Fair
child, Bureau OF Plant Introduction,
United States Department OF Agriculture,
Washington. he will be able to help you
secure some seed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12

shipping. private trade. home consump-
ton. etc. For the latter. however the
we'll known Kleckley Sweets. the Haiper'
Honey and Fordhook Early are really
satisfactory. One Of the seasons mover
ties that bids fair to attain much popu-
larity among the owners of small gar
dens is the Baby Delight, which yelos
fruit weighing from three to six POUNDS
and comes into bearing, 1t is SAID at
desirably early date.
OKRA. or Gumbo, Is Southern den-
cacv. but can be easily grown In TINS
latitude in much the same way as bush
lima beans, although the plants require
rather more space The essential thing
about this vegetable is that 1t be mar
vested early while the pods are tender.
In this condition they impart delicious
flavor and body" TO any sort of soup.
Many people also recommend slicing'
stringins and drying the pods for winter
use. while cannot see any reason why, II
Young enough, they cannot be canned
like string beans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
A CORNER OF THE JUNE GARD EN-.

or the city mains you Will be less con-
cerned az to whether tho months precip-
itation is above or below the average.
But II Is certainly worth while to know
ure 1t takes to produce satisfactory re-
suits In the garden. and what distribution
OF the rainfall throughout the season
proves most efficient.
According to the department. all one
needs In order to measure tho precipita-
ton is n pail or bucket OF which the d.
ameter of the upper edge is exactly lUt
inches and n spring balance or scales. As
II happens. many twelve-gallon buckets
have exactly that dimension: the depth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
TREATMENT REQUIRED FOR
MUSkMElONS.
FOR

MUSKMELONS are sometimes a bit OF
trouble and do not always reward ones
efforts with the best possible quality, but
when they do succeed they are worth all
the trouble spent upon them. Give them
the treatment which | suggested for GU
cumbers and get them as quickly as pos
sible 10 a good size that will resist the at
tacks of insects. There are two types
the pink or salmon heshed and the green
flcshed. or the former Emerald Gem,
Miller's Cream and Golden Eagle are
worth mention. the latter doing we'll even
on somewhat heavy soil. Favorite
green feshed varieties are IIackensack.
Jenny Lind. Rocky Ford and Long Island
Beauty.
WATERMELONS require the same
treatment as cucumbers. squashes and
the muskmelons Just discussed. although
as a general thing they need a slightly
longer season than tho latter. and. OF
course. more room. There is long list
OF varieties making claim to preryier
honors for various purposes, such as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12

are really up the upper or back edge or
the sash should be lifted couple Of inch
es for say couple OF hours during the
middle of the day. A little later II can be
left up from 10 o'clock In tho morning
until 3 or In the afternoon. unless there
comes decided drop In temperature.
Sunny days. too. permit OF moro ventl-
lation than cloudy or very windy ones.
At all events leave the beds closed at
night for the next couple OF weeks at
least. for sudden frosts can stu be ex-
pected. OF course. tho desired end is to
gradually accustom the young plants TO
tle outside air without checking their
growth in tho slightest degree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
THE PROFITABLE ART OF TOP
GRATING.

Having mentioned the grating OF roses,
this is a good time to take up the graft
ing or, as It is called, working over" Of
larger plants. The purpose. as YOU prob
ably know, is simply TO change tree
from a producer Of a poor, undesirable
fruit to that of a high quality, favorte
variety, whether the purpose is TO get
better price in the market or to give
greater pleasure in the home. Oftentimes
an old unnamed seeding tree can be
worked over TO any standard sort, and
not only the time but also the care and
trouble of growing a tree to maturity
almost entirely saved.
The practice consists of inserting twig
called SCION from a tree of the desired
variety, bearing at least one healthy bud,
In an incision in a branch Of the tree that
is being worked on. after a properly
made wax is placed over the end of the
twig and the sawed limb stub has also
been coated with wax. AS the prepare
ton of a limb for the process necessitates
cutting off anywhere from two to six feet
of it, it is usually best TO work on not
more than two or three main branches
in any one year. so as to avoid giving the
tree too great shock.
The grating wax referred to above can
be bought at most seed stores, but if you
desire to make il yourself you will need
the following: Rosin, four parts; beeswaX,
two parts tallow, one part; all by weight.
Melt these materials together and mix
thoroughly, then pour into vessel Of
cold water When the mass has become
hard enough to handle. grease the hands
with tallow or vaseline and pull the wax
as if it were molasses candy. When it is
OF light yellow color it is ready for use.
IL can be carried about stuck on the end
of small stick; but keep the hands well
creased when using it or you Will find
Yourself in a terrible state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
WHEN TO BUY EGGPLANTS AND
WHEN TO PLANT.

FGGPUANT-Th is another vegetable
very easy to grow when once started, our
the cause of much care and worry whlie
a Seeding. Better buy the plants from a
good scotsman about the end of May, un-
less YOU have n good. warm hotbed or
conservatory. When you set the plants
out give them the hottest spot in the
garden and simply keep the soil loose
around them. Black Beauty ana Ne"
York improved are the leading sorts.
LEXIS are relatives Of the onions and
call for about the same treatment. except
that they do much better il started under
glass and transpla1ted. Leave at least
six inches between the plants at this time
and work the soil up around the stems as
the summer progresses 10 whiten the
stems Don't look for large bulbs like
those OF the onion, for you will not fn1
them in the leek.
LETTUCE.-Nearly every one tries to
grow lettuce. and great many fail be-
cause they don't realize that it needs
something more than just ordinary treat
ment. In the first place. hot weather
makes the production OF the best lettuce
difficult; secondly, the crop should be
shaded from the direct sunlight while
young and should receive an abundance
OF water: and. third. 1t should be pushed
along without check from seed SOWING
TO harvest. There are really three types
the loose head, the butter head and the
crisp head In each group are early and
midseason kinds. although none does as
well In midsummer as in the moderate
weather OF spring and fall. Boston Mar
ket. Black seeded Tennis Ball and Tom
Thumb are excellent for forcing; Simp-
son and Morse are examples OF the loose
head type. Iceberg. Hanson and Brittle
Ice suggest the crisp quality OF their
heads. while Deacon. Cream Butter. But
ter Head and Black-seeded Butter are Of
the last class. or these the crisp heads
are best for summer planting and the rest
for the cooler seasons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
A LAP FULL OF ROSES.

Water should be applied rather gently
and only as a very fine spray. The most
important rule about this operation, how
ever, is not to sprinkle later than
O'Clock in the afternoon under any cir
cumstances. If the soil and the surface
OF the plant tissues are moist as evening
comes on they are counting the develop
ment Of various moulds and fungi. espe-
ciaIly the so-called "damping-off fungus,
which has lust about the same effect as
the deadly cutworm later In the season.
and which is just about as hard to COM
bat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12

But no matter how or when you plant
potatoes don't fail this year TO treat the
seed to prevent scab. which is the fun
gous disease which causes the ugly
tough roughened areas on the skin OF
many a crop. Not only is IT preferable to
have the tubers free, but even more i'm
portant, for If the disease once becomes
established in your soil you will practi-
cally have to give up the hope of raising
clean tubers on that land for anywhere
from three To five or more years.