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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
RAkdts is s11othc1' 1f1l1oortt&Qt part Of
capdGfI1fl9 ION Ca10t1Ot do it to well -
(cotufstEer Of DoublSday Taes, GCo)

ton will hold its first conference at the
Pennsylvania School OF Horticulture for
Women, at Amber, Penn The assocla-
ton has been formed Ito bring together
those people interested In various forms
Of agriculture and horticulture for wom-
en-. 10 spread information relative TO these
subjects, to bring producer and consumer
together and To establish an employment
bureau for women agriculturists and
further the work OF helping women to
earn their living In Gods sweet out-of-
doors" Any one Interested In these sub
jects Is eligible to membership already
the organization has grown at a tremen-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19

are about ready TO get the hrst or the
seasons crops into the ground. The very
hardest Of all are spinach radish, pars-
ley and peas. none of which should De
omitted from any garden. | VIII ADMIT
that peas take lot Of space Tor the
amount of crop they return, but as you
probably know. there isn't anything quite
to equal the first green peas OF the year.
especially if you picked them from your
own vines not more than halt an hour
before they were cooked Moreover the
very earliest, dwarfest varieties grow so
rapidly that they are ripe, harvested ana
the vines dug under almost as soon as
you think of planting main season crops
Within q week rom these first sowlhss
you can start beets, carrots, onions
parsnips, satisfy (oyster planb, kohl-rabl
and lettuce. OF tie first and the last TWO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
HOW TO FORCE AN EARLY CROP
OF CORN.

Buy or make as many paper pots or
boxes Of about pint capacity as You
have room for i'm your hotel or greenhouse
bench. and nh them with the usual light
potting soil Sow three kernels in each
aud give about the same care as you
would TO young tomato plants BY early
/ MAY. or whenever YOU can SOW corn out
doors. YOU will have seedlings that can be
/ set out. putting che box or pot TO "A hill
/ and simply tearing away the bottom so
/ that the roots can get through easily.
| Cucumbcrs and melons are often started
| this way.
! Rake Off The greater part Of tie mulch
/ from the old asparagus beds and dig up
the soil with fork working the rest Of
/ the covering into Il. Take care. however,
rot to go deep enough 10 iniure the
crowns, which by now have probably sent
out the first shoots.
In the ornamental part Of the garden
this is the time to increase your stock of
rcrennials. This Includes many hcrba-
ccous plants. such as hardy chrysanthe-
mum. fuNglove, snapdragon, hollyhock, all
the ornmcntal grasses that can he left out
over winter and the hardy, dubious plants.
Iris and other spring boomers can be
moved now. but ordinarily it is safer TO
/ wait until fall, when there is no danger Of
iniuriug this years flower spike. The
I method i'm any case is simple, almost
brutal. Just dig away the soil, or lift out
a good healthy clump, Slice it in half or
H. quarters with sharp spade, sod cut
ter or an old carving knife, and replant
the pieces as separate plants after digging
up and enriching the bed.
There are hardly any flower seeds other
than those of the sweetpea that can be
sown right now. But there must be plenty
Of young seedlings ready for their first
transplanting. Put them not less than
two, and preferably four inches apart at
this time i'm case they have TO be left for
a longer time than usual. Handle the
seedlings very carefully, leaving all the
soil on the roots that YOU can. Above all
things. don't let the roots dry out AT oil.
If you have to do the work on bright,
sunny day wait until late afternoon. or
keep the clumps of plantlets. as you take
them ont Of the first fiat. under "A damp
newspaper. AS soon 1s box or row Is
planted water it well.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19

For convenience the leaf is usually rolled
up and tied with soft string OF rama
fibre. The cutting is then thrust into
bed OF clean sand, sand and chopped
sphagnum moss, or florists cocoanut
fibre, either In a shallow box or In the
smallest size pot. The box or pot must
then be placed where it can receive
steady bottom heat OF rs to 80 degrees,
maintained until roots develop. The at
mosphere must be kept moist close and
warm, so a greenhouse is by far the best
place to carry on the work; elsewhere ii
is necessary to keep the box covered with
a sheet OF glass, leaving only a small
space for ventilation. AS the cutting be-
comes really established it must be re-
potted TO three and four inch pots sue
cessively. At this time applications of
liquid manure are very beneficial.
In the second method the slips are
rooted they are cut from the parent
plant. An incision Is made in the stem
at the place where the roots are desired
and small piece of wood or charcoal In
serted to keep the wound open. large
handful Of clean, damp sphagnum moss is
then placed around the branch to cover
the cut and tied in place with raffia. The
plant must now be kept where the temper
allure will not fall much below 20 degrees,
and the moss kept moist, but not wet, until
roots begin to show on the outside OF the
mass Of moss. The stem can then be cut
below the moss and the new plant potted
and given little bottom heat and care
full attention until we'll established. 1t is
well TO tie up the leaves of the young
plant so that they will not touch each
other or the ground at this time. Immedi-
ately after the cutting is removed from
the parent plant the cut surface OF the lat
ter should be covered with wax to pre-
vent excessive bleeding. This method can
also be used to make two plant. out OF
one that has become tall and bare of
leaves at the bottom. In this case the
main stem is slit about half way up;
when the upper half Of the plant Is re-
moved the lower portion usually throws
out branches and develops a new head.
The best season for this sort OF work is
from January to May
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
TESTING THE SOIL BEFORE BE
GINNING TO DIG.

zone more thought about digging: DO
not dig too soon, Enthusiasm drives
| many people into the garden when the
first few warm days proclaim the near
ness Of spring. This is usually long
before the soil IS in a condition fit Tor
digging. To test It push spade deeply
into the ground in several places in the
garden and turn the soil. Pick up a
handful of It, and IL il crumbles up in
mellow shane go ahead and dig, but If
a slight pressure of your hand VIII
transform the soil into n mud ball
wait!
In connection with soil preparation
lev down the firm rule never to dig any
more on any one day than can comfort
ably be raked and planted that same
day. Suppose you dug all day Of you
COULD and at night rain came. II would
be a very difficult Job to get that piece
of ground in proper gardening condition
the following day. Chances are it would
have to be all dug over again, whereas
if il had been raked and presented
smooth surface to the rain it need have
been only reked again.
ITO rake properly is perhaps even
Z
dig, but II is almost r. fine art TO rake
piece Of soil perfectly level. Deep dig
cling is desirable, but fine raking is nee
essary. for Il is the real preparation or
the seed bed. The surface nurses the
tender germs OF the plants, the roots OF
which afterward may forage for life IN
the under-scil.
The best way is to do the Job in two
parts. First go over the dug ground
and try 20 level II roughly. taking the
Jumps along as you go and burying them
in the furrow Then go back over the
same piece of ground step by step and
rake carefully, pushing the teeth Of the
rake into the soil TO their full length.
Push and pull back and forth until every
lump is dug up, every hill is smoothed
out and every hollow filled. A depres-
sion of two inches means hollow in
seed bed In which water will stand after
a heavy rain and drown the seedlings.
1T is good business to spend from half
to three-quarters Of an hour on ralking
piece Of clay ground 20X20 feet The more
thoroughly the rakins is done the easier
will be the subsequent cultivation ana
the more chance the seedlings will have
of coming through.
Sowing the seeds, which comes next.
seems so easy-I have often heard people
who never did it say. on! that's
cinch. AS a matter OF fact, il takes a
good deal of practice to SOW a row OF
radishes evenly, thinly and quickly.
Here IS one good way in which sowing
seeds may be done: Tear open the hap
of the paper bag where it is sealed Fold
a groove along the front OF the bag so
that the groove extends clear along the
bag and across the flap. Take the bag
between the tumb and middle finger OF
your hand and tap ii gently with
the pointing finger as you pass your
hand along the row 10 be sown. All fine
seeds may he sown in that fashion and
one seasons practice should make YOU
efficient. With coarse seeds the method
may, OF course, be changed 10 dropping
each individual seed as far apart in the
row as experience tells US IS correct
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
INTENSIVE AND SCIENTIFIC GAR
DENING.

Just how intensive and scientific garden
ing can be done Is suggested by the
methods Of an English grower OF vege-
tables and other crops whose movable
greenhouses were recently described IN n
recent issue Of The Scientific American"
The crop for which they were especially
devised was tobacco. which. being cX-
trcmely fastdious as TO soil and atmos-
phcric environment. withstands with Diff
nculty certain features Of the average
English climate. AZ the same time pro-
lection rs rarely needed for more than "A
few weeks at time. so that the expense
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19

OF building a permanent glass structure
could hardly be justified.
To solve both phases OF this problem
the gardener in question constructed
number Of houses 100 feet long ana IA rect
wide. similar in all respects to any green
house, except that their weight Is carried
by several stout wheels running In tracks
built across the garden plots at right
angles to the length OF the houses. Each
structure is heated by an Individual sys-
TEN OF steam pipes and boiler aiso
mounted on n wheeled truck. series OF
gears. wheels, etc, enables one man 10
move the entire structure, notwithstahd-
ing the fact that it weighs in the nelgh-
borhood of twenty tons. transfer from
one bed to another can be Effected IL Is
said, in not more than twenty minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
LAYING OUT A VEGETABLE GAR
DEN 10 BY IS.

Can you tell me how to lay out veg
etable 1S by % feet in extent in which I
want to grow bush beans, peas, beets,
parsnips. parsley, radishes, carrots, corn,
spinach, cauliflower and onions?-E. d. d.
| am sending you by mail rough plan
for such a garden that you can probably
adapt to your needs and preferences. For
data with which to work out such prob
lens, such as planting dates, planting dis
tances, etc, 1 suggest that you look up
tine April 1911, number Of 1.-The Garden
Magazine doubleday, Page & Co, Gar
den City. n. ", in which are three
planting tables and plans for gardens Of
different sizes.
have a peach tree which l fear is
being attacked by some sort of insect
] have noticed accumulations Of sawdust-
like material at the base of the trunk
and masses of gum little higher up.
A closer examination has disclosed that
these cover holes, extending / don't
know how far into the wood. What IS
the cause and what can I do?-F. T. *.
Your tree is infested with the peach
tree borer, which is a small, white, hard
headed worm. the larva or grub OF
small beetle. The only way TO combat IT
after II has once got into the tree is 70
insert a pointed, flexible instrument into
the hole and run II up the full length OIL
the cavity until the borer IS destroyed.
Various washes are recommended as a
preventive of such injuries, but none has
received universal appreciation. A course
Ipynf " A
Surface, OF Pennsylvania, and others
consists OF digging the soil away from The
base of the tree and the upper part Of
the root system, removing all dirt and
loose bark with an old broom or
scrubbing brush and applying thick
coating Of white lead and pure hnseed
oil of the consistency OF thick cream 70
the exposed roots and for eighteen inches
or so I'D the trunk. When the paint -
dry replace the soil This should be done
anv time UP to the middle Of June and
repeated I'm late fall the first year After
that once in eighteen months or so, or
whenever the preceding coat fails TO al
ford protection.
have noticed that Swiss chard lives
through the winter in this section ana
comes UP again nicely I'm the spring. VIII
Won tell me whether it is a biennial, max
ing seed only the second season, or
whether il can be left on the ground ana
used as greens two years I'm succession
thereby saving the trouble o. second
planting. Miss J. b. l..
Swiss chard. being simply form or
strain OF beet which has chosen 10 de-
velop thick, succulent leaf stalks and
large. wrinkled leaves instead of swollen
root, is therefore a true biennial-that Is,
it makes its root growth the first season,
sends up n seed stalk and produces seed
the second, and then dies. II is possible
that a few good leaves could be obtained
the second year before the seed stalk
fully develops, but | do not think II
would pay 70 count on this. Certainly II
is not a common practice to leave the
plant when fitting the soil for the second
seasons garden, except among growers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
SLIPPING A RUBBER PLANT AND
CARING FOR 1T.

fIease tell me how To slip" a rubber
pant ana what care to give the plant
after II has been slipped-A. u. G.
Ihere are two ways OF propagating or
increasing rubber plants. The first makes
use OF small cuttings or slips" like those
OF seranium or any other house plant.
These need bear but one eye or bud. and
II the branch from which they are cut ~
very thick only half OF IL need he ,olsen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
Of soil IS fctlp-fiftha Of good safd&r
ing COURTESY Of DOUBLEDAY, PAat SNo)

The cost Of such apparatus is about 20
per cent more than that OF the ordinary
type Of greenhouse; but, considering that
II enables one TO insure safety from frost
TO successive crops when I'm the most sus-
ceptible stage of their development and
still leaves them all the benefits OF being
outdoors whenever the weather is con-
geuial-while in the mean time som" other
Seeding IS being similarly protected
realizing these things. the increase over
the average cost is relatively inconsider-
able.
To the best Of my knowledge this
scheme is without parallel on this side
Of the Atlantic. II il safe TO assume,
however. that since the thing has been
proved possible. the plan will not have to
wait long for adaptation once our garden
cfs decide that il T. really necessary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19

ever there is an empty furrow MI IL
with manure. and when a bed fifteen 10
twenty feet long is dug to width or
ten feet stop the digging long enough
10 make that bed level and get the
Jumps of the surface into the furrow.
After that proceed in the same way until
enough soil is dug to begin raking and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19

,-.,o-,. No,.-A feature of this department
a. tba ofrer 10 its readers OF free advice ana
assistance in regard 10 their garden problems,
Inquiries received up 20 WEDNESDAY alieruVun
vii N nossihl. be answered in the following
sundays Tribune II a personal answer Is
desired in addition 10 or instead OF reply u,
these columns. inclose with your inquiry
stamped addressed envelope.l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
WOMAN'S AGRICULTURAL CON-
VENTlON.

An interesting step in both feminist and
horticultural development is announced
for May l6 when the Woman's National
Agricultural and Horticultural Associa-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
KEEPING UP WITH
GARDEN ROUTINE

Assuming that you have already done
some Of the work described above. or
that YOU will Immediately begin it, you
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
DlNGEE ROSES
Sturdy A. Oaks-Founded ieo'
is FOR S1.00

croyfrr "a sneciaitv. With seventy -
houses and stock Of over million y, q,
We may fairly claim 10 be the leading y. n
Growers of America. once a year W .. !.
mis- snecioi offer. sent by mail prepaid . : :
postoflcc I'm the T. s. Satisfaction 80 (:
arrival guaranteed. Zach variety iao' ~,
peril. strong plants. hardy ~ 80, "a,
kinds no two alike. All on '-.. ~, =
lection includes three great Roses, - p,,.
American Beauty-a real AmeH an. 4
hardy everywhere; Pink Maman 80. foSJ psfsis
OF tho best garden roses, and Doros,nY' .srs I.
a handsome pink Rambler We VIII
with every order -. c,trrRE
NEW GUIDE TO RO>t
Catalog for the Asking co
THE DINGEE & C0NAkp W
RoN Y. W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19

warmth Of living room conservatory or
grppuhougp
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-03-26
PRICES ON LUMBER AND
TuRPENTIN|E: ADVANCING.
Mills Compelled to Double
Their Forces to Meet Demands

That's what we like and what we hope to see soon
hrt conditions must be faced they right now.
With the saw mills shut down and forces reduced and money
scarce every cent must be made count.
Folks must eat regardless Of whether the mill runs or not
and we have made prices large stock of etc. to
suit present conditions
Send US list of and let you prices no
matter how small the order it's business to money on
the small orders we'll as the large ones.
CLOSER PRICES and LARGER SALES, is the way we are
making things hum and keepinga large stock moving while many
merchants are wasting their time crying hard times.
Write price lists Send US your orders and let US add
YOUR name 20 list Of satisfied customers to whom we are
making shipments daily in two states
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-03-26
Sheriff Sale. No. 2316.
TyIertoWn Bank
Us.
Darlington Bros. Ltd.

Burlington Bros. Ltd.
Notice is hereby given thatby virtue
of a writ of seizure and sale, issued
out of the Is Judicial District Court CT
Louisiana, in and for Washington Par
Ish, in the above entitled cause. anG
to me directed, | will proceed to s4it
at public auction to the last and high
est bidder on,
Saturday, March - 1914
at the principal front door Of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
legal sale hours for judicial sales, the
following described property to-wit:
Lots and2 of square - of the town
of FrankIinton, Washington Parish,
La, as perpIat on file in the office of
the Cierkof Court, for Washington Par
ish, La.
Terms OF Sale: Cash without APP
| praisement.
This 19ht day of February, 1914.
T.J. Simmons. Sheriff.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-03-26
Sheriff Sale. No, 1915.
hampton Realty Company
VS..
DARLINGTON Bros, Ltd.

Darlington Bros, Ltd.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
the of an order of seizure and sale is
sued out of the Goth judicial District
Court of Louisiana, in and for the
above entitled cause and to me direct
ed, | will proceed to sell at Public
auction to the last and highest bidder
on
Saturday, April t, 1914
at the principal front door of the
courthouse at Franklinton, La, be-
tween the legal sale hours for judicial
sales, the following described proper
ty, towlt;
Squares Nos. IS, 70, PSI and 2O7,
. lots 5, 6, and 7, square 2l1, lots 5. 6, 7
and 8, square 213, lots 2, 5, 6, 7 and s,
square 214, lots 8 and 4, square. 2l5,
lot 2, square $50, lots and ?, square
III, lots 1, 2, 3, 4 5, 6 and 7. square
2l9, lots 5. g.. 7, 8, square 220, all of
square 225. lots /, 2, 3, 4, 8, 6, I, s,
square 226. square 800, square 23l less
let No. /, squares Nos. $50, PSI, 252,
. 253. 254, 26O, 26l, 262, 1853, 26I, 265.
266, 267. 26S and fractional north half
of square 269. fractional northern part
of sqnare $50, squares 2sl, 2Ss, 2S3,
less tot No. 2, squares Nos 2s4, 2s5,
1856, 2S7, 2ss, 2S9, 294, 300; 296. 1913.
299, and 300. lots Nos, I and 5, square
No sol, square 3u3, less lots : and S,
square No. 3l4 lotsS2. 3, A, 5, 6 and 7,
square $40, square BIZ, less,Iuls 3 and
4. squares Nos. 31s. 319. 800, 321, 322
.,j|23, 324, 1921. 32S, 329, $50, 331, 3333,
B SssS4 1856, $3.50. 35l. 1852, 353, 554
ass, 356, 357; 1858, $50, $50, 36l, 1862
a3 1888. 1854, 800, 800, 367 and 3'h, squares
Nos 1888, 3S4, 33S3, $50, lS7, 3oS, 389
$40 ;SS9l, 1872. 1913, 394, 395. 5y5. 3Ji. 1898
800 and 400, lots B, and 7, square
No. 200. lots 1877 ahu 1863. square AZ
lot and pait-ol lot 4, square No. 80
fractional lots and s square 81
squares Nos 10, 20 and q, all in the
!. town OF Franklinton, La.
FERNS of Sale. lash.
This Gath day of February, 1914.
I, J.. Simmons, Sheliif,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-03-26
Sheriff Sale.-NO. 2343.
". L. Young, Etc.
NSS
Lr,,n..t q .S.cAtt

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of seizure and sale, issued
out of the Goth Judicial District Court
of Louisiana, in and for Washington
parish, in the above entitled cause
and to me directed. | will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder, on
Saturday, April -, 1914
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours Cor judicial sales,
The following described property, to-
wit:
The ne. of nei Sec. 20, TIP. ? s., R.
II e., St. Helena meridian: n - of
the nw4, Sec. II, TIP. s., r. II e., st.
Helena meridian. The W ID of the
swi, Sec, 8, TIP. ? s, r. II e.. st,
Helena meridian.
The timber on the above described
lands is not included herein, as well
as the rights of way over SAID lands.
Terms of sale: Cash withoal bene.
fit of appralsement.
This 18th day Of March, 1914,
r. J. Simmons, Sheriff.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-03-26
Is This An Improvement?

.
Not long ago we revisited a,
very brisk little city we had
known fairly we'll several years
before, when its estate was
humber. There were many i'm
provements and we heard O.
great deal about them. Among
them were 40 less than four
notably large AMI costly churches
each of them, In fact, rather
larger aud more costly than VRe
should expect To find ia q place
|of that Size and wealth.
We were told how much the
new churches cost aud invited to
Fad mire their architecture, which
me- altifally attempted to do
Ibut with no rent success. We
were told which denomination
began II BIZ putting UP an ediace
/ tflat outshone anything in town,
and which one spnrred by no.
Bic emulation next followed snit.
We heard much about The
1churches ne aning the edifces
and that was all we did hear
labout church during our soiourn
/ Apparently the most cons piciolls
thing that religion had to Say fol
Itself was pressed ii NJ mans
i ions DIT brick and stone 81 mars
square yards Of stained gIass
so many thousand dollars col
Ilected snd three OF fonr tids
little mortgages 70 be liquidsted
j s Z 4
by future collections.
Inevitably there was the dis
trict that improvement had cir
cumspectly skipped-the usua
lslnms Of the brisk America
small city: struggling array o
lshanties whose forlorn squalo
told the story Of their inmate
u better than any statistical exh
bition. There was a churc
flower there, also "a redicub1n
I little affsM, with the paint peele
! from its weather. beaten side
! an M, willslop lights broken.
lel ts eunderhig whethe
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-03-26
Save Mali Your Money

by using ORC for Chills and Fever,
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Contains no poisons. 25c. Money
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