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the squash vine borer, and the devas-
tstions are likely TO be more acutely
felt in small gardens than In large
commercial fields.
Not infrequently crops are lost year
after year where the ground is uc-
cessively planted to pumpkins
squashes or other crops which the
borers infest. The insect IL exceed
ingly difficult to control In that or
binary Insecticides and %repellants are
practically useless. Since the insect
passes the winter in the fields which
II has ravaged the ground should not
be replanted the succeeding year to
crops on which the borer lives.
Early squnshes Planted ~ Traps.
Good results have often been OBJ
tanned by planting as a trap crop. as
early as possible. a few summer
squashes such as crooknecks and early
cymlings. between the rows OF the
main crop of late varieties. The sum-
mer %squashes attract the borers in
such numbers as to leave a much
smaller number to deal with upon the
late or main crop. AS soon as the
early crop is harvested. or earlier, II
the ground is needed for the main crop.
the summe squashes and vines are
raked up and burned to destroy all
larve which they may harbor. The
same treatment is followed after
gathering the late varieties. This
method has proved profitable where
used in New Jersey. and should pro-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13
SWAT THE ROOSTER
is MISSOURI MOTTO
One Henless Carload Of $500
Shipped to Market-Aids
in Many Ways.

MOUNTAIN GROVE. Mo. June l2,--The
swat the rooster" campaigns which
have been carried on IN Missouri have
resulted N much good, May 10 was
designated as swat tho rooster" day,
following which one produce firm In y
Missouri town shipped a "henless' car
load OF poultry to an Eastern market,
Three thousand fvs hundred Old boys
were crowded into one car and sent on
their way 10 tho s~ouphouse. This Is
only an example Of what q number or
dealers w done. yet the great volume
OF business was done by the hundreds
OF dealers who handled smaller numbers.
The illustration given, however. Is "A
good example OF the amount saved 20 a
community even II that community vas
an entire county. Three thousand 1ve
hundred male birds would eat pract!-
Cally the same amount OF food that the
same number OF hens would. This mum
her of hens, II kept til tho last OF next
winter. tho time OF selling the males un-
der the old system.' would produce
enough eggs to pay for many good cock
erels for breeders which would not be
related to the focks. This Is econom
from tho standpoint Of feed. yet the
greatest good comes through improving
the quality OF the sggs In summer be
cause OF the eggs being !nfert'le.
Next in Importance 10 'swatting the
Iooster' Ia dlspos!ng OF tho cockerels
Many OF the youngsters ara developing
combs and beginning TO crow, so thai
"swatting the rooster Is not effective
unless these cockerels are disposed OF
In some way,
We nnd cockerels kept for three rea-
sons First, for breeders: second. 10
be used by the family for meat food
and third, 10 get more weight before
they are sold, In the first case breed
ers should not be selected 10 use In the
same flock next year. and n the person
Is keeping them TO sell as breeders he
should be prepared with yards so they
will cause no trouble.
In the second case II should be remem-
hered that CoCkerels are considered per
ishable articles for tho reason that at
ter they pass a certain age their value
as a food decreases. Therefore II they
are to be kept and used as needed. they
should be caponized. This will prAvs %
value IN three WAYS Their value as a
food increases az they get lurger they
do not cause fertile eggs and they do
not fight with n injure the breeding
males.
In the third case. where tho cockerels
are kept 10 Increase their weight. Il
should be noticed that during the spring
when TIE greatest number o. cocksre!s
are getting ready for market. the price
cases which have been noted, a 'ockerel
weighing one and onc-ha.f pounds and
worth 20 cents a pound II kept for q
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13
AMERICANS IMPROVE
TYPE OF BLACK JAVA
Breeds First Appearance in
This Country Somewhere
Around 1850.

The Black Java first made its az.
p%earance IN America about 1880. Elrlv
writer's mentioned II ms being ~ h.a,D
plumage others as being 81 brown.sr
color. while some had II with Ygathcro
legs. Many point to the latter rs Int
eating Asintic origin, aud Ia" Eng -I.
writer's have used this point 10 bolster
Their claims ~ Asia 'u England ..
America route ~ Introduction
Al that period oi oar cuuuirys a.
tstence The American commercial Ne.f
was queen Of The seas. mann or iH.
ships trading between tho Far E4sI.
and In this way Brahlnas and ShuuG
hats were introduced into ms country.
and undoubtedly the BLACK Javas can.
by tho Same route, All their imurny,
nent. however, In uniformity az vsli..
color and production was n~rronpl size
by the American breed rs. rHr s.l,.
has been used surccssfullv in tho pr,-
ductton OF now breeds. uptlu'r th.
Barred Rock and thero s So. Elur
resemblance between tho Black J,N.s
and the Black Orpinstons.
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ACRES OF PEONIES.

The Erie railroad to Paterson, ".
j., lands the traveller a few blocks
from the Hudson River trolley line
to New York. which In turn passes
Ridgewood Junction. where q Ridge.
wood car completes the journey to
Fairlawn. Here are the nurseries OF
George II. Peterson. where acres OF
peonies and roses are grown and moth
ing else. Mr.. Peterson devotes his
whole time and energy to the pro-
duction OF peonies apd roses.
The fields the pasf week were filled
with bloms Of various colors and
shades.
Mr.. Peterson says the best time TO
plant peonies is from September 25
to October Is, as plants start 30
early in the spring that the eyes on
the roots are sure to be injured to
some extent at least by digging and
transplanting.
Where peonies are to be given the
very best possible cultivation the beds
should be excavated to a depth OF 2
10 ~ feet and filled in with good
loan or garden soil. ana mixed with
! to . inches of well rotted stable
manure IL only new is OBJ
tainable 1t should be mixed well with
the soil in bottom of trench up 10
within one foot Of surface, and applied
lightly as a mulch on the surface
after planting.
In preparing beds do not put the
manure in layers and let IT. remain
so, as many do. The manure should
be made as fine as possible and thor
oughly mixed with the soil-not
merely turned over. A fattened fork.
such as is used for digging potatoes,
is the implement needed here. The
ordinary spade is OF little use.
Should n decide IN summer to
plant in fail, and oniy new
is o~btainable, the bed may at once be
made, and with a forK.ng over every
two weeks ideal conditions will be
had by fall. In the heat of summer
manure quickly dlsintegrates when
handled thus. The object OF the above
Is to give the roo abundant plant
food and yet prevent hunks or Jumps
OF decaying n coming into d.
rect contact with Il. which might start
rot to set in. There Is such a thing
as getting the ground too rich for
the peony.
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PLANNING NEXT SPRINGS FLOWERS
"A GREAT PEONY GARDEN IN BLOOM

worms. A second generation is likely
to appear.
Cultivate bush fruits and straw
berries lightly every two weeks.
Rose bugs destroy the leaves and
flowers OF roses. Soak a cloth i'm kero-
sene Oil and spread 1t under the
bushes. hen shake the plants SO the
bugs will fall on the cloth and the
oil Will Kill them. The work must be
done in the early morning when the
temperature is low. otherwise the
bugs will simply fly away.
Spray the plants with arsenate
OF lead, n ounce to the gallon Of
water.
For aphis. or plant louise. tobacco
water, the color OF weak tea, sprayed
over the plants. covering the under
surface Of the leaves. is the remedy.
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II Is n proper strength ana spray
roses with this to destroy aphis or
green lice. Be sure TO wet both the
upper and under surface OF the leaves.
Buxus sempervirens Is commonly
known as box. In Europe In formal
gardens the box Is trimmed into won
derful shapes. such as chairs, small
summer houses, men, animals, &c.
Around New York il is well 20 afford
box slight protection in winter. as II
suffers from cold winds and heavy
SHOWS. Coarse material such as
potato bags 10 made from, makes q
good winter covering for these plants
and should be applied late In the
autumn.
Box Ia propssated by cuttings in the
autumn. bedded IN sandy soil in a
sheltered position.
Poppies lose their tops when rams
planted. blu new leaves will appear in
n few weeks. The foliage appears in
the early spring and disappears In
summer. the plants lying dormant
until the following spring. Poppies are
easily grown from seed.
Wire fences should be grounded at
short distances by twisting a heavy
wire around ach strand. then forcing
the end down well into the ground.
This will prevent accidents to animals
during electric storms.
Fruit trees that are thinned regu-
larly live longer and produce more
fruit on an average than trees that
are not thinned.
Late planting Is said to be n way
Of getting the best of squash borers.
June 20 Is the date recommended for
Hubbard squashos and July I for
marrows.
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latter. study and observation have
shown me. often induces decay to
set in.
A heavy mulching. having the same
effect as a deep planting. will often
be followed by blind growths or buds
which fail to develop.
Disease. and %Insects
The peony is practically. II not alb
soluteIy. immune from disease See
TO ii that you get healthy plants to
begin with and then you will nave
nothing to fear.
The only insect which ever. even
slightly, injuries the peony Is the rose
chafer, which will sometimes be found
eating the petals Of the flower. With
the exception OF the later varieties,
the peony Ia usually done blooming
ere this pest appears. and so It would
perhaps be wise where the chafer is
annually very troublesome. and one
has 40 inclination to combat II. TO
omit the later sorts. The peony is,
however, SO very large. with dense
petalage. that this bug when II does
attack a flower usually buries itself
In the petals. and does not disfigure 1t
as it Toes a rose or other flower.
Ants, which are often seen on the
buds as they are developing. are there
to gather a sweet. gum like substance
which the bud exudes. They do no
harm to the coming flower nor to the
plant, and will disappear on opening
Of flowers.
why some Peonies Do Not Bloom.
A peony root, whether large or
small. recently transplanted will US
ually throw up more or less blind
shoots. or with small buds which fail
to develop. This effect will also often
be produced by very deep planting or
too heavy a mulchins over winter.
Occasionally very severe late frcsts
after the peonies IN we'll above
ground will also destroy the coming
blooms. This, however, has never
happened to . serious extent in this
latitude during tho many years I
have been interested in peonies. but
In some localities ! have known this to
destroy practically the entire crop,
although II did not seriously affect
~subsearca; growth Of the plant for
the season Lack OF moisture or fer
tility will also affect the blooming
qualities OF . plant. The peony re-
quires much moisture during the few
weeks preceding It's blooming time;
a~fterward, having by Juno made It's
entire growth above ground for the
season. moderate moisture will do.
Dfshudafnr.
Most peonies usually set three or
more buds to a stem. All but the CEN
trail or largest bud should be pinched
of a. soon as possible, II the finest In
dividual blooms are wanted.
For effective massing in landscape
work the peony 10 unequalled. As an
edgtng or facing for shrubbery It is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13

WORKOUT LAWNS RENOVATED. 20
'tars' experience In the production and
'erovdt.Hn Of lawns, tennis courts. golf
ou-sss, "tr. Write for valuable instruc-
I'VE h"ok.tt, Practical Illustrations Of
Turf Pr"luptlon." WILLIAM TUCKER.
r-sss lI Turf Specialist. as Nassau
street StW York.
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Character Of Soil.

Probably the very best soil for the
peony is n which is neither too
heavy with clay nor too light with
sand, one which might be termed a
heavy loan, and such as would make
"A good vegetable garden. Such a soil
mixed with n should be fairly
retent!ve Of moisture, and the peony
being a strong, quick grower. can
absorb much water.
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hen to Plant.

The best season for planting the
peony is in fall, after the roots are
well ripened. In this latitude this
occurs in most varieties after mid
September. and is shown in the foliage
becoming dry and yellow. Many nur-
serymen begin digging in August, but
a glance at your peonies then will
show the foliage still quite fresh and
green. The roots. too, will suffer from
~shrivelling II dug and shipped while
weather is hot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13

IT YOC GROW flowers or are troubled
With weeds on YOU paths send for our
1oollet The Insect and Weed Problem
solved THE READE MFG. CO. Ho-
oxen. y j.
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Don't forget that the sweet peas
mus, have water when the ground be-
comes even slightly dry.
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Depth and Distance to Plant.

The root should be set so that the
upper eyes are about two to three
inches beneath the surface Of the soil,
and II planted in permanent beds
should be about 2h to az feet apart,
according to room at ones disposal.
When planted in field for cut flower
purposes the plants should be set 3
feet apart in ow. and rows from 4
to 5 feet apart, or plant AKA to permit
cross cultivation.
No water need be applied when pla Mt
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watch the currant bushes for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13

Ricinus or castor oil bean makes
q good centre plant for a large round
.cd. A group of vicinus gives a
tropical effect. They are also good
,or screens planted in front OF porches
or small outbuildings.
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Make plans now for the early gar
dens next spring. Tulips. hyacinths
and other Holland bulbs must be
planted next autumn. To insure the
iulbs wanted it Is well to place lists
with dealers now, so they "a be in
cluded in their import orders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13

Moon flowers grow thirty feet In a
season in good soil.
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, worms. A second generation is likely
to appear.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
Tractor Better Than Hersss.

A tractor Is far superior to horses
for road work. The tractor does bet
ter work and at less cost Depending
on the size OF the tractor. 1t easily will
replace fifteen to thirty sturdy horses
In road construction work and cover
more ground at far less expense and
with much better results. The opera
: tor can handle and guide tractor with
greater ease than an equivalent mum
Der of horses required to do the same
amount of work. 1t also is possible
to start the tractor more gently and
work at faster. steadier pace than
with horses Then. too. the tractor
exerts sure continuous power al al,
times and even on sharp turns travels
along with the same consistent speed
and power. This is not true. however.
of team OF eight or ten horses en-
gagged In road building work. More
often than not they furnish inadequate.
unreliable power. and when the work
is especially hard require frequent
rests. involving considerable loss OF
time Weather ard soil conditions that
often necessitate iayoff when operat-
ing with horses do not hamper the
work of the tractor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
WEST SULLIVAN.

Capt. J. X. Mitchell has returned from
visit in Boston.
Miss Marion Mattocks has returned
from visit in Portland.
Mrs. Fred Comm and daughter Manon
are visiting in East Sullivan.
A daughter Gertrude NJ was born To
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Croker Sunday.
A. p. Havey has moved his family from
the bungalow at Tunk to his home
here.
A drama and farce will be presented bv
the high school at K. OF p. hall Friday
evening.
Mrs. Gilbert Hooper viii occupy her
home, and Marcus Cieaves Will move to a
tenement in the Gordon building.
A. B. Havey and wife and Master Joseph
have returned to Caribou, after several
weeks at the home OF b. B. Havey
William Moore and wife have returned
to Prospect Harbor after n few weeks stsy
with their daughter, Mrs. Ii. II. Havey.
March 16. NJ.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
ROUGH ON ROADS.
Heavy Cars and Trucks Chief Tax or
Maintenance.

Heavy Cars and Trucks Chief Tax on
Maintenance.
To build and maintain good roads
would be comparatively easy and In
expensive were we assured that the
bulk Of their use would be by light
weight automobiles. says Roy D. Cha
pin. chairman good roads committee.
National Automobile Chamber Of Com
merce- 1t n from very heavy cars and
from trucks that roads receive their
hardest use. Bouievards and parks.
where travel Is restricted to light We
hicles. require an astonishingiy small
expense for upkeep. Moderate weight
on fairly large section tires should be
encouraged by all municipalities inter.
ested In building and maintaining good
roads To be sure. this can hardly be
attained by legislative action. but
much may be done by educa tional
campaigns tending toward the foster
ing Of this idea in the public mind
The oiled roads Of California are IA
nous. Yet many of them cost but
nominal sum to build and maintain.
{ Florida seems recently TO have hit
upon method Of building q combina.
ton oil and sand road that promises to
revolutionize road building In that de-
hghtful state. | look to see great I'M
provement in the construction OF cheap
and excellent roads In the near future
Could we but be assured that only
lightweight motorcars would be used
on them the problem really Is simple
Even a good dirt road. however. is
big improvement over the highways
that usually are found in the major
part OF the United States. and good
dirt road. excepting in the very wors,
season OF the year. can be had with
the expenditure Of practically nothing
but a little labor, II Is perhaps too
much to expect that concrete or brick
roads could be laid through all the rn-
raj districts. but it is not too much to
expect that the cheap improvement of
roads that already exist Is something
which should be taken up by every
municipality. What is needed Is not
SO much money as 1t is energy and
willingness to improve the roads. The
fact that many farmers are buying au-
tomobiles Is a big assistance. because
no sooner does q farmer become pos
sessed of a motorcar than he realizes
as be never did before the advantage
of the good road and the ease with
which 1t may be constructed and main
tanned
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
COUNTY NEWS
BLUEHILI..

cnas. e. Green was in Bangor la., -.
on business.
Bluehiii lodge, l. O. o. f.. will 49,,
the initiatory degrees April 8. VIA
Mrs. Frank Z. McGouldrick. n, ~
Fairfield, is visiting her parents, y "
Mayo and wife.
Capt. John w. Kane spent the week 49,,
at his home, returned to his vessel whs.s
is discharging at sedgwick, Monday.
Mrs. II. 8. Sweet has joined her bu.h.
here, and 10 now visiting her ssrer,'
George A. Morse and wife, at "The De,hrn
The board OF assessors will be in ses.,.
April i, 2 and at the town hail. Tor ~
purpose OF receiving the valuation Of Il,
property.
DIR. Orman B. Humphrey, OF Banvo,
will, under the auspices OF the Bsn,;.,
church, deliver his celebrated lectpre =.
Paris, in the town hall, on Tuess.v
March q. DIR. Humphrey is a tslen,ss
and accomplished lecturer. Everybosv
will enjoy hearing him, and "seein,s
Paris, as it will be shown with $50 or mora
slides.
March Is. a
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
Peas and . Piano.

You have heard the old story OF the
great pianist who used to lay six beans
or was 1t peas?-on the piano and
compel himself to play most difficult
and intricate composition through SIX
times without an error. Every time he
went successfully through he took up
pea and put It In his pocket Every
time be made a mistake be took all the
peas out Of his pocket and began again.
even II almost at the end of the sixth
time. Many Of our young music pupils
seem to think an error makes no differ.
ence- They expect to make them, 50
Of course they do make them You can.
not build great achievements Of art
upon these faulty foundations.-Chrs.
tan Herald
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
ROAD MAINTENANCE.

In nearly every state the sys-
tenn Of building roads Is fairly
good. Where a road is bonded
and built IL is usually built In an
approved manner. II IL the sys-
TEN of maintenance that Is a
shame and disgrace. We have
yet to learn that when a road Is
built 1t Is not built to stand
through time and eternity. Ex-
perts may build them. but unless
they are looked after by men
with some knowledge of how
they must be maintained their
life Is short
Build the roads right and work
out system Of maintenance and
there will be vast saving. This
will result in reduction OF tax
es and will make the burden of
road financing one that can be
carried better and will be car
ried far more willingly. The
thing that really scares most OF
US Is not the increased taxation
for few years. but the prospect
Of having to so through with the
same burden again In a few
years later when the roads have
been allowed to go to pieces
Farm Progress.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17

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As reliable relief from stomach
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colds-"L. F." is New England's fa'-
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Mrs. McAlpine, of Prentiss, Maine
says:
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very highly Of it."
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
BAYsIDE.

Mrs. Ivory Frazier is recovering rapidly
from her illness.
whitcomb, Haynes a Co.'S crew that
was cutting stavewood on their farm here,
has come out OF the woods, ow ing to lack
OF snow.
A. &. Haynes, OF Bangor, visited Bay
side Friday and Saturday. IL has been
Haynes last visited here, and he found
many changes In the place.
March Is. z.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
Pyramid 81 olxsh.

The wonderful accuracy Of measure
ment displayed in the construction Of
tho pyramids h most marked In the
great pyramid at Gizeh- Its four sides
have q mean error of only six-tenths
Of an inch and twelve seconds in an
gle from a perfect square. The length
Of the sides. originally 764 feet. Is now
746 feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-01
 MAHAN WILL NOT CONSIDER OFFERS

Cambridge, Mass. November 30-Eddie Mahan, captain of the Harvard football team, said tonight that he would not con- slider any offer to coach a football team until he finished his course here next June. Friends said he had received sev- eral proposals.