Evening star., 1916-09-10

, burn all the remaining poison and
carefully cleanse any utensil that may
have been used in preparing the bats
| A perfectly harmless and exceeding
useful remedy for the Inflammation
caused by poison ivy is boric acid
| Dissolve four teaspoonfuls Of boric aci6
| in pint of boiling water. When the
solution Is cold apply to the inf1amed
parts. Cover the places with gauze-
| which can be bought by the roll at any
drug store-and keep the gauze con
| stantly wet with the cold boric acid
solution. If the itching is very in
tense the affected parts may be spongeo
of with a weak solution Of alcohol
about half and half alcohol and water
when the gauze Is changed. The gauZe
should be changed frequently If much
fluid oozes from the tiny blisters OF
heal and Is fairly smooth 1t may be
kept covered with a plain cold cream
Every farmer should have a good
root cellar in which to store plenty OF
| carrots. mangels, beets, turnips and
rutabagas during the winter. These
roots make the best kind of feed for
poultry and stock Of all kinds during
the season of the year when no other
green food is to be had.
Late sowing of wheat as a means of
combating the Hessian fly, which has
caused much damage to wheat in this
and other parts of the country this
summer, Is urged by the Maryland Ag-
rfcultural College Director Symons in
a special bulletin says:
The Hessian fly passes the summer
In the wheat stub. Nc volunteer wheat
should be allowed to grow during the
summer. Rotation of crops is yery
beneficial. On farms where the pest
has been serious narrow plat of
wheat should be sowed along one side
of the field about September 1 to 10,
depending on locality, as bait for the
ny. Later this is to be plowed under.
from observation and records and con-
sidering the latitude and altitude at
the various points wheat should not be
soWed in the regions surrounding the
Following cities and towns in Mary
land before the dates given:
Oakland. September 1918; Hagers-
town October IL; Frederick, october
$40; Westminster. September 2S-Octo-
Der 3: Rockville, October 2-s; German
town, october rs: Ellicott city, Octo-
per 21s; La Plata, October 9-1s: Cock
eysvfIle, October $40; Bel Air, October
2-s: Elkton. October 2-9: Chestertown
october 6-16: Easton, October 9-16.
Salisbury. October 10-17
oates OF sowing for adjoining sections
20 these can be figured by moving for
"ard the date OF sowing one day for each
quarter degree OF latitude north, and one
day for each 100 feet gain in altitude
from a given point A wet September
may cause an early disappearance of the
ny, and warm weather may cause a later
disappearance. The adoption of q uni
form safe period for sowing wheat in
each locality by all farmers is of the
greatest Importance
Now is a good time to 60 after the
weeds. Late crops have not ripened their
seeds and II cut now will not have time
to make another growth Chop. cut or
NOV them down, or piow, dig or pull them
up-any way to get rid of them. Only
one weed growing where two grew before
shows that somebody has been on the
job to good effect. One weed allowed to
ripen and scatter its crop of seeds may
result In a weed-infested garden, field or
lawn next year. Seeds are untidy, use
less, outcasts Of the vegetable world.
They take moisture and plant food from
the soil that might much better be used
In maturing something useful They
have neither beauty nor utility. Many
varieties of weeds are poisonous. The
pollen Of ragweed and other kinds of
pollen-producing weeds Is believed to have
much to do with the spread of hay fever,
Weeds have no place on the well kept,
prosperous farm or small country place,
Get after them. and do it now
Crude creosote Is one Of the best dis
infectants. germicides and insecticides
known. Use it plentifully around the
barn, in the hog pens, about the hem
houses. 1t may be applied with a brush.
like paint, or used as a spray. 1t ia
thoroughly effective and II is cbean