The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-02-24
ORCHARD AND GARDEN
Order seeds now.

Now is good time.
Colorado blue spruce is often
grated on seeding white spruce
in the green house with good re-
suits.
Piece grating Of apple roots
may he dbne at this time Of the
year. Seeding apple roots and
cions of 1915 growth may be used
Clematis paniculata is one Of
the best fall-flowering vines for
a trellis. 1t may also be used as q
cut flower.
Early celery, cabbage and cauli-
flower may be sown now.
Winter landscape scenes may
often be made as pretty as those
!of summer. Study the views from
your house. Can they be improved.
Rabbits may be caught quite
easily at this time by means Of
snares set in their runaways.
Double tulips give the best
flowers, if they are not brought
into the forcing house or living
room until late in February. Sim
gle tulips may be brought in now.
Send to Secretary \. w. Latll-
am, 207 Kasota Block, Minneapo-
lis, for folder giving list of
fruits aCapted to Minnesota: also
plant premiums of the Horticul-
tural Society.
Gray squirrels are decided at
traction in the wood lot or i'm the
trees about the home. Don't both
er with red squirrels.
Be sure to get good strain of
seed, especially of cabbage. loma-
to and onion seed. The rule also
applies to florist plants such as
pansies. verbenas, and petunias.
Remember that plants newly
brought from a greenhouse have
been used to plenty of moisture
in the air. A good way to apply
moisture is to set the plant in d
pan of water and sprinkle the
foliage, allowing it to take up
plenty of water through the roots
Repair all tools and buy such
new ones as are needed.
Now is good time TO put up
bird houses.
Administering strawberries
That fruited this autumn may be
allowed to- fruit next June and
should then be plowcd UNDER.
"The Ashes and Their Manage
ment," Bulletin 800, United States
Department of Agriculture, has
much of Interest in it.
The perennials and many flow
ering shrubs show off best if
planted before a background of
dark green shrubbery.
Get the horse manure ready
for hotbed use. II should heat ev-
emily and should not get hot en-
ough to burn.
Now is good time to get boys
and girls TO thinking about a gar
den. Give them the use Of some
land. Let them senG for seed cat
alloys and order their seed now.
Perhaps it would pay to let them
manage the garden and buy tho
vegetables from them.
Plants require fresh (not cold
air. Do not try to grow them in a
close. stutfy room. Hotbeds should
be ventilated 0 nwarm, bright days
1t is often a goodi plan tn break
| the SNOW crust about ever9rrcns
or other plants, he branches of
which are covered with drifts, to-
prevent their breaking down.
Why not pull down all billboard
ami other advertising cuntrivan-
crs on your fences and buildings !!
The only advertising that deserves
a place on the farm, is Of farm
products. The bulletin board for
his purpose should be neat and
located in a place of advantage.
Help keep the roaCSayS clean and
i free from coarse advertising.
Have the seeds been tested? Dr
il now. II pays.
AsterS that are to b" grown in
the greenhouse must b" S"wn now
| Now is he time to- get the seed.
flats and soil ready for. sowing
seed and transpIanting seedlings.
.PriZ"taker onions should be
started in the greenhouse or hpt-
bed. if large onions are wanted.
Good plants to use on poor >rlI
are nasturtiumS, zinniaS. p"'',n-
las, peoples, cam'.ftufI, and por-
.uIaca.
The smowber1'y and w"fI.crry
are Two native, that desers. at
trnli"n from mere planter.
Sc" that the emtranr" IT, IL"
farm is neat and clean. APPEAR
anrr:. may be improved Ivy a -:"np
1T shrubs at either side.
.,i">t Of the scot: rail.. -: are
&c ':g distr 49, - 4" ". Send for
several and study them. They will
prove interesting and valuable,
though only few seeds are order
ed.
Illinois Bulletin 1874. Erbana,
Ill.,. TESTS with Nitrate OF Soda
i'm the Production of early >e="-
tables. will prove interesting
reading to those who are study
ing the fertilizer question.
Much attention is being given
NOWADAYS to tho nSn az ucIiy