Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
ALL AROUND THE PLACE.

1t is easier to eliminate culls in the
spring than in the fall. and it is cheaper
to do 1t by careful and thorough spraying
than by hand picking.
Do not take strawberry plants from
an old bed to set a new bed. unless you
can easily pick out the varieties and the
plants are young and vigorous.
The farmer who practices green manur-
ing in soil building is following plan
that is as old as it is safe.
Strawberry soil should he disked deeply
to break up all the clods. and rolled to
make the soil firm and compact after
the narrowing.
Drainage improves the physical con-
dition of the soil by making it more por-
Gus and friable.
If your stand of rye is little thin. SOW
four or five pounds Of rape seed per acre
early and afterward give one or Two
strokes with the harrow. There need be
but little fear of dragging out the rye, as
the crop Is deeply rooted and the harrow
will have but little injurious erect. Of
course, If the rye is pastured close the
young rape plants will be nipped of when
they are very tender. and this may inter-
fere with a rank summer or fall growth;
but. on the other hand, if the rye is not
pastured too closely the rape in all lkeli-
r. hood will make fairly strong stand
Selection of varieties OF fruit trees
should be based on their adaptation to
, climate, soil. market demands and to
some extent upon the personal prefer
ences of the grower.
When breakage of jars occurs it is due
TO such causes as
% Overpacking jars Corn, pumpkin:
peas, lima beans and sweet potatoes swell
or expand in processing. Do not fill the
jars quite full of these products.
(2) Pla cling cold jars in hot water, or
vice versa. AS soon as the jars are
filed with hot strip or hot water place
Immediately in the Gamer.
/ 90 II top cracks during sterilization
the wire bail was too tight
a. In steam Gamer. having too much
water in the Gamer. Water should not
come above the platform
90 Allowing cold draft to strike the
Jars when they are removed from the
Gamer.
(6) Having wire bail too tight. thus
breaking the jars or glass tops when
lever is forced down.
A reasonably large supply of organic
matter cannot be maintained in a soil
until the soil acdity is neutralized by the
application Of the lime.
Prune gooseberry bushes to keep the
center of the bush open to free circulation
of air.
Just before seeding oats is the time to
prevent oats smut. The formaldehyde
treatment mas been thoroughly tested and
found effective, and is the cheapest kind
of insurance against the disease. AS an
example, the Cornell station points out
that a man who planted five acres of oats
last year had fourth of it affected by
smut, so that the yield was only $50
bushels. Had he treated the seed there
would have been an additional fifty
bushels. At so cents a bushe1 this in
creased yield would have brought him
SIS. The treatment, including material
and labor. could not cost more than 81,
which would have meant net profit of
$23. Farm experts claim that it pays
to treat seed oats even II it prevents only
per cent loss. The formaldehyde So
luton, which is a colorless pungent
liquid and preferably OF 40 per cent
strength as purchased, may be obtained
at any drug store for about 30 cents a
pint. 1t sometimes goes under the trade
name of formalin.