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A SPRAYING IDEA.

On small places, lots about 200 feet
square. Il is a good idea to use Bor-
deaux lead spray with nicotine extract
and use 1t on everything. flower and
vegetable plants and shrubs, Pyrox Is
convenient form Of Bordeaux lead
and to this add the proper amount Of
black leaf 40 or some other tobacco
extract. according to the directions on
the bottle.
This combination is not expensive
for small places and It covers every
thing plants need spraying for, The
Bordeaux keeps fungus diseases down !;
the arsenate Of lead destroys the
chewing insects and the tobacco puts
the sucking insects out Of business.
Spray once every two weeks. once q
week Is better. Potatoes. tomatoes.
cabbage, caulifiower, celery. cucum-
bers and all the towering plants,
chrysanthemums, roses. hardy phlox
and other plants seeming to need It;
raspberries. currants,. gooseberries
blackberries and the shrubs.
Vegetables to be eaten raw, such As
tomatoes, cucumbers, &C., should not
be sprayed for two weeks before the,
are used and then should be thor
oughiy washed. Arsenate Of lead is q
deadly poison and must be HANDLED
with extreme caution. Tobacco OK
tract, not diluted, Ii also deadly. KeeI
the mind on what Is being done wher
using poisons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
BEAUTY AND TINE.

The rose in the garden slipped her
bud,
And she laughed in the pride Of her
youthful blood,
As she thought of the gardener st lrd-
ing by
HE is old-so old And soon he must
die!'
The full rose waxed in the warm June
air,
And she spread and spread till her
heart lay bare
And she laughed once more as she
heard his tread
He is older now-he will soon be
dead"
But the breeze OF the morning blew
and found
That the leaves Of the blown rose
strewed the ground;
And he came at noon, that gardener
old.
And raked them gently under the
mould.
And wove the thing to a random
rhyme;
For the Rose is Beauty; the Gardener
Time. AUSTIN DoBsoN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
LAWYERS 10 HARVEST CROPS.

Nicholas Klein. a Cincinnati. Ohio,
attorney, writing to Judge Cosgravs OF
the same city. said:
"A lawyer friend from Kansas writes
me that ne cannot try my case there
because all the lawyers and Judges OF
tho State have volunteered their SER
vices for productive work. to wit. for
harvesting. / believe that the sug-
gestion Is splendid for the lawyers OF
this State. We must do more than
shout our patriotism; we should put
1t into action. Our courts In Ctncin-
natl are practically closed for the sum
mer, the farmers need men to harvest
the food which will feed our defenders
abroad and the people here at homo
I suggest that you call upon all law
yers and Judges to offer their services
for one week to harvest the crops. ]
hereby offer my services"
Mr.. Klein was the FIRST to offer his
services, saying that the law offices
and courts are virtually closed in the
summer anyhow.
How about the lawyers in New York.
New Jersey and New England? viii
they help harvest crops?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
IMPORTANT TRIPLES.

/ know a successful merchant who
says his parents were inclined to be
sharp and tricky in business matters
because they had been brought up sur
rounded by people who thought that
was the way to thrive, and they knew
no better. BY careful observation
when young this man discovered tina:
honesty was the foundation Of the
concern by whom he was employed.
1t was their honesty that made their
credit good; 1t was fair treatment that
held their customers. By association
he says he determined to be strictly
honest, and 1t was that early resolu-
ton to which he attributes his success.
Association has more effect on indi-
viduals than they realize. Frequently
young man is made a good or bad
man, according to his associations, and
associations mean much in our homo
and business life.
In talk recently with a gentleman
connected with the American Steel
Corporation he referred to their great
plants at Gary. Ind. Go into one OF
those big moulding plants and the air
IL filled with smoke and dust, but the
view out is one over green lawns and
we'll made flower beds. 1t costs money
to keep up appearances. but 1t Is more
than returned In the efficiency and
contentment of the men.
The company has built modern
homes for the workmen, with all the
conveniences OF city homes-bath-
rooms. electric lights and so on. A
superintendent Is employed, with
helpers. to see that these homes are
kept In perfect order and II has been
demonstrated that II pays to do it.
Flowers, gardens and cheerful sur
roundings are essential to our comfort.
as they help make US contented,
cheerful and efficient. Other things
also which may at first glance be
classed as unnecessary may be quite
as important .,',
In letter from the battle front read
by F. l.. Atkins at the uuEserymen's
convention in Chicago the writer
stated that the sight Of the refugees
fleeing from the terrible storm centre
was pathetic; most of them carried
some cherished belonging; sometimes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
SQUASH BUGS.

Squash bugs attack all vine crops,
such as cucumbers. pumpkins. squash
and melons. The squash bug Is dark
coiored insect about three-fourths Of
an inch long. II Is q sucking insect
and penetrates stems and thicker
leaves and feeds on the plant juices.
The young are gray with black legs
They usuAlly are found in groups,
especially the young ones. The adults
winter under rubbish and usually lay
their esgs on the under side Of the
leaves The eggs are a pale yellow
ish brown.
To control the squash bugs pick of
the eggs and destroy them. The
adults, being hard bodied. are unaf-
footed by spray mixtures which or
dinarily are effective against sucking
insects. The young. however. may be
killed by spraying with kerosene
emulsion. The adults may be trapped
by placing small pieces Of board near
the vines. The bugs will hide under
the boards at night and may be gath
cred early in the morning In the fall
clean up all refuse. as old vines. from
the garden and burn them.
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defence Of that popular sauce berry
Of his adopted country the Italians
companion explained: mo cat him
raw. You open him, put in some
water, put In some sugar. put him in
the stove and bake him and he make
as good apple sauce as prunes."
The old stubs of cabbage plants
should never be left standing in the
field. They should be pulled up at
harvest time and al, that show swell
ings on their roots should be carefully
burned. This precaution will lessen
the disease in badly infected fields and
will hold 1t in check in fields where 1t
appears only in spots.
The abundant use Of vegetables helps
to counteract the effect Of HARM
full substances resulting from eating
other types Of food common in the
Anily meals.
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POTATO BLIGHT.

Potato late blight. q fungus disease.
caused enormous destruction last year.
The blight may appear early. The
remedy Is to spray with Bordeaux re-
peatedly and add arsenate Of lead to
the Bordeaux to check the potato
bugs. The Bordeaux will tend to keep
the fiea beetle in check. Add nicotine
sulphate IL aphis or lice appear.
In 1S45 there was a potato famine
caused by potato blight. The disease
first makes itself evident as spots on
the leaf, often appearing first at the
edge Of the leaf. The spots are dark
and somewhat purplish and often
have a water soaked appearance and
usually soon spread over the entire
leaf. The stem and the tubers may,
and often do. become infected. The
disease on the tubers appears in the
form Of q Characteristic dry rot. This
renders the tubers most susceptible to
wet rot. II the tubers become infected
in the field tho disease may continue
to develop on the potatoes after they
are placed in storage.
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CHERRIES ARE PROFITABLE.

Sweet cherries In Rochester on
July 1 sold at Is cents q pound.
At this price. even with the high cost
Of labor. a dozen or two cherry trees
this year would have paid a very good
profit. Glen Bros, nurserymen Of
Rochester, N. Y, say that a cherry
tree in full bearing will average from
500 to 500 pounds Of fruit to the tree.
Pickers receive Q cents a pound for
picking: allowing 6 cents a pound fol
the cost Of baskets, hauling to market
and other expenses. the net profit a
tree would b ga. The ground occu-
pied by the tree would hardly yield
this return on any farm crop.
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NuRsERYEN's CONVENTION.

Of tho American Association of
Nurserymen was held at the Hotel
Sherman. Chicago. June 1928.
The former president. Lloyd c.
Stark, has Joined the colors and Is on
his way to France. With his excep.
ton all Of the old officers were re-
elected J. r. Mayhem. Waxahachie,
Tex, president: J. Edward Moon,
Morrisville. Pa. vice-president; ]. W.
Hill. Des S0dnes. Iowa. treasurer; c.
r. Burr. Manchester, Conn. and c. c.
Mayhem, Sherman. Tex, executive
committee. The convention will be
held In Chicago again next year.
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POTATOES AND TOMATOES ON
THE SAME PLANT.

Stories appear at frequent intervals
of the production of a plant which BY
cross fertilization has resulted in
potato-tomato plant. According to
these stories seeds are planted and
tomatoes are produced on the vine and
potatoes in the soil, but this is not a
fact.
Potatoes and tomatoes belong TO the
same family of plant. solanacea or
nightshade' family; the petunia and
tobacco are members of this family
also
1t is not difficult to graft the tomato
on the potato with the ordinary clef,
graft. A V shaped cut is made in
the potato vine. In this is inserted
piece of tomato vine of about the
same diameter. cut wedge shaped
The joint is then covered with graft.
ing wax and carefully tied with raf1'4
or narrow strips of cloth until the
wound heals and the joint becomes
firm. The binding is then removed
and the plant staked up in the Gus
tomary manner.
The Livingston Seed Company o.
Columbus, Ohio, produced a plant Of
this kind. 1t was grown in box ons
potatoes. some of which appeared
close to the glass.
There is no particular value 10 thc
experiment. The plant was produced
to attract attention in the store win
dow of the company and it produced
the desired result
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
PLANTING STRAWBERRIES IN
SUMNER SAVES A YEAR,

Dat orour, ,tro,,hnrr,os r,,,.od q,
tba s,,n,r,sr Mill ,,,a,d aoad go -,
rr,,,t rax, u.ar T,ha niants roo,os T.,
not. a. t-.ns,,,, ,.ad .,,,.ho,. s,s.',-h
;ng .ha rao.. 90 ha,or,a su ostab
iias S..ooe .N. e we" e''"'
Stravharr,s. should b. n,.n,.d nm
pood rich soil JTse manure lihera,,.,
making good deem beds turning the
manure under Rake the ton soi,
clearing of all stones and trash ,e.v.
ing the soil we'll nulverized and level,
Large plots that have been pioushed
should be disked and then narrowed
with a spike tooth harrow. getting the
soil deep, mellow and we'll pulverixed.
In the home garden set the plants
in rows two feet apart, with the plants
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07

Palms, rubber plants, araucarias and
other plants that attain a good size re-
Quire large pots as they grow old. 1t
is a problem to know how to cover the
earth in the pots and the pots them
selves to make them more attractive.
Plant few plants of asparagus spren-
geri in the topsoil Of the pot. They
will spread and hang down over the
side Of the pot, completely covering IL
with green. The surface Of the soil
will also be covered. II the asparagus
grows up too high it can be trimmed
back. and so can the ends falling down
over the side Of the pots when they
start to spread over the floor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
BREAKING UP A BROODY HEN

The two important factors in hi eak-
ing up hen are that she he confined
where she cannot get back To the ncs'
and that she be cooled off as soon as
possible A coop or a crate with a
slat or wire bottom seems to he moS'
satisfactory for this purpose. During
very hot weather a coop outside, with
wire sides and dirt floor or a small
yard on the north side of a house OF
under a tree, is sometimes more com
Portable for the hens.
A broody hen should he broken W
as soon as she stops LAYING Som"
hens appear to be broody for several
days and still continue to lay Co0-
fning the hen in broody coop he.
fore she stops laying usually mean
the loss OF the egg through hrc4kage
On the other hand if hen is lowed
to remain on the nest several day,
after she stops laying il becomes in
creasingly difficult to break her up
and much more time is lost I, 20
usually safe To break up any brood
hen that is found on the rest NO
nights in succession.
The length of time which no.
should he confined will vary >umewH a'
with different individuals. Tho cor.
mon practice is to confine them three
days and nights, and If they tNon g
back to the nest put them in t1r three
more
There seems to be some discussion
as to whether or not hroudv Nr''
should be fed during confinement hI'
careful consideration of 81, it0''
OF the case seems TO indicate 'Ga' 'Ho.
should Broodlness usually follows
period OF heavy production. amt me
broody hen is usually thin rather ,ha"
over fat, as is commonly he,r'r' TIE
object in breaking up "A hen is '' ,on
tinue production. and # the bon ''' Nf
broken up and at the same ttme ,t.r. ~
rourlshment for production just 'HH'
much time will be saved r., ."noa
hen should not he over fed t.I1 tr0
other high carbohydrate fe'a e. ''
be avoided. A small amouut up j'
mash where the hen can reach = vi
furnish the necessary protein ma h'
Zen will overeat on dry mas a'oN
Water should always be provari
DO not condemn and sell the hrood'
hen
Broodiness follows prodIc'oU ara
will be followed by production n i'
hen is broken up at once auI gwen
half a chance.
Roy +. JoNES. Conn. n"1t.
Three thousand Chicago bo,s "a"
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GERMAN POTASH NOT NEEDED,

Statements that agriculture in this
State Is bound to suffer for lack Of
German potash can only be considered
as another form Of German propa
sanda- This is the belief Of the au-
thorities on soils and Agricultural
chemistry at the State College Of Az
riculture at Cornell University. Those
who spread these stories are not wor.
ried about agriculture. but about keep
Ing up a demand for German potash.
The soils Of western and central
New York are not deficient in this ele-
ment and need only some attention to
make available the latent chemical
which Is already present
Recent analysi Of eight samples OF
typical western New York soils
showed that they contained from 32.-
900 to $4,000 pounds Of potash per
acre to the depth Of eight Inches.
Decaying humus. stable manure or
stable sweepings. with lime and phos-
phoric acid, form the elements most
needed.
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USE OF WOMEN ON FARMS.

AS to the use Of women on the
farms. the Department recognizes that
they can be Of great value In certain
minor tascks. but the Department be-
lieves that II men Of farm experience
In the towns and cities can be released
by the substitution Of woman labor
temporarily the needs Of farmers will
be supplied and there will be little
demand for woman labor on the farm
except for the lighter tasks-Clarence
ousles. Assistant Secretary OF Agri-
culture.
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THE NEED AND VALUE OF
FLOWERS.

Seedsmen who handle flower seeds
exclusively fear they will be put out
Of business by the decision Of the
Coal Administrator that flower seeds
are non-essential. There are several
esta blishments who deal exclusively
In flower seeds. and one in particular
has built up q largo business. the re.
suit of many years Of labor. In which
considerable capital Is invested A
widow Is owner Of half or more OF
this business.
To discontinue tho business Of this
particular establishment for a single
year would mean loss ana damage
that II may be unable TO recover rom.
No money Is spent by this concern
in advertisins. and THE Sun has no
business dealings with 1t. SO these re-
marks are from a purely disinterested
source.
Seedsmen handling vegetable and
flower seeds will carry on their bust
ness as usual, but concerns handling
flower seeds exclusively will be al
lowed no coal, and therefore will. they
fear. be unable to heat their buildings.
Let US hope some way may be found
to overcome this difficulty.
In the introduction to his Floral
Guide for 1882, when tho writer was
working night and day in horticul-
ture. a profession with which no other
seems 50 interesting and mono more
important. James Wick said:
II have labored to teach the people
to love and cultivate flowers, for II is
one of the few pleasures that i'm
proves alike the mind and heart, and
makes every true lover OF these beau
tiful creations Of Infinite Love wiser
and purer and nobler. 1t teaches in
dustry, patience, faith and hope. We
plant and sow in hope, and patiently
wait with faith in the rainbow prom
ise that harvest shall never fail. II
Is a pleasure that brings no pain, a
sweet without a snare. We gaze upon
the bea utiful plants and brilliant flow
ers with delicious commanding of
admiration and love. They are the
offspring OF our forethought, taste
and care; a new, mysterious and glo-
rious creation. They grew, truly, but
very like stars and the rainbow. We
created all this grace: moulded the
earth, the sunshine and the rain into
forms Of matchiess beauty, and crys-
tallized the dewdrops into gems OF
loyeliness
God doubtless could have made a
world without a flower In rild the
Ia ndscane but God In His wisdom d,d
not do 40. In all parts NJ the
civilized world the refinement and in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
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rical performances all over the country.
necessitatins the consumption Of enor-
nous quantities OF coal in theatres. can
bc considered essential. and flowers. the
production Of which require no moro
coal than used by the theatres. are
considered non essential. Is dificult to
understand
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
Unite Economy and Patriotism BY Planting
lovett's Pot Grown Straw berries

They save Wheat. Meat and Sugar; they are SO
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RABBITS.


RABBITS TO THE REsCUE-One hun.
dred million dollars worth of rabbits were
produced In France in 1914. In America
only 10000 persons are raising rabbits and
owing to their high food and fur value
profits raising Belgian hares. New Zealand
red rabbits. Flemish Giants. Black siberi.
ans. etc. You may learn all about this
coming meat industry by sending rs cents
for our new book. eighth edition, The
Rabbit. How to Select. Breed and Manage
the Rabbit and Belgian Hare for Pleasure
and Profit" including sample copy of our
paper containing rabbits. hares and pet
stock department. American Poultry Advo-
cate. Dept, csS. Syracuse. N. W
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FINAL PAINTINGS OF CORN.

Another planting or sweet corn may
be made now. Under normal condi-
tons 1t will be ready for use before
damaging frosts arrive. A tender ear
Of sweet corn tho last Of tho season is
treat to remember until the beans
on the stick" are ripe for table use
next year.
Make this last sowing In rows in
stead Of hills. The dwarf varieties
may be planted in rows two feet apart.
Taller growing kinds viii require
somewhat moro space. Cover the seed
two inches deep. and when tho plants
arc UP thin them out SO they will
stand ten inches apart.
For the tallest varieties have the
rows three feet apart with the plants
fifteen inches apart in tho rows.
Keep on planting beans until some
what after the middle Of July. that 10.
In the latitude Of New York city. and IL
the weather Is favorable, as It usually
10, the last planting may be made as
late As August I.
Use the dwarf varieties Of the wax
podded or green podded bush beans.
Wardsll's Kidney wax and New Hud-
son wax are good wax podded va
rieties. Stringiess Green Pod and
Bountiful are good green podded sorts.
The Federal crop report for June
shows excellent prospects for spring
sown crops in New York. more than
suhicient to make up for the relatively
poor showing in wheat and rye. The
fruit prospects are only fair. There
will be a fair yield Of apples. from
present indications, but only three
fourths Of the average crop OF pears.
The peach crop will be less than half
the average and less than a third of
last years production.
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bankments with any exposure. but the
fruiting Is best when the plants re-
ceive the full sun. The plants arc
vigorous climbers and in the autumn
and winter bear a profusion Of bright
red berries. The vine Is evergreen
and the foliage holds the color
throughout the hottest weather Of
summer or the coolest weather Of win
ter. The berries hang on the plants
all winter.
This vine will do well In low ground
where others may live but mover seem
to thrive.
Keep tomatoes UP on treilisses and
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A GOOD EVERGREEN CLIMBER.

Celastrus scandens. commonly
known as climbing bitter-sweet or
wax work. IL offered as anonymous
radicans vegetus. or evergreen bitter
sweet. by Adolph Muller. Norristown.
Pa. who has made this plant q leader.
1t Is particularly adapted for cover
ing garden walls, old stumps or en-
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il was the family Bible. a towering
plant or a pet dog. II remember"
said Mr.. Atkins. who was born In
England and for time resided in
France. when a boy how the family
cared for a pot Of myrtle cornmunis
and carried It about wherever they
went for more than twenty years" A
trifiins. unimportant thing, as it may
seem to one, may be Of great value
to another
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
SWINE.


MODERN Beiross Duroc brood SOW,
bred for late summer farrow. will prove q
good Investment. buy your stock from
headquarters; we have the largest and
costiiest herd OF Durocs east or west; prices
right. BELROsE FARMS. Poolyille, y, Y.
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ANT STRAWBERRIES NOW AND SAVE A YEAR-TINELY HIN

larger pot. disturbing the roots as little
as possible so as not to check the
growth of the plant. Water immedi-
ately after potting.
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Hardy Chrysanthemums

bronze, yellow orange, crimson. violet;
strong plants that viii bloom this fall. is
for 81. postpaid, with Chrysanthemum
booklet.
EDWARD WALLIS. Berlin. n. J.