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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-25
CHINESE CABBAGE.
Pe-tsai or Celery Cabbage (Bras-
sica pekinensis.)
By DAVID BURPEE.

Chinese cabbage is an annual re-
curing cool weather during the
greater part Of the growing season in
order to develop to perfection. A con-
tinued period OF heat tends to force
the plant into flower before the leaves
have reached any size or formed heads.
at the same time giving an undesir-
BILE cabbage taste to the leaves, which
should have a crisp. nutty, celery
flavor.
The plant has proved to be harder
than lettuce. Where the summers are
cool plant early in the spring. at the
time lettuce Is sown, In drilH one-half
inch deep. In rows one foot apart.
Thin out to stand about ten inches in
the row when the plants are three
inches high. It Is not necessary with
most varieties to blanch the heads.
but II the leaves are too loose to ex-
cfude the light they should be tied up
In the same manner as cos lettuce.
Sow the seed In the open ground as
the plant is somewhat checked In it's
growth by rransplanting.
The best growth is made in a rich
light loan and slight applications OF
nitrate Of soda (about one handful to
fifteen feet Of row. applied three or
four times at an interval of ten days
after plants are from three to four
inches high encourage a quick and
fieshy growth. To avoid burning. DO
not allow the nitrate to come in Duct
contact with any part Of the plant. isnd
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II sweet peas are sown about Mo-
vember 1. before freezing weather, The
seed viii terminate in the soil but Will
not make sufficient growth to come up
above ground. The seeding. plants
will be ready to come up during the
FIRST favorable weather of spring.
After sowing. and as soon as the
ground freezes hard. give the rows d
heavy mulch Of rough litter. Leaves
are not good for ills purpose. as they
become wet and matted and sometimes
freeze, forming a solid cake OF Ice.
Rough hay or straw is best.
A spot in the garden that has been
fertiiized and cultivated for several
years for other crops Is a good place
to grow sweet peas.
Turning the soil over to the depth
Of a foot Is good. as far as II goes. but
this treatment will not produce flowers
equal to those grown In soil two or
three feet deep.
For best results remove the top foot
Of soil. making a trench two feet wide.
II ambitious for the best results, make
the trench three feet wide. Keep this
top soil in pile by Itself. The trenches
should be four feet apart.
The top foot of soil having been re-
moved, throw In the trench six Inches
Of stable manure and turn this under
in the soil In the bottom OF the trench.
breaking up the soil and Incorporating
the manure with II. Fresh manure Is
best for the bottom layer. The roots
OF sweet peas reach down fully three
feet In good friable soil. but two feet
Of good soil will give results generally
satisfactory.
The lower level Of soil having been
turned over. throw the top soil back In
the place from which II was removed
In the trench and mix a little wei
rotted stable manure with It by spad-
ing 1t over after 1t has been replaced.
This keeps the soil strata exactly AZ
they were originally. II the soil is likely
to be at all acid give 1t a sprinkling
Of hydrated lime and work 1t In we'll
in the top soil. A little bone meal
worked in the top soil will be benefi-
cia1. II the bed can be prepared ahead
Of time, SO 1t may stand, a week be-
In the spring basic Stag. finely
ground and used at the rate Of ten to
twelve pounds to the square rod. or
even more, will give good results. Com
mercial fertilizer is also beneficial.
Set the seeds half an inch apart In
the drill. II double rows are desired.
have the rows foot apart. The brush
can then be placed between the rows.
For autumn sowing set the seeds three
inches deep. Thin out the plants Ave
inches apart in the spring. 1t Is best
to prepare the ground in the autumn
IL the seeds are to be sown in the
spring. The ground is dry In the au-
tumn and will be in good shape by
the time the roots make their demands
upon It.
Tho sweet pea Is q favorite wher-
ever It can be grown and generously
responds to the care and attention
given It by the cultivator.
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PRAISE FOR H0MELY TOAD.
Champion Fly Catcher.

A toad does not sing: It does not
wear pretty feathers; It Is Just simply
allover toad. No one ever catches
a toad and hangs 1t in a cage for
show. No one ever paints a picture
Of toad. puts gilt frame around
II and hangs It on the bedroom wall
for an ornament. A toad IL merely
o lazy looking lump Of unattractive-
ness. unknown. unhonored and I'M
sung.
Within IT. head, however. is a Jewel
Its flashing tongue. A. ny may fly
by q toad, but It never gets further,
II It comes within eight inches Of it,
dartins tongue.
We had q largo toad that lived
near the house for eight years. In
the fall 1t would bury itself In the
warm sandy soil where no water ever
fell. under the bay window on the
south side Of the house. As soon as
the grrund got warm IN the spring
the toad would hop out and get busy.
1t was very regular in its habits.
which were governed by the sun.
When 1t was hot In the summer, the
toad would stay all day under the
."e pipe' anu
S.ll ou. 10 work Just oeiore sun
uoWh "heh .ne eiectric hgnt was
turned on IN the street 1t would hop
arouho tne mousse ana get to work
on tne miners ana bugs attracted by
the nsn..
we looked upon this toad as a
protector and friend Of the family.
anu .ne cniioren would reed Mes and
elS 70 nun on the eho OF broom
aw' anu nhany from a piece OF
pap anu ron tneir nneers.
he pug would quickly disappear.
anu .ne TOAD would never refuse
esonu neipins. one evening they
mn w a.'uai count % MES, MIL
49, saua.n JUGS. ka.ydios' cannage
o', eeses' ana one Dig SPIDER
S" p'e.s VI paper' ana stopped only
because 'hey couid not md any more
s 'oaG disappeared last sum-
1,,,.. are. eisM years OF great use
' a,o we peneve tnat ne was
III. osef ~ an autolnooiie WINE at
~. .ne roao uhoer the electric
80 Vo seen circle OF nrteen
49,. a. ohe TINE uhoer that electric
"s ~ al workhs hara catchins bugs.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE FARM AND GAR
DEN DEPARTMENT-Sir: John c. Teas.
my elder brother. worked for Elwan-
ger & Barry during the budding
season Of 1850. He then and there be-
came acquainted with James Vick for
whom he formed a strong attachment.
My knowledge Of Mr.. Wick came more
through my brother John than other
wise. though was at his place and
looked over his flowers twice years
later. The recollection OF an old per-
son Is not necessarily accurate, but
my impression is that in 1850 ID. d. r.
Moore had not yet launched his Rural
Netc Yorker, and that at that date
James Wick had not come into his own
but was a clerk in a bank or a large
corporation and wrote articles on hor-
ticultural subjects somewhat for pas
time as time permitted. or course this
Is only my impression.
was taking A. J. Downing's maya
zine at the time Of his drowning.
Luther Tucker and son Of Albany con-
sidered taking over the magazine. I
believe. and DR.. warder OF Cincinnati
thought the mantle should have fallen
on him.
do not remember all the incidents
OF that period. DIR. Warder's Western
Horticultural Rcuiep took the place
with me of A. Us Horticultural for
some time.
! had frequently correspondent with
Charles Downing for several years.
came across a letter few days ago
from Charles DowuinU dafad Mar,h
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Long Island is producing Savoy spin
ach seed this season in larger Quanti-
ties than ever before grown, and the
seed Is offered at about half Of last
years prices.
Tho price for spinach seed last
spring was almost prohibitive for use
by. market gardeners. The increased
production should bring the price
down to reasonable basis next spring.
A. d. g.. Rochester. N. Y.-There
Is q small hand machine on the mar
ket for Gaping tin cans in which fruit
and vegetables are packed. The dis
$500 49,,
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absolutely nos excuse for 1t. except to.
keep some fellow employed who is
unable to ind any other occupation.
Dead limbs Of course must be taken
care OF and removed for safety's sake
as well as to preserve the appearance
OF the tree. A tree properly cared for
from the time It Is set out will need
only having small branches and water
sprouts removed each season.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-25

tributers of the instrument for this
section are seemingly trying to keep
1t q secret. 1t has not been adver-
tised sufficiently to make It popular
and for dealers generally to keep 1t In
stock. Write to Hennlnger & Ayes
Company. Portland. Ore. for descrip-
tive circulars.
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Courses in Agriculture.

Soils, Fertilizers. TillaEe, Field Crops
Fruit. Vegetable and Flower Growing
Beginning September 26 Columbia Unit
versity will offer practical instruction sup
ported by laboratory. garden and green
house work in the above subjects. on
October Is similar courses on poultry rails
Ing Will begin. Glasses meet mostly in
afternoon and evenings. Open to ALL No
entrance requirements Fees moderate
For catalogue write the Secretary OF
Columbia University. New York City.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-25

Buyers Of baled hay should be on
the lookout for veneered or faced
bales. Veneering consists in feeding
to the baling machine an occasional
forkful OF hay that is Of higher grade
than the bulk Of the lot being baled.
The forkful OF high grade hay is
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manipulated in such way a. to
cover the outside. Of the bale, making
the bale appear to contain better hay
than II actually does.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-25
PIG s

You'll need meat this winter. Six eight
and ten weeks old Berkshire and Chester
whites. $40. sl2. 3i2.5o and SIS.
Laying hens (yearlings. Leghorns white
or brown. $3.50 each. Heavy breed. 81
One pr VIII. Swan Geese (beautiesJ, s..
Guinea Hens, 31.25 each.
Broilers and Roasting Chickens. i7c h.
Order direct from this ad.. avoid use.
less correspondence.
Our bank reference, First National Free
port, L. l.
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Tie hard knot in the cord
over each ear of corn to hold
the ears securely in place.
Hang the row of ears in we'll
ventilated place, free from
frost.
eight hours. The bisulphid should be
placed in shallow dishes or pans on
top of the seed. Half a pint is suf-
ficient for a box or barrel holding ten
bushels or less. One pound is suff1-
cient for a room or bin ten feet each
way. After fumigation the ears must
be thoroughly aired. taking care that
no fire is present when the fumigating
box Is opened.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-25
BALDWIN POULTRY PLANT

Phone 'Freeport sl4." P. o. Box Sc.
One block north Mineola- Brooklyn troll.
Icy stop ST." near Be6ell Grocery Co.'S
old store. Church st.
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DISEASES OF TRUCK CROPS AND
THEIR CONTROL.

In 1915 1t is estimated that the
farmers and gardeners of New York
State lost $4,000, 900 from the late
blight OF potatoes. This outbreak was
widespread in the Northern States and
reduced the yield many millions Of
bushels. One county in Maine lost
100000.
Prof. ]. J. Taubenhaus Of the Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station has
prepared his Diseases of Truck Crops
and Their Control with great care.
giving the descriptions in non-techni-
cal language so the grower can under
stand and recognize the various dis
eases to which truck crops are sub
ject.
AS a student at Cornell. Prof. Tau
benhaus was impressed by the fact
that there was no American book
dealing with truck crop diseases. His
first week, Culture and Diseases of
the Sweet Pea" was an attempt in
that direction. His second book.
Truck Crop Diseases" aimed at the
preparation Of work which should
deal with specific crop diseases.
During the past eighteen years Prof.
Taubenhaus has spent practically
all of his time in the investigation of
truck crop diseses Now that the
food shortage Is a problem with which
the country is struggling. the author
felt the time had arrived for him to
give truckers the benefit OF the dis
coveries on crop diseases made by
plant Psychologists.
Truck crops make up n large share
of our food. The money lost from
truck crop diseases Is immense. To
prevent this loss is one Of the great.
est deeds of patriotism n man can
perform.
The diseases which our common
garden vegetables are subject to are
fully treated. Published by E. p. Dut
ton & Co.. New York.
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The highest hen at the vineland
contest to date for the second (year-
ling) year is No. 651. a White Leg
horn. having laid yes eggs.
The three best pens for the month
in each of the ten varieties repre-
scented:
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
l-Gareu W. Buck, Collie Neck. y. j.. 10
6-Harry H. ODER. Lakewood. N. jam. lts
George c. Ward. Kennebunk. Me-. iis
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
s-Chester p. Dodge. Rockport Mass. =. lis
1s-oyerlook Farm. New brunswick, N. J. ios
l4-wilbur1ha Poultry Farm. Trenton
Junction. N. J......................... LOG
COLUMBIAN PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
I5-Dept ford Poultry Farm. Sewell. N. J. 100
III: N. Jones Hornerstown. N J........ lls
1e-r ]. Enslin. Hscketts,own. N. J...... -
WHITE wYANDoTrEs.
2s-E. c. Moore, Sussex. N. J.............. 1is
2e-H. 8. Tuthill. Vineland. N J......... 1877
22-Lusscroft Farm, Sussex. N J.......... l22
PAT. Fl. Matteson q Son. Davisviile, N. J, IL.
COLUMBIAN wYANDoTTEs.
2s-sunnybrook Farm. Eatontown. N. j.. $50
9-wiburtha Poultry Farm, Trenton
90 T y,,,,..ipp''' i'''''''''''''' ~
BUFF wYANDoTTEs.
s.-Mrs. C. b. Elliott, Menio Park. N. j.. ls
H-w. P. I.aing. Woodbury. Heights, N. J. 81
3o-Clark q Rowland. West Pawlet, VT. 6s
RHODE ISLAND REDS.
37-Thomss Henry. Chester. Pa. lt2
s4-H; W; collingwood. woodclin Lake.
ss-Miss 4. S. Macintosh. Princeton. N. lis lis
WHITE LEGHoRNs.
Ts-P. @. Plat. wailinsford Pa.,..,,.,, PAL
T0-H. II. Myers, Vineland, N. J......,. 2lt
ss-Willanna PiDehurst Farm. York. Pa. 2os
BUFF LEGHoRNs.
T-Monmouth Farms, Freneau, N. J...... IS.
@-Romy Singer. Morganville, N. j.. 1875
s6-H. G. Richardson, Ezra, N. J...... iOl
BLACK LEGHoRNs.
es-A. e. Hampton. Pittstown. N. J. lSs
se-Fred c. Nixon, Quakertown. N. L.. 1884
l0o-Sunny Acres. Trenton. N. J........... III
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CATS.
FARM PRODUCE.

BEAUTIFUL ASGORA CATS ANI
KITTENS. $500 UP. STAMP FOR REPLY
BAY VIEW FARM. North Haven. Maine
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FARM PRODUCE.
NEW CLOVER HONEY-lO IN. pals
S2.75: 6 ID. cans. l.75: 10. cans, $780,
sent by Insured parcel post. postage and
insurance prepaid by me.
GEO. sHIBER. Randolph. y. Y.
HONEY.
Only sweet our Forefathers knew. Pure
New York State Bee-made honey. ID.
pals. $3.50; 10 ID. pail. 1910, and 90 ID.
can. $500. delivered to your door, either
Glover or Buckwheat flavor.
The Deroy Taylor Co.. Newark. New York.
SWINE.
A MODERN Belrose Duroc brood sow,
bred for September farrow. and Young
pigs for August and September delivery
Will prove a good Investment; buy your
stock from headquarters; we have the
largest and costliest herd Of Durocs east
or west: prices right BELROSE FARMS
Poolville. y. Y.
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
UNITED STATES COURT

A term Of United States court con-
venes In Sioux Falls this week of nm
usual Importance. During the term
1t is expected the trial of former Unit
ed States Senator Pettigrew, Conrad
Kornemann, editor of the Dakota Her
aid, a local German weekly newspa-
per, and Heinie Holman, a Sioux Falls
business man, will take place.
These defendants are charged with
violations of the espionage act, All
have been at liberty on bonds since
arrest during the past three or four
months. The Pettigrew case attract
ed wide attention at the time of his
arrest in Chicago. He was indicted
by a federal grand jury and his case
Is expected to be among the first to
be tried at this term of court.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
S. D. FOOTBALL SOLDIERS

We may not have a whole regiment
of South Dakota soldiers, but down
at Camp Cody we have the champion
football team of the camp. The team
OF Company c, 127th machine gun
battalion, is the team that lays Them
all out. They have never been scored
on but once and then they played their
opponents to a tie, so that they are
uEbeaten to date. Nine Of these men
are from Huron and two from other
parts of the state. Dan Glennon,
former State college student, is one
of the team and is holding up the rec
ord of the state and the college in fine
shape. An FL Paso, Texas, paper calls
them the proud and snappy little
South Dakota unit" and at last re-
ports they had one more game to play
with the team of Battery E, 126th field
artillery, made up Of Iowa men and
largely old champion team players of
that state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

The county board is holding their
regular spring session this week and
attending to the usual business.
Tuesday the Iowa Bridge Co. was
awarded the contracts for 1918, being
the lowest bidder by a good margin.
Their acquaintances with the county
and road conditions give them an adj
vantage. and as their work has always
been good, they getting the bridge
work means the county will be well
Hugh Smith of Howard, men,
Der of the state tax commission, met
with the commissioners and all of the
and city assessors and went
the assessment situation with
them o that uniformity will prevail
and each county will get a fair divi-
sion of the burden OF the taxes. 9th.
er work will engage the commission
ers the balance OF the week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
RED CROSS VICTORY

In the two grand assaults made in
the interests Of the Red Cross at the
auction of a week ago and its con
tinuation of last Saturday, a big vic,
tory has been achieved and the re-.
ports of the captured is excellent. Six
thousand and n dollars have been
captured and interned with the treas
urer for the benefit of the county chap.
ter. Then there was S~eVenty-nine
cents in addition that was also put
in the vault for safe keeping. While
we did not beat the worlds record
still these two auctions certainly
panned out a pretty big strike for the
worthy cause. All those who worked
for its success, worked like slaves and
it would be hard to give special praise
to any one Of them. If we started to
call James we might miss some one,
for all kinds of work was done and
all kinds of service rendered, and
everybody is entitled to share in the
praise that the hard work called forth.
Brookings is behind several smaller
cities in the state in amount raised
but thank goodness we beat Aber.
deem good and hard.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04

II. Gilbert, So; W. S. Irish, So; Elmer
Tatge, $40; Jesse Young, So; Robert
Elston, IS; Prof Powers. IS; J.. q.
Hutton, $40; Mrs. Chris stevenson.
IS; George Sanderson, IS; G.. +.
Lynch, IS; George Robins, so; Mrs.
a. j Kendall, So; Lutheran Ladies'
Aid. $25.
The work turned out at the head
quarters during the month has been
exceptionally GOODS sweaters. 102
pairs of socks, 8 mufflers, 4 pair
wristlets were the result of the knit
ting department. The other work for
March is as follows: 400 shot bags,
small size; $50 shot bags, large; 425
triangular bandages; 10 scultetus, 5
"T' bandages; 10 many tailed band
ages; 81 bed shirts; So pajamas; 20
pneumonia jackets; 13 oakum pads,
large; p Oakum pads, small: 10 cot
ton pads, l2x24; IL cotton pads, SKIP:
Is cotton pads. paper backs, 12x18;
10 cotton pads, paper backs, 16x2f;
q split irrigation pads; Is straps and
buckles.
The service cross of the Red Cross
may be obtained for work done in va
rious branches OF the service. Thir
ty-two hours work entities the wear
ing of the cross on the apron; seven.
ty-two hours work entities its wear.
ing on the cap; n hundred and TWEEN.
ty-eight hours work entities one to
wear a service bar on the breast. The
time is to be counted from April LIST
and those who desire to qualify would
find out all the requirements at the
chapter room.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
BARLEY is HEALTHY

one of the new items of pro-Ger-
man propaganda that has come TO the
attention of the state food admins
t%ration, says the Minneapolis Jour
nal, is a story being widely circu-
lated to the effect that barley -four
is not a healthful product and that
use of it to any extent would cause
general organic trouble.
That the story is entirely without
foundation is shown by a statement
made by X. A. butcher, assistant pre-
fessor of agricultural bio-chemistry at
University Farm, st. Paul.
Barley and its products are known
to be a uniformly fine food said Mr..
butcher. This is shown by the fact
that doctors generally prescribe barley
Cruel as the foundation of food for
infants and for invalids. Barley has
been in quite general use in break
fast foods and in breads for some time
long before the present conservation
measures made its use more vital and
no question has ever been raised as
TO its healthful qualities. In fact
where il has been considered it has
been conceded that barley and its pro
ducts were to be desired from a health
standpoint and their use encouraged
The food administration states that
any individual who repeats a story 10
the effect that the use of barley -four
endangers health is either misin,
formed or is Intentionally giving aid
and comfort to the enemy by attempt
ing to complicate the food problems
of the country, and believes that good
citizens everywhere will make it a
point to correct any transformation
that has been circulated"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04

as high a standing for views on mil
itary subjects as Frank Simonds, and
in a survey of the situation made on
Tuesday he writes the following re-
sumo of the aspect at the time of the
present lull in the fighting:
"One word as to the present battle
field situation. The Germans are now
in a difficult position, even if there be
no immediate Allied counter often
sive. They have thrust between two
strong Allied positions and neither of
their TANKS is securely fixed. To es-
cape a far less awkward posture, they
~retreated from the Somme just a year
ago. Then their retreat was hasten
ed by the fact that the British and
French were prepared to attack. Now
the British and the French may not
be ready to attack at once, although
the time may not be long delayed.
Probably the German will have to
stay where he is as long as he can
to avoid the moral effect at home of
a retreat to safer and more easily de-
feasible positions, such as the Ba-
paume, Peronne, Nesle Chauny line
would provide, but in doing this he
runs obvious military risks to avoid
not less unmistakable moral hazards.
HE left his trenches on March p
to impose a German peace upon the
world with his good German sword.
On April l he is digging in new
trenches on the old Somme battlefield
with neither victorious peace nor
any peace in sight.
But it is far too soon to regard the
battle as ended. Either the German
Will renew his attacks on the present
operative front as he did at Verdun
after the first pause or he will strike
elsewhere, probably neal Rheims