Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-25

When receiving new plant, eS-
pecially if from florist, examine 1t
sects. A breeding place for some
new insect may be revealed.
The root-rot of tobacco is one of
the most serious diseases of tobacco
in the seed bed and in the held;
1t is characterized by the decay. and
loss of the root system, resulting
in a stunning of the plants. Complete
Sterilizing the seed beds and plant
ing on new soils is recommended.
When David Rankin, the worlds
largest farmer, was asked to tell the
Borrowing Sc and died worth $5,0OO,-
900, all made in farming), he an
swered promptly: success IN farm farm
every cent and every seed count. A
good workman is cheap at most any
price and a shiftless, careless man
is dear if he works for nothing"
Start geranium cuttings in mid
summer for the winter blooming.
of water placed in a sunny window.
AS they increase in size keep the tips
Of the branches pinched back to in
sure compact form of growth.
Poultry houses should be summed
out some during the day, but it is
far from advisable to nave the sun
beat into it during the biggest part
of the day, resulting in making the
house more of an oven than roost-
| ing place for hens.
In the parks of Chicago may be
| found the. following signs: 10 lo',, IN.
in this park the South park COM
missioners supply bird boxes, nest
| ing material, and food. The public
are requested to assist by not modest
ing the birds"
Wisconsin claims the banner in
it's forward march of training women
! for agriculture. At it's agricultural
college six women registered for the
| short course from the following
states: Missouri. Illinois, Wisconsin,
| Michigan, Pennsylvania and New
| York.
Hundreds of young horses are
| daily put out Of business and rem
dered unsaleable, except at a loss,
digestion, heaves, etc, all OF which
could have been prevented had they
| been taken in time.
A tea made of tobacco leaves
| makes one of the best remedies for
| insects; roses especially, are bene-
| flied by spraying with 1t weekly ~;
| endure the weed.
In selecting eggs for Matching
much care should be used. Select
| only NICE well-formed and good
| sized eggs of healthy stock. Keep
| them just cool and incubate them
as soon as possible.
A sweet, fresh basement which is
| cool or a cyclone cellar makes
| satisfactory place to store eggs. They
| may also be kept cool by placing
/ thew IN q bucket lowered into a
we'll.
It will pay the average poultry
man to trap-nest his flock in fall and
| winter months. and breed from the
bullets which lay earliest in life.
| as we'll as from the pullets and hens
| which lay in the winter.
| Successful frog farms are in oper-
| notable ones being found in Cali
tfornia, near San Francisco. and in
Missouri. near ST. Louis.
To get rid of crab grass in p
lawn. cut it by hand. AS it is on
annual it need not be dug out by ti,,oo
~oots. but simply cut to prevent IT
| from going to seed.
Never, use dirty, wormy or rotten
apples in maxine vinegar. Rotten
anp1es carry with them Organisms
which may interfere with the fer
| man+atton of the cider.
On the Deerlodge national forest
in Montana one lookout station has
the record of reporting accurately.
by distance and direction, a fire that
was sixty miles away.
Protect eggs from the sun when
taking them to market. Eggs expos
ed to hot sunshine for one hour will
spoil: this applies to infertile as well
as fertile eggs.
Men buy the tools that are neces-
sary to facilitate their work and
why should the housekeper not adj
vance as we'll?
SOUTHERN FARM SHOULD