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WANTED Good reliable man
30 operate cotton yard this
season. Write or come to see
me. S. G. Jones,
IF 0kolona, Miss.
If you are going to buy a New
Buggy this Spring see
Okolona Hardware Co.
WANTED-Dealer for Automa-
tic Light Plants in this territory.
Young man with some electrical
experience preferred. Address:
Automatic Light Co.,
Ludington, Mich.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-09-18

Cameis are sold everywhere
in scientifically sealed pack
ages of 10 cigarettes; or ten
packages GOO ciearettesl in .
6lassine- paper-coVeredcarton.
We strongly recommend this
carton for the home or Office
supply or when you travel
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-09-18

Pc ter Shutter Farm Wagons
Okolona Hardware Co.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-09-18

We carry full line of School
Books. All Books Strictly Cash.
w. E. Bearden.
The sun., 1919-06-15

Tho Garden Club Of Ridgewood.
N. j.. claims to have the largest mem
bership of any similar organization
in the world. 1t has $50 names on
its roll. 1t is undoubtedly the largest
in one respect in that 1t is composed
entirely of men, and certain OF the
members of the organization declare
that its success is due largely to the
absence of women. The general as
sumption that the ladies necessarily
constitute the membership OF garden
club Is shown in the letters received
from other towns addressing the
president OF the Ridgewood organiza-
ton as Dear Madam"
The history Of the club IL an inter-
esting one. Founded FIVE years ago
by Robert L. Roe, an enthusiastic
amateur gardener. with less than a
dozen charter members, a campaign
was undertaken Immediately to inter-
est all the men In Ridgewood in bet
ter gardens and improved home sur
.oundings. From the beginning an ac-
tive participation was taken by the
club in public improvements. and 1t
has always been represented on the
Shade Tree Commission.
Two years ago when the Govern
ment began its Make a Garden"
movement the Ridgewood club en-
Enthusiastically fostered the campaign
and was able to send experienced
The sun., 1919-06-15
CARE NEEDED TO KEEP
UP QUALITY OF EGGS

During the summer the poultryman
must exercise special care II he is to
produce market eggs Of the best quail
ity. The nests should be kept clean,
and broody hens should be removed
from the nests and confined as soon as
noticed, as the high body temperature
Of the hen causes the eggs to become
heated within few hours. II the
eggs are fertile they may be rendered
unfit for use by the hen setting on
them even overnight.
Eggs being held for market should
bt. kept In a cool, well ventilated but
not draughty place where the air is
slightly damp. The temperature should
he as near 45 degrees F. as possible
and never over IS degrees. The ordi-
nary cellar, II not unusually damp, Is
the best place on the average farm
If eggs are kept in a warm place the
quality is rapidly lowered, as shown b,
the darkened yolk when the eggs are
csndled. Such eggs are known on the
market as heated"
The contents of eggs kept in a dry
place or where current of air
strikes them will evaporate, causing
"shrunken" eggs. Neither shrunken
nor heated eggs. win bring the top
market price. Even IL held under
ideal conditions eggs should be mar
keted at least once a week and oftener
II possible.
1t is important. TO produce only in
fertile eggs for market. Fertile eggs
deteriorate much more rapidly than in
The sun., 1919-06-15
LACK OF P0LLINATroN.

Fruit trees have bloomed very fully
this spring. with the possible excep-
ton, perhaps, Of cherries, but a great
many Of these trees are not going to
produce the full crops of fruit.
When the treee were in bloom the
weather was cool, and in some cases
cold. rainy. damp weather has pre-
vailed with only one or two days each
week when the sun shone and It
warmed up SO that bees and other in
sects could work freely. The fruit
blossoms are not pollinated to any ex-
tent except by insects. Bees particu-
larly are the chief agent OF cross
pollination, and they work best when
the temperature Is above so degrees.
Consequently there is going to be q
large June Drop" or natural thinning
Of fruit, and in many cases from 80 to
30 per cent. Of the young fruit will
drop from the trees. Many people will
undoubtedly attribute this lack Of fruit
to some form OF insect trouble or dis
ease. but It is simply due to the I'M
fertilization or -pollination OF the
fruit blossoms caused or due to the
unreasonable weather.
Trees which would have produced a
full crop Of fruit this year and have
only a scattering crop are very likely
to have a crop of fruit next season.
In the case OF the cherries and pears
the blossoms come out and look per-
fectly healthy. but in many cases the
pistil or the stamens, in some cases
both, have been killed by the weather
previous to the time OF blooming-S.
p. HOLSTER, Connecticut.
The sun., 1919-06-15

charges in certain cases with no prac-
teal result whatever.
F1fth-That at the present time
many large concerns are prosecuted
for violations OF the act in which a
certain small water content Of the in
secticide poison is lacking. constituting
technical violation Of the law, though
OF no material damage for the pur-
poses sold. These firms by pleading
guilty accept a nominal fine Of IS or
so; even for continued violations. An
interested manufacturer says some Of
these large corporations can well af-
ford to submit to the IS fine, this sum
being ridiculous in. proportion to the
profits made on large quantities Of
goods disposed OF during the period
covered by the nominal fine.
Sixth-That in his opinion formulas
for certain we'll known insecticides
now required by the Government to
contain definite fixed percentage Of
one named poison should be made UP
OF varying percentages OF said poison
80 that the consumer may be able to
buy Just what he wants.
It would certainly appear to me that
some committee not interested In maxi
ing 1t appear that the law as original
ly conceived is worthy to live. should
be appointed to investigate the actual
working out Of the insecticide law since
It's beginning, the cost OF its enforce
ment. the number OF high salaried en-
ployees put on the Government payroll
because Of II. and the net result to
the horticultural community.
Chicago, June 2. ]. c. VAUGHAN.
The sun., 1919-06-15

spring and summer skunks were prob
ably the greatest nuisances we had 70
contend with. At night they would
sneak in from the woods. which were
near, and II undisturbed destroy a
whole brood Of chickens or turkeys,
possibly more. II a dog was about the
place he usually found them, and then
the whole neighborhood was delugeo
with poison gas"
have a most lively recollection OF
the swooping hawks. They never
seemed to touch the ground. You saw
the chicken, duck or young turkey
and then you didn't, unless your eyes
were strong enough to see 1t far In
tho air in the claws Of the hawk. /
was once in group Of several persons
watching a flock of half grown ducksi
we were not over twenty feet away
when a hawk swooped down and car
ried Off a duck. There was only one
protection from the hawks. and that
was no invention of man. The king
birds usually nested In tall trees near
or on the farm, and woe TO the hawk
they sighted. About the size Of a
robin. with long, sharp bills and active
on the wing, they would ny above the
hawk. then pounce down on his back.
Hawks would sometimes Aarn conn
pletely over in the air trying TO shake
them of. For that day. at least. there
would be no more chicken hunting for
the hawk; he would be nursing his
wounds. ~
Crows were plentiful, but they sell
dom troubled the poultry. Ny obser-
vations confirmed me in the belief that
crows are not by nature inclined to
prey on poultry. though extreme hum
ger sometimes forces them to do 1t. A
crow is something like a monkey in
that he steals for amusement. We
once had a pet crow that nearly
stripped the house of soap, combs and
other small articles before he was de-
tected. A. F. F.
The sun., 1919-06-15
TIVE SUBURBAN GARDEN CLUB LARGEST OF The .KN

fertile. The reason for this 4, A.
when the eggs have been fertili1os ,u az
mating the chick starts develonr.D W
at 6s to 20 degrees f., but soon a,lI
causing the egg to decay RAPIDLY ms
partial development of the ch,a,
embryo and its subsequent death a".
duces eggs known as blood r,n ~
Such eggs are unfit for human con
sumption. WIS
To produce only infertile m.r,.
eggs the male birds should be allor.s
to run only with the breeding bor'
and with them only during the ba,ch
ing season. When the Matching sooso.
tu over all male birds that are NO, ="
p,cislly valuable as breeders shou,d \.
killed or sold. Those that are lon,
should be confined apart from ~
hens.
The mistake should not be msa,
however. Of killing desirable mai.
Good and mature breeding ma
should be retained until better on.
are found.
Further information on this mh,...
may be found in Bulletin s55 ana
Reading Course Lesson 1873, contaInlns
an egg Gambling chart, which NAV \.
obtained without cost by writing ,Ss
State College OF Agriculture at Ithaca
NY
The sun., 1919-06-15

speakers TO the neighbortng towns and
even into New York State. Children's
gardens were encouraged under its
supervision and prizes given at the
end of the season to the young peo-
pie who continued their labors through
the entire period.
A purchasing committee, formed two
years ago. has been Of great value to
the members in obtaining seeds from
we'll known dealers at reduced prices.
After arrangements have been made
with the merchants az to the, discount
to be allowed catalogues are sent by
the dealers to tie members, who adj
wise the committee of their needs and
enclose the payment for their orders.
The combined orders are then for
warded to the respective dealers and
the distribution follows. Fertilizers,
manures and limo have been bought
In quantity and distributed through
local sources and savings effected In
each instance. Last year a large
quantity OF manure accumulated at
the Ridgewood Fair Grounds, where
the Government had hundreds of
horses awaiting overseas shipment,
and the club was enabled to dispose
OF this fertilizer to its members at q
very low price.
Two exhibitions Of garden products
are held each year. the first about the
middle OF June and the second in Sep
TENDER, and these have been an in
sptration to the community in proving
what may be done in a small lgraden.
No products Of the professional gar
dener's skill are admitted to competi-
ton. the requisite of each Display be-
Ing that It must represent the actual
work OF the member. Roses, dahiias
and peonies have always formed i'm
portant elements of the shows, and
their culture is encouraged by special
prizes and by addresses OF experts at
The sun., 1919-06-15

the monthly meetings Of tho club and
by distribution OF literature bearing
upon the varieties. II has been the
aim Of tho club, however, to reduce
the number of subdivided classes as
much as possible and to encourage
general groupings as representative Of
the whole garden. The usual divisions
are about a. follows,
CLASS BEST general display Of
fiowsrs.
Class s-Best. general display Of
roses
Class s-Bsst general display of
ssters.
Glass t-1est general display Of
dahlias.
Class 6--Best general display Of
peontes.
Glass e--Most artistic arrangement
of exhibits.
Class 7--Best general display Of
vegetables.
Class s-Best general display OF
grapes.
Class 9-Classes reserved for novices.
All the separate flowers may be In
cluded In the general classes II the
exhibitor 90 wishes. The prizes are
always inexpensive, the most costly
rot exceeding 50 In value, and are
confined to articles of use to the gar
dener, vases, books and tools.
The work of the club Is above all
other things practical. Its members
assembled in an orchard one afternoon
last winter ana received instructions
IN pruning and caring for fruit trees,
the demonstration haipg conducted hv
a representative Of the New Jersey
State Agricultural Department. Much
advice Is given also on the care Of the
home grounds. and the next meeting
Of the club will be devoted to the de-
velopment of small formal gardens,
and several members will discuss the
shrubs and plants best suited to such
arrangements and designs appropriate
to small plots. The public will be in
vited to this meeting.
In its advice to members and to
others seeking Information the club
| urges the use of native trees and
shrubs and especially encourage the
| use OF products OF the nearby woods,
which abound in many kinds of dog
wood. azaleas. rhododendron, wild
geraniums and violets, with other fine
plants recognizable by the initiated.
The study Of wild flowers is also slim
ulated In the school children by the
offer Of prizes for the largest number
OF varieties exhibited at the fall shows.
The motto OF the club is Let Us
Spray" z. T. Sowter is president OF
the club and A. J. Hardekopf is sccre-
tary.-CIARENcB L. LERsNER-
The sun., 1919-06-15
A RECORD SALE OF GUERNsEYs.

Ono hundred eighty thousand two
hundred and seventy-five dollars for
eighty-three Guernseys tells the story
OF the combination sale OF Guernseys
held at Florham- Farms. Madison, N.
j., on May Is, 1919. Sixty-one cows
averaged s2,0o3.6s: fourteen heifers
averaged $946.43: eight bulls averaged
$500, and the average for eighty
three head was $2.172.
The sale was topped by Florham
Leader 556s2. a two months old bull
calf. consigned by Anderson T. Herd.
Pennsylvania, and was purchased by
Massachusetts for $4,000. This price
The sun., 1919-06-15
GARDENERS AND FARM HELP.

Having trouble mailing your Brus-
sells sprouts sprout7 At the Reem-
ployment Bureau Of New York City
for Soldiers, Sailors and Marines at eos
Pearl street there In q keen eyed Ital-
ian with q decoration FROM the French
Government for his work a. gardener
In France with the A. e. y. who waits
for q chance ito make them grow"
|, Housewives who complain that ref
trenoes have no value nowadays in Sc
curing q gardener have a Eiit edge
When he called yesterday at the bu-
reau he carefully drew from shabby
Newspaper covering an immense d.
pioma from the curry Of the Judges Of
the, Lique Francaise." II stated that
"for the very excellent showing OF the
military garden OF the Thirteenth En-
gineers under his care for fourteen
months at Foridos, France" he was
awarded e silver medal and the d.
ploma-
the Thirteenth, Engineers. Cichetti had
lovingly tended the garden. His eyes
shone as he spoke OF II. .,
Anywhere I can maka things
grow" he pleaded wistfully. "Justa
giva me a job and q chance"
Among the many men who applied
at the bureau wearing decorations CT
chetti's remains unique. Yet devotion
to duty was his Just the same.
Among the dozens Of gardeners who
are seeking a civilian livelihood after
service overseas there are many Just
as anxious as Cichetti to get back
among familiar rows Of flowers and
vegetables.
Many are highly qualified men. 'ac-
customed to working on private es-
tates. Already forty-four men have
been satisfactorily placed in jobs Of
this nature with well known New York
families.
Farmhands and dairyhands are also
available at the bureau. as we'll as
handy men for suburban place. Sew
eral badly gassed men whose sole
chance to regain physical health is
outdoor life seek jobs of this latter ma
ture. Able bodied and eager to work,
It IL suicide for them to return to In
door work.
It is urged that IN whatever ca
pacity the owner Of country place
needs a man they apply at the bureau.
The utmost care Is taken in picking
out the type of men specified. "Send
us the call and we will send the man
yon want" is its slogan. The phone
number is Worth $3.50.
The sun., 1919-06-15
A PRISON PENALTY ON FLEA
POWDER.

To THE EDITOR or THE GARDEN DE-
PART1SHNT-Sr: 1t occurs to me
that some OF the many thousands
OF readers Of THE SUN who look
to the Farm and Garden pages to keep
them abreast of the time on horti-
cultural matters will be very much in
terested in the practical working out
of some OF the many activities in
spired by the officials and scientists
connected with the United States De-
partment OF Agriculture.
AS is well known to most CONNER
cial horticulturists. the Department OF
Agriculture a few years ago inspired
and fathered the passage Of an insecti-
eide law controlled by police regula-
tons. a drastic method OF control
ling an ordinary commercial industry
through prison penalty. then put over
for almost the first time on a small
class Of American business men sin
gled out for this sacrifice OF liberty.
The working out OF this drastic and,
The sun., 1919-06-15

A new combined insecticide, fungi
eide and fertilizer Is offered for spray
ing potatoes and other vegetables
The powder. called limo. is mixed with
from seven to fifty gallons of water,
according to the crop 1t is used on.
Good results have been obtained. It is
said, on sweet potatoes. cabbage,
caulifower. tomatoes. beans. asparagus,
&C., also on fruits and flowers. 1t Is
used for spraying poultry houses and
for withdrawing.
The manufacturers claim limo to be
q chemically prepared pulverized lime
stone. 1t Is put up in l, 3 and 10 pound
packages, 100 pound sacks and $50
pound barrels.
The sun., 1919-06-15

to my mind, unconstitutional law has
interested me. / had an opportunity.
but declined as q free American citi-
zen, to do commercial business under
q prison penalty law which would
make me criminally liable for any un-
intentional acts committed by en-
ployees, or possibly by outsiders, or
by Federal employees.
Therefore the remarks I am making
are not made because Of Government
control of my AFFAIRS, but because I
have seen in the legal penalties, car
RED by thip act what appeef to roe to
be Fundamentally q great blow tc the
rights and liberty Of American busi-
ness men.
L maintain that fines. increasins in
severity with repeated violations. II
such occur, are ample protection TO
the public and to the Government
against fraud and imposition by any
comsnercial industry and that prison
penalty need not be attached to the
blending Of q hea powder or the mar
ketinE of the same.
But more to the point and Of direct
interest to your readers is the work.
ing out OF said insectictde law.
A leading MANUFACTURER of insecti-
cides made the following points last
week:
First--The actual increased cost TO
the consumer on all insecticides manu-
featured in America averages not less
than % per cent.
Second-That since the beginning OF
the operation Of thIs act his cost for
one firm alone for legal services and
items connected with the operation OF
the law has been not less than 500
900, which amount he has naturally
charged to consumer.
Third-Not one OF the cases prose-
cuted in his field has shown the con-
sumner was seriously damaged on the
translation prosecuted.
iFourth-The Government has spent
large sums for witness fees and court
The sun., 1919-06-15
Oy&aizeo
%We IsseckLcLze Azaf
M AH4 aNnf aCios
w ~nsass/ >4aecLsA-

A concentrated liquid which. when diluted
with water as per directions on can. will
prove a wonderful weapon OF defense to
guard house or garden plants. vegetables,
(Green. Black or White fly asSweIi as
thrips. soft scale. currant worm and cab
bage slugz
FunEine Controls Rust and Mildsw.
Accepted by successful gardeners every
where as the standard remedy for the con-
troll OF mildew, rust and various other fungi
Does not stain foliage.
vermine Destroys Worms, MAGsots.
Good for potted plants In which IL de-
stroys eel and angle worms as well as for
ster!iizins the garden soil which II rids OF
maggots. grubs. worms and root lice.
Above three remedies have been on the
market for many years and are for sale at
all seed stores. For further particulars APP
ply 10
APHlNE MFG. CO., s s.d, s:s:,,
The sun., 1919-06-15
GARDENING AND FARMING.

What crops can I plant this year
on my land that will take care OF
the livestock. family and market op-
portunities2 The answer to such a
question is always dependent upon
the unique situation OF each garden
and farm combination. But It always
Is largely answered by a considerat ton
of (1) crop types, culture and varietal
adaptations; (2) soils. their capacities
and possible modification. and (3)
managerial factors including rota-
tons. areas, labor and machinery re-
The sun., 1919-06-15
place them from ten inches to a foot
q ~

Can Japanese iris be lowered In the
greenhouse7 An amateur gardener
asks this question. Who has tried 1T
Large clumps grown in good rich pot
ting soil with liberal mixture Of
sand, in suitable sized pots, given
ample water and not too much heat
should bloom in the winter and early
spring.
Plants that were divided in the au-
tumn Of 1918 and kept growing well all
this season would make good speci-
mems. or strong clumps Of old plants
could be used. but use large clumps.
II divided into small roots the plants
will not flower until the following
year.
The sun., 1919-06-15
POULTRY POINTERS.

Keep the hens confined to your own
land.
. Don't overstock your land.
Purchase well matured pullet,
rather. than hens.
Build a cheap house or shelter.
Make the house dry and free from
drafts, bit allow for ventilation.
The sun., 1919-06-15
PESTS OF THE POULTRY YARD.

I was interested in an article that
recently appeared on the Garden Page
of THE Sum relating to birds and AMI
mails that prey on young poultry. AS
a boy lived on farm where poultry
was raised and have a lively recollec-
ton Of the pests.
The genial author OF Little Stories
for Bedtime" has passed very lightly
over the faults Of Jimmy Skunk" In
The sun., 1919-06-15
Right and Wrong Farming Methods

A farmer In Illinois could not understand
IA why his corn yield per acre was only
81 bushels. His soil was good and he
had always rotated his crops and used
manure. Yet his average was only 81
bushels on land that should produce nearer
30. In discussing the matter with a friend
visiting him over The 1915 Christmas holi-
days he learned that he was wrong in be-
lisving that on land like his since he ro-
tatsd his crops and used manure he needed
no chemical fertilizer. At his friends
suggestion. the following season he again
rotated his crops. used manure, but also
used PHOSPHORUS potassium. His corn crop
has now reached % bushels to the acre ana
next season he expects to do still better.
For several years his little mistake had
cost this farmer we'll over SO. 900 each year.
Hundreds of costly little mistakes cut
Into PROFITS and force the farmer, although
sometimes he doesn't realize 1t, to do much
OF his woEk for nothing. And hundreds of
little tricks OF the trade" and better
methods cut down ON labor needs, increase
crops and boost profits. Little mistakes
rob the farmer of his earnings. as In the
above case-uew and better ways produce
results that make a man feel that he's
doing valuable work-and getting worth
while pay.
Pooling Better Plans and Methods
For example. do you know the simple
methods by which other farmers average,
per acre. 100 to 1875 bushels Of corn, ~
bushels of wheat, SO bushels OF oats, $40
bushels OF potatoes-do you know how.
thru easy ways. butterfat production has
been brought, up ito $40 pounds per year,
snd now 500 hens bring, as a side line
prom. over $4,000 "a year-do you know tho
best ways to inoculate alfalfa. to locate un-
pr99htaoie cows. 70 select breeding stock Of
puIlets, TO scientifically combine fertilizers
do you know the best methods OF dehorn-
ing. OF improving seed by selection, of en-
p'oylns the gas engine and tractor?
You yourself know that to get the most
out OF MS farm a man cannot sit on the
porch ana let Nature do It's work" He
must keep abreast of things, watch Others
mo apply to his own farm the best OF ali
ssees, hears and reads. Make one little
Annthe ana you may lmpoverlsh your soil.
,,o'ner mistake may waste weeks OF yonr
Ano,b anu cost yea hundreds in lost proats.
tiss may Impair the breeding possibili-
~ ~ your live stock And nitho Won
mink you are getting ali possible profit
The sun., 1919-06-15

Above is a picture Of the fountain
in Phillips Park, Newark, n. ]. The
iron basins are not natural or artistic
in appearance and look as though
they had been elevated on the pile
Of rocks to advertise an iron foundry.
The water slowly dripping from the
basins leads observers to suspect that
they have sprung a leak.
Made wholly of rocks arranged as
shown in the illustration below. the
cast iron basins. painted white, would