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DESTROYING DAT SMUT.

The formalin treatment has been
found to be effective in destroying
smut in seed oats by plant disease
specialists at the Ohio Experiment
Station. II consists In sprinkling a
solution Of one pint Of formaldehyde
10 80 gallons OF water on 40 to 80
bushels of seed oats and ten confin-
ing the moistened grain under can
vas for several hours. This method
Of treating cat smut has proven quite
satisfactory.
Much more loss Is caused by oat
smut than rs generally suspected, as
the disease may destroy from 10 to 10
per cent. OF the oat heads-near harvest
time and not be noticed where the oats
yield heavily. The spores OF the smut
disease cling TO the kernel but do not
attack the Seeding oats as In the case
of wheat smut. The solution Is also
used to dlsinfect grain drills, sacks
and bins when there Is danger Of In
Producing the smut In new seed or ex-
change of oat seeding machinery.
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GARDEN CURE BRINGS HEALTH AND PROFIT-POULTR>

should not be used for Matching. The
large size egg matches larger chick.
This larger chick grows faster than
the smaller chick.
This larger chick will be market
able as a broller soonFt.
This larger chick natures younger.
This larger chick begins laying
sooner than the smaller chick.
The income is received sooner and
they are more profitable.
These facts apply to all breeds. The
comparisons are made>between small
and large chicks in the same breed.
Careful selection OF eggs for Matching
pays. Don't neglect It'll. w. San
born, Colorado Agricultural College.
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Those who offer cures" generally
reinforce their claims with testi-
honiais Of those who have been cured.
II has been frequently stated In
this department that gardening was q
heathful occupation. Hero Is one
testimonial at least: ID.
Raymond Search, McCoois. Neb, was
told by physicians last spring that he
tould not live. Not at least unless
be lived out OF doors. He Joined a
garden club. At first he was un-
eble to do much, but every week
he was able to do a little more, and
finally he worked vigorously for sew
tral hours a day.
HIS garden matured and netted him
more than twenty dollars and the
doctors say he is on his way to be-
coming strong and well.
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Cold frame Bryant Park and Forysecond

old window sash and a>few boards will
do. providing the sides are well banked
up to keep out the cold; these should
be covered at night with an old carpet
or mat In these frames lettuce, cab
bagc. celery, tomatoes. with other veg
etable or flower seeds, can be raised at
small expense and transpianted into
the garden at the time most inexperi-
enced gardeners begin to plant seeds,
or even read seed catalogues"
\ visit to this little interesting DEM
onstration farm will well repay the ef-
fort. A garden plan for a plot 20 by 40
feet. with a full description Of peril
nent garden facts available TO New
York city and vicinity. has been pre-
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WHEN TO PLANT.

Potatoes. smooth peas. onion sets,
kale, turnips. bcets, lettuce and mus
tard seed may be sown and cabbage
plants set out two or three weeks be-
fore the last killing frost
Carrots. beets, parsnips, rsdishes.
satisfy, wrinkled' peas, spinach and
sweet corn shortly before the prob
able last killing frost.
Cucumbers. cantaloupes, okra- Swiss
chard and snap beans may be sown and
cauliflower plants set out after dan
ger OF frost has passed.
Tomato plants should not be set out
until the air is warm.
Peppers, elephants. sweet potatoes
and summer squash should not be
planted until the ground Is thoroughly
warm.
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Park Commissioner Francis ID. Gal
ATTN has a cold frame demonstration
FOR city and suburban gardeners at the
Park Department Model Demonstra-
ton Garden in Bryant Park. Forty
second street and Sixth avenue.
There, growing lu;;uriant.y and ma
jestically under glass, with only the
heat from 'Old SOL" are lettuce which
could now be used radisl,ee, savoy
cabbage, ieeks and other vegetables
which will be transplahted next month
for an early start. & -
Edward j. Miller. the instructor IN
charge, when interviewed said: There
is still time to start a. cold frame. An
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suit Of the fertile brain Of some black
smith or shoemaker who has had a
local political pull and succeeded In
getting into the State Legislature and
then endeavoring to make himself
famous by framing a bill for the retu-
htion Of an industry he knows abso-
lutely nothing about.
Blacksmithing and shoemaking are
perfectly respectable occupations. but
the shoemaker should stick to his last
and not NEEDLE with things he is en-.
tirely ignorant of. '4-
1t Is really surprising that our seeds
men, nurserymen and florists have not
had the foresight and ambition to pull
together and form a great national
organization. such as the proposed
chamber of commerce for the benefit
OF American horticulture in Its broad
est sense.
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HAVE THE BRooDER READY

Buyers of chicks should have n
brooder such as Is required for the
number OF chicks bought ready
warmed and regulated when the chicks
arrive.
II for any reason the brooder Is not
ready take the chicks from the ship
ping box in a warm room; feed and re
turn to the box; repeat at intervals
II three hours until the brooder is
ready.
For the hrst few days give very
close attention TO regulating the brood
err for the comfort of the chicks. This
is the most troublesome state in the
operation Of a brooder. and the most
critical period in the life Of a chick.
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pared by the Park Department for free
distribution and can be obtained by
calling at the Demonstration Garden,
Forty-second street and Sixth avenue.
Although the War Garden was con-
ceived in times of stress and strain, Its
continuance by over 1900 so-called
elf jewellers" in apartment barracks
has demonstrated the value ms being
far In excess OF any money return.
The community spirit evinced BY the
gardeners working under supervisor
Blackburn is blazing a new trail when
they decided TO spade. rake and plant
the gardens left by their fellows who
entered the service and who are still.
over there.
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TEN HENS PRODUCE 10000 EGGS

A remarkable instance Of produce
tivity in fowls is found in the record
OF ten white leghorn hens ut the Ohio
experiment station which have pro-
duced 10000 eggs Two of the hens are
Q years old six are s years old and
two are 5 years old.
The leading hen has 1.17s eggs to
her credit and the second best has
total Of 1,147. The other eight follow
closely in production. Two Of the hens
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O better start when they are planted
out.
Water plants a. soon a. possible
after they are set and shade from the
sun for a day or two. A good way
to do this Is to set shingle up on
the south of the plants. II small a
strawberry box can be turned upside
down over the plants.
It is dangerous to leave hoes and
rakes upturned about the garden
Many an ugly wound is made by step
ping or kneeling on them. Set the
tools up somewhere when not in use
and put them away as soon as the
Job Is finished for which they were
used.
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Flowers during the war were
classed as nonessentials, md one of
the board making the classification
wrote a long article that was given
prominence In a widely circulated
magazine, showing how needless fiow-
ers were. There are men to-day who
would rather have other things than
flowers: whiskey. for example. The
importance of flowers was tersely
stated by Major W. r. Truoe Of the
General Hospital. Washington. D. C.
who said: II can't run hospital
without flowers"
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INCREASED DEMAND
FLOWER SEEDS.
FOR

The seedemen report that the de-
mand for flower seeds has increased
tt emendously this season over the last
two years. The demand for vegetable
seeds is steady. All tile seedsmen are
working night and day to fill their or
ders. Be patient II your seeds do not
arrive quite as soon as expected.
Every year we advise readers to place
their seed orders early. as first come
first served.
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SELECTION OF EGGS Fol
MATCHING.

Set only good sized eggs uniform
in size.
Sell only good shaped eggs uniform
In shape.
Set only good colored eggs uniform
in color.
All this you can do with a little care
In selection.
It is worth while. as eggs Of good
size, color and shape and uniform
are a marketable product at higher
nr.ces than small eggs varying In
color and all shapes.
Eggs Weighing less than two ounces
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Large growing. low yielding crops
cannot be profitable grown on small
areas. Large growing plants are
squash. cucumbers, melons. potatoes,
cabbage. corn and so on. Low grow
ing sweet corn can be grown to better
advantage on small plots than any Of
the others. but even this will not do on
very small areas, as quick growing,
prolific crops like radishes. lettuce,
beans, beets. carrots. onions, parsnips
and possibly tomatoes Will give bet
ter results in the quantity Of the food
produced.
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CUTWORMS.
ny H. =. HAYDoCK. .

The number OF cutworms in 4 gar
den seems to be influenced largely by
weather conditions. If the spring Is
a damp. wet one. with soaking rains,
cutworms become much more numer-
Gus and harder TO deal with
1t Is very annoying TO see a plant
which was The night before In good
condition lying upon the ground with
leaves untouched, yet cut OFF from the
soil as clear as a knife would do It.
Nothing is In evidence to show the
cause OF the damage, as cutworms as
a rule work only at night, remaining
hidden in the soil during the day
There may, however. be exceptional
instances when cutworms will do some
damage on very dark days.
While poison In the form Of food
can be used for these pests. still the
writer believes In depending upon
close attention and watchfulness
rather than the use Of poison. which
might endanger other life or be I'M
satisfactory.
Plants like tomato plants can be
protected when first transplanted to
the garden by collars OF cardboard
large enough to surround the plant
without touching the leaves and sunk
into the soil little over an inch. II
is important that they be sunk to that
depth or otherwise, the cutworms may
pass under them to attack the plant.
In the case of cucumbers a few eX-
ira seeds can be planted in a hill and
watch kept OF the plants. If one
OF the plants is cut off a search
through the soil In its immediate
vicinity will In all probability reveal
the cutworm and 1t dan be destroyed.
Where there are rows OF vegetables
like peas. &C., II the work OF cutworms
is noticed they can be readily dis
covered In the vicinity OF the fallen
plants and killed, while II not no.
ticed n portion OF line OF vegetables
may be destroyed,
The writer has found the best time
of day to DO this work is early in
the morning. when they are near the
damage they have done and close 70
the surface Of the soil, and are in
consequence more easily located In
looking for them care should be taken
/ to find them II possible, for II over
looked they seem TO realize from the
disturbance of the soil the danger they
have escaped and are then much
harder to find.
As the season advances cutworm!
become gradually fewer in number, ant
by July they have disappeared. hav
ing then entered the chrysaiis stag
to later emerge as moths.
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CHAMBER OF HORTICULTURE.

The best suggestion that has been
made in many, many years for the
benefit of American horticulture Is the
proposed chamber Of horticulture. No
enc not connected with the horti-
cultural trade can realize the extent
TO which It is annoyed by outside inter-
ference. Laws are proposed constantly
In various States that are unreason-
able and ridiculous. They are the re-
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PRACTICAL GARDENING.

In Prdcticoi Gardening Prof. Hugh
Findlay has produced a book that will
be useful not only to those who nre
new at gardening. but also the more
experienced. The use of various tools
10 explained; there are many useful
tables. and not only is the vegetable
garden quite fully covered, but small
fruits and fruit trees also. ass pages;
Illustrated. d. Appleton & Co.. New
York.
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city. Buffalo and Boston all receive
carloads Of New Jersey asparagus
every day Of the cutting season.
Three types Of this vegetable are
grown In the State. Northern New
Jersey produces green asparagus on
.oam soil, southern New Jersey green
asparagus which 10 white half way up
the stalks. while Monmouth county, in
the central part OF the State, IL famous
for the production Of white asparagus
on very light loan.
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are from an original lot Of pullets pur-
chased in 1909, when the poultry in
vestigational work was begun at the
Ohio station.
None of the hens show any particu-
lar effects of old age. While their
annual production is lees than during
the earlier laying periods. they still
lay regularly during the spring and
summer months. Each Of these hens
has produced approximately s25 worth
Of eggs, at ordinary market prices. at
feed cost Of about $40.
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James spadea Of Brocktor

James Spadea of Brockton, Mass, a
boy not yet through high school, ie the
proprietor OF nursery. and his busi-
ness Is Of such Importance that a
motor truck is required, which he
owns. Five years ago he knew nothing
OF gardening and became interested
in the work through boys and girls
garden club. He intends 10 study at
the Massachusetts, Agricultural Col
lege and Is paying for his own edu-
cation.
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Over 1000 acres in New Jersey are
devoted 10 asparagus growing alone,
the Garden State producing more than
all of New England. New York, Penn
sylvania, Maryland and Delaware
California only SURPRISES It in the
amount GROWN.
Philadelphia. Pittsburg. New York
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Charles Jewett, Mayor OF Indian,
apolis. Is an enthusiastic home gar
dener. He spent his leisure time last
season in the production OF good veg
etables and was a leader in the gar
den movement IN indianapolis.
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BE on the watch, for the European
corn borer and report the case in.me-
dlately to the State College OF Agr,cul-
ture at Ithaca or the Farm Bureau
agent. .s
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II the prospective homo orchardist
prepares the soil where his fruits are
to stand as thoroughly as he does hi;
garden before planting vegetable seeds
the subsequent rapid growth OF his
fruit trees will amply repay him.
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ting rich Off the admittedly high prices
charged for milk, the happier will be
the relations between farmer and con-
sumner.
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The gardener and farmer who pro-
vide places for the native birds to
build their nests will find the birds viii
pay good rent in the destructive in
sects they devour.
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Letters Of inquiry and con-
tributions for this department
should be addressed to The Farm
and Garden Department, THE
SUN, New York.
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In transplanting plants, water them
a few hours before they are to be
handled. This causes the earth to
adhere to the roots and gives them
The sun., 1919-03-23

Standard bred Is the term TO use In
preference to pure bred or pure blood
poultry.
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Do not give rabbits any food fol
twelve hours before killing.
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FARM PRODUCE.

FARM PRODUCE.
HONEY.
HONEY-Its hne healthfui food! Just
the thing for growing children. Taylors
Bee Made Honey Is pure and aids diges-
ton. Delivered to YOU by parcels post.
either clover or buckwheat flavor. ib.
pail, t1.65; 10 Id. pail, $40: 10 pals or
more, f0ec of; terms CASH c. o. ID. 1oc.
extra; also put UP In glass for grocerman;
facts about honey FREQ. Address The
Deroy Taylor Co., Box B.. Newark, n. Y.
PURE HONEY (buckwheat or clover
honey a Id. can, tts5; 6 Id. can. s2.to; -
ID can, t.25. Apple Butter. per gal,
ia2S Boiled cider q into -. At. 80 cts;
. OTIS. 81; gal, sl.75, postpaid. =. J..
Strittmntter & wife, Ebensburg X. d. !. Pa.
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BLACK LEGHORS EGGS, Gents Esch;
from fun sisters % my l7o-sEg hons; also
stock GEORGE CULLEN, E,kyieN. Pa.
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9ABY CHICKS and eggs English S c.
White LeRhorr, worlds greatest layers.
Send for prices. DAVID 81. HAMMOND.
Cortland y. Y
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MAPLE SYRUP AND HONEY.
VERMONT PURE MAPLE SYRUP
Absolutely pure. finest quality, $500 gal. ;
half gal, $3.50. Pure Honey. 81 as lb. can;
ID. can. si.75. Neruscnt Maple syrup Co.,
MAPLE SYRUP.

PURE VERMONT MAPLE SWEETS.
quarts syrup, sl.75; Gallon. tS5o.
lbs sugar, So; 10 lbs, ~
BRONDALE FARM, East Bardwtck. W.
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r. G. RHODE ISLAND REDS.

EGGs-ls. 500; 80. $500. Thoroughbred
Rocks. Wyandottes, Reds. Humburgs, Leg.
horns 10 Varieties seth year. Cate-
logue. s. x. MOHR. d :. CooporshurG. Pa
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-16

I'm sorry I said all those horrid
| things about Lucy yesterday because
! she wasn't with Ethel at all. She
, stepped on a needle and only found
doctors without even calling me up
and when the doctor couldn't find it
she went home to figure out the long
| est time a person could live with a
needle inside them but before she had
| it quite figured out she found the 9TH
| er half the needle under the rug.
Lucy said she felt like a youngster-
| It was such a relief to know where
| both halves of the needle were-and
! she would rather shop for toys than
anything else. No one is ever old who
| enjoys a visit to Toytown and Thomp-
sons have almost everything that runs
| on wheels-wagons, velocipedes, k1ddy
| cars and handcars. They make Lucy
| fun of living and we long with the
great multitude of -grown-ups that
won't admit it that once more we could
be just Riddles"
| We stopped at Halls for our en-
graved Xmas cards and were very
much pleased with them. Their quail
| ity and dignified beauty put them on
an equal footing with the most ex-
pensive Xmas gift.
] 1 never could go thru the difficult
without Lucy, altho I had intended
to. She went into ecstacies over the
texttone photographs on japanese pa
per at Boegers.
Lucy and I had long discussion as
to what one thing was really the
incest gift you could give to either a
man or girl. We were some time
| in making a decision. but we finally
reached the conclusion that a wrist
watch would please anyone between
the ages of 10 and 80. That's rather
an inclusive statement, isn't it? But
|
more decided we became that it is
true. Miss Adds has some beauties
| some are square, some round and
some are many sided. There are
| plain watches and engraved watches;
watches with gold bands and watches
feet in its own way. Other people
must think as we do, for they were
selling fast.
Butterfly Waists! ''why not?" ]
said to Lucy. why even the name
sounds dainty And the Waists! A
woman never looks better than when
she is wearing a becoming blouse. and
! Warren NJ. Crosby's have them to suit
the Individual
. Now that we have that coal-in-the-
cellar feeling we can think of sucf
luXuries as evening dresses. There Il
a dainty little green taffeta in the
Partisan window that radiates youth
and happiness in every line from the
impudent little green bows on the pre-
| tense of sleeves to the very hem of tbs
perky green skirt. The neck is deeply
rounded and filled in with green tulle
The only other color used is ths
sp1otches OF flowers and the two mar
row bands of rose ribbon that encircl'
the waist and tie at the back in a bow
with long streamers.
Some friend of Jerry's told him tina
I was giving him a desk that bough
at Miss Addis's. 1t was a mahogany
bronze desk set that bought there 81
Jerry is still in the dark.
Consciously or unconsciously every.
one possesses love and appreciation
for the rarest and most beautiful things
! of life. For those of our friends who
love beauty and for those who need
to have this love reawakened we are
selecting favorite pictures mounted or
hand-colored placques that blend il
with the coloring of the picture, al
the Sullivan Art Store
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-16
Nine. TO LANSING
Pants and Jewel Thieves Hand
cuffed Together During Trip.
Roberts Fails To Get Five Years
Cut From Sentence.

Six men and three women were
taken to Lansing today by deputy
sheriffs
Elijah Roberts, pants thief, and
Charles Patten, jewelry thief, were
handcuffed together Patten must
serve not less than five years for
stealing the $4,000 trunk from in
front Of the National hotel. Roberts
failed to get his sentence cut down
and must serve from fifteen to twenty
years for his confessed completely in
numerous. burglaries in Topeka.
James Norton, a negro, must serve
from one to five years for touching a
match to barn in the rear of Tenth
street and Kansas avenue. Thomas
Libbey Will serve seven years on a
statutory charge brought by his
daughter. Frank johnson had a five
year sentence for stealing auto tires.
Hamilton Hogan was sentenced to fif-
teen years for the murder of William
Smith of Grove.
Mrs. L. o. Heitman and Martha
Patterson have indeterminate SEN
tences for persistent violation of the
prohibitory law. Bertha Reveley must
serve five years for forgery.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-16

other guests from out of the city. in
addition to small number of town
guests
During their visit in Topeka, Maj.
Gen Leonard Wood and Colonel Will
liams spent part of the time at he
home of Col and Mrs. Alvarado
Fuller General Wood and Colonel
Fuller have been friends for many
years thru many campaigns in which
they served t0setnsr. & < !.
Gov and Mrs. Henry ]. Allen will
be honor guests at a dinner at the
Topeka club Thursday evening to be
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blood
Smith. There win be twenty guests
Mr. Stanley Clithero has asked
about forty of his friends among the
Younger set to the second of series
Of dancing parties which he is giving
Thursday evening at the home of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Clithero,
s12 Fillmore street: Z .iE
Mrs w. A. McCarter will return to-
morrow from a trip to Washington.
D. c., and Boston. where she spent
about ten days. In Washington she
attended the quadrennial meeting of
the Republican national committee. OF
which she is a member. In Boston she
visited her son, William. who is with
CHM & Company, publishers.
E = =
An interesting visitor who is spend
ing the holiday season in Topeka is
Miss Marion Walp, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George D. Walp. Miss WaIp
is a reconstruction aide in the base
hospital at Fort Sam Houston, San
Antonio, Texas. She assists in the
teaching of academic and commercial
work. arts and crafts and other help
full and entertaining work for the
benefit of convalescent and disabled