The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-12

Country Life Decay
Some of the best minds Of the
country are giving serious thought to
the problem of how to keep the boys
and girls on the farm while the in
cessant march to cities and new To-
cations is gaining recruits The
serious thing about this exodus of
young people to the already over
congested cities is that the majority
of boys and girls that do join this
throng are the brightest the country
affords and are really the ones the
rural districts can ill afford to spare.
1t is usually the young people with
high spirit and more or less Until
alive who have responded to the call
of the cities and 1t is this spirit that
Is going to manifest itself on the
farm If such young people can be
kept on the land. Their are, of course,
many factors that may enter into
the problem of tho country retaining
Its own but one good remedy is to
make the farm more attractive. Rural
education is needed, societies need
to be multiplied. church influence
enlarged, opportunities for recreation
Increased and false city glamor dis
PEELED. Finally. young people should
be given partnership in the land
and made to see that through proper
management the farm will pay real
money.
Label Your Plants
1t Is a mighty sensible plan to
label everything, no matter whether
it be medicine, poisons or any other
material kept on hand for q purpose.
A lot of people set out fruit, shrub
berry, roses and various other plants
and it Is only a short time when they
become unable to tell what variety
it is that they have. When a friend
admires a certain rose, shrub or
Towering plant, one Is often greatly
embarrassed through his inability to
tell what it is. Every day the writer
is called upon to Identify some
flower or plant that Is often difficult
to do, because, even specimens of
both flower and foliage is not al
ways an infallible guide unless one
is able to actually confirm by COM
parison with definitely know species.
There is a great satisfaction in know
ing your plants by name, to study
their character and be able to give
competent information to interested
friends. Small wooden labels attached
to copper wire are obtainable, and
IL you use certain fadeless inks or
leads in marking the names. they
don't have to be renewed for long
time. The labels are fastened on
with copper wire. don't rust and last
long time.
Questions and Answers
@. Have you ever seen the rose
called the Angelus and is 1t a month
ly bloomer in the south7 Mrs. U.
A. The Angelus is a vigorous. up
right growing hybrid tea rose or
monthly blooming. Flowers, white,
with darker creamy centers, very
double and fragrant. looks somewhat
like Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, only
more double.
Q. I want to get some perennial
clover established in . pasture. What
about red cloverf J. s.. Marion.
A. Red clover might do, but for
pasturage. the alsike clover, hybrid
OF red clover. would be far better.
Alsike could be broadcasted. on
meadow already established. in o.
tober and chances very good for a
catch. Alsike is more spreading than
red clover. not so coarse and Will
stand moro heat and cold than red
clover.
Q. ID the hydrangea called hills
OF snow, . hardy plant and when
should IL be set out7
- Hills Of snow II perfectly hardy