The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-22

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 When a plant wizard is mentioned we all naturally think of Burbank just as one thinks of Edison when noting any new discovery in the do- main of electricity Burbank is widely known simply because lis work has been greatly commercial- ized, and will continue to be. The same applies to Edison. This Is no discredit and there Is no purpose to minimize the great constructive good to mankind that both of these wizards have created. It is a sure thing though, that these men have contemporaries even wiser than they are. and that they will have success sors in the future that will make their accomplishments look extreme ly amateurish by comparison. It is now common in both France and Ja- pan at swell banquets for small dwarfed fruit trees to appear on the table in pots. loaded with ripe fruit, of peaches. apples. grapes, plums and oranges; so that the diners can pick from the trees their desert. The same thing is being done in the United States. It has required great patience to breed this race of dwarf growing trees but then nothing seems impossible.
 Clear the Fence Corners
 Here is job for the farmer in the dull periods of work or when 1t is too wet to blow. 1t should also be profitable employment and the needed exercise for the tired business man. At this time of the year, millions of weeds and objectionable grasses are maturing still more millions of seed to perpetuats their pestilence. Around every home. there are count less weeds going to seed that now mar the beauty of the landscape and planting their successors in the for m or seed to arise again next season to plague our indolence. Some noxfous weeds actually produce undisturbei half million of tiny seed and if nature did not assist in our protec- ton by destroying many such seei. the weeds would soon overcome us So let us assist nature by destroying, not only among our cultivated plants. but in all waste places, any and all useless weeds and grasses. How much cheaper to do so now before full maturity than to wait until next year. Destroy the breed like the an- cients did with the human races.
 An Annual Robbery
 I notice in government report that the farmers of Maine are just now through planting their crop of Irish potaties. Looks funny, don't It? When the southern grower has largely marketed his crop of Irish potatoes and the private gardene~ has now begun to dig what few he has left after much earlier grab bling. It is interesting to note wat fn ix, ing the planting period. just fin- ished, and compare the figures with what the southern planter had to pay for the Identical potatoes in January and February. The published price prevailing in Maine during the plant ing season was 50 to 50 cents DOT barrel or 20 cents per bushel; while the southern planter had to pay for the identical same Maine grown seed. in January and February, s2 to 8 per busLel. Counting eight bushels to plant an acre. 1t only cost the Maine planter s1.60 for seed against s16 to SPA for the southern grower. Practically the same old robbery $ maintained year after year. The price is upheld until the south Is through planting, then gradually de- elines to practically nothing by the time the Maine farmer plants.
 tanestfons and Answers.
 0. What flowers are best to plant in flower boxes at this time of the year? Miss E. S. Townley.
 A. Numbers could be set out but only a few are available in Birming- ham. The following is still in good supply: Sprengeri, Boston and plum- osa ferns, begonias, geraniums, petunias, salvia, coleus and fancy leaf caladiums. The following plants would be in bloom and all would be effective from the start.
 o. My tomatoes are five feet tall, staked and are bearing we'll but