The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-15
will be given in the auditorium each

will be given in the auditorium each
evening.
~" Gardeners IndOrse New Early
Sweetcorn-Picaninny, early sweet
corn earlier even than Golden Bon
tam and other well known varieties
is recommended by horticulturists of
the University of Minnesota for more
general planting and use. This corn
was originated at the government
stations in Ontorio, Canada, and is es-
pecially useful in northern ATTITUDES
where the frost menace must be taken
into consideration. The stalk of the
Picaninny is short and the ears appear
well down the stalks towards the gro
und. w. T. Tapley, who is in charge of
the vegetable section of the horticul-
ture division at University Farm, be-
lieves this variety of the good old
corn on the cob should be grown ex-
tensively in northern Minnesota. 1t is
desirable, he says, for all parts of the
state.
New ICELAND spinach is also recon-
mended by Mr.. Tapley for planting in
the open ground as late as June. This
plant often grows to height of three
feet and is simply great for salades,"
he says: cts leaves are highly sue
culet. New branches will develop as
the foliage is picked and used. Tho
Kitchenette squash and the Des Moin-
es squash are well worth growing
where there is space for them. The
first was originated at the Minnesota
station and later in Iowa and both are
adopted to our conditions. They are
well favored and are easy to serve"
Gardens on many farms do not sup
ply as large variety of vegetables
as they should. Mr.. Tajley believes
there is fine opportunity for more
diversification here.
Minnesota Farm School Soon To
Graduate 100-Preparations are be-
ing made for the 34th annual COM
mencement exercises of the Minnesota
School of Agriculture which will be
held at University Farm on Wednes-
day, March %, nearly 100 farm boys
and girls will be graduated from a
three-year course of six months scho-
oil work and six months project work
on farms each year. Six members of
the class have been chosen to demon
strate definite phases of Minnesota
farming and homemaking at the
closing exercises. The Minnesota
School of Agriculture was the first of
its kind in the United States and when
members of the present senior class
have received their "sheepskins" it
have graduated nearly 5000 boys and
girls, all but small per cent of whom
have returned to the farms to practice
improved farming methods and to
lead community activities. The plan of
the Minnesota school, founded in 1888,
has been repeatedly copied by other
states, even its course of study hav-
ing been adopted in several instances.
Orchard And Garden Notes
Buy some of the improved zinnia
seed that is on the market this year.
Seeds of some early vegetables may
be sown now for transplanting later.
Tuberous begonias should be potted
now and placed in warm place. Doub-
lie petunias are best propagated by
cuttings. A small percentage come
true from seed. Excellent singles from
double seed.
Improve any warm DAYS now bv
pruning and cleaning up the orchard
and getting equipement ready for
spraying. Chemicals and rpairs
should be purchased at once. Spray
snowballs and highbush cranberry
bushes with lime sulphur before the
leaves come out to destroy the aphis
eggs. Follow this with a spray of
some tobacco preparations.
Fruit plants such as raspberries,
and grape trellises make
good borders for the garden. Plum
and apple trees will furnish shade as
we'll as fruit in the back yard.
Lettuce seed ranges from $50 to
500 pounds an acre. Between 1000
and $500 acres of lettuce are grown
N California for seed.-LeRoy Cady,
horticulturist, University
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