The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-05-30

this region, harvesting should US
ually stop by the middle Of June t.
allow the plants to store food fol
the next years crop. Mary Wash
ington Is the most popular variety
"A. e. Hutchins, Division OF Hor.
ticulture.
Whert can I get q sample Of oil
tested? intend to use this oil In 9
new tractor.
You may have lubricating oil
tested at the oil Inspection Labor.
atories, state Office Building, st
Paul, minnesota. At least a pint
sample Of each oil is required and
the charge is So per sample. AL.
though such a test will give you
the gravity, viscosity, flash point
fire point, etc., 1t will give you lit
tie information as to how well the
oil will stand UP in operation.
Because the tests available do
not indicate the quality, we sug.
gest that you use grade Of oil
made by a reputable Oil company
and sold by reliable dealer. Use
the weight or s. A. e. number re-
commended by the tractor company
or oil company and follow closely
the advice in the instruction book
as to the changing of DILL. B.
Torrance, Division of Agricultural
Engineering.
Please tell me how to grow and
use gourds.
Plant gourd seeds an inch deep
or less, depending on the size OF
the seed, on ground which gets
full sunshine. Fertilize well and
cultivate thoroughly until the
plants begin to form vines. Pick
the gourds when the stems begin
to turn brown at the fruit. Avoid
bruising the gourds and keep them
in a dry, well-ventilated place for
several weeks before using. Occas-
ional waxing of gourds helps them
to retain their color, or they may
be shellacked or vanished after
the shell has completely hardened.
Gourds may be used for table dec
orations, or made into novelties
such as bird houses, sewing boxes,
and many others.-A. e. Hutchins,
Division Of Horticulture.
MY hens have been doing q lot Of
feather-piclxing this spring, though
they must be well fed for they are
producing around 20 eggs a day
per hundred hens. What could you
suggest to prevent this trouble?
Feather picking is generally
brought about by shortage OF
roughage or succulents. It may
help to give the hens such green
feeds as cabbage, green grass, al
falfa leaves, manel wurtzels, ruta-
baas, turnips, beets, or even raw
potatoes. If the hens appear eager
for the blood at the end of the
feathers, add hopper of meat
scraps and cornmeal, mixed half
and half. Also keep the laying mash
before the hens at all times.-A. c.
Smith, Division Of Poultry Hus-
bandry.
VIII mulch paper kill quacls
grass?
The paper will kill quack grass
IL the soil surface is completely
covered. If your purpose is merely
to kill quack grass, other heavy pa
pers such as tar paper would pro
baby be just as successful and
might be cheaper. However, you
should not use tar paper near
plants which you wish to grow
since the tar will poison them
A. E. Hutchins, Division of Horti-
culture.
L would like to plant some ever
green's around an old windbreak,
What kinds stand dry weather
best?
In a study of drouth damage in
the prairie regions last summer,
we found that the western yellow
pine from the Black Hills and the
Black Hills spruce were the most
hardy of the evergreens. Consider
ing all trees, however, the green
ash and the American elm with
stood the drouth best-E. G.
Cheyney, Division Of Forestry.
what is the use Of and manner OF
preparing endive?
Endive Is usually used as sal
ad ingredient but sometimes as q
potherb. The leaves are bitter in
the green stage and should be
blanched to make them tender and
less bitter. Blanch for about .
weeks by gathering the leaves in a
bunch and tying together near the
top. In rainy weather they should
be opened occasionally to see that
they are not decaying in the CEN
ter. The, blanched inner leaves
should be used in the same man
ner as lettuce and with such salad
dressings as are used for that vege-
table.-A. e. Hutchins, Division OF
Horticulture.
When buying hybrid chicks,
which crosses make the best lay
ers. We are wondering about the
cross of Brown Leghorns and Buff
Orpington.
I know of no hybrid that will lay
as well as a high-producing strain
of White Leghorns. Crossing is
usually not a means OF getting
higher egg production, but rather
of trying to combine good laying
with somewhat greater size SO as
to increase the weight Of broilers.
White Leghorns may be crossed
with Rhode Island Reds or with
White Wyandottes for this pur-
pose. Crossing of certain breeds
also is a means of getting males
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