The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-02-08
Newly Organized
Grange Puts On
First Institute

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The Kootenai Valley Grange spon-
sored their first farmers institute
on Monday E. E. Isaac and G. II.
Bingham from the Montana State
College at Bozeman, County Agent
Eliason and County Home Demon
stration Agent Miss Tubb of Flat
head county were the instructors.
Mr.. Isaac spoke on Home Beau
tification.' He said: .1st. Get a pic
ture of what you want as an artist
might End Make sketch on pa
per. Bird. Do not try to do it all in
one year 4th. Use native flowers
and shrubs,
There are three steps in farm
stead Identification" he said. list,
clean up and fix up; End, paint up;
3rd, planting"
Plan color scheme, which must
be planned and followed
LIT Color-The lawn. Pointers
for good lawn. Prepare ground
by putting on top soil, fertilizer, and
roll well before planting | Id. of
the best Kentucky blue grass seed
to every $50 to 800 So it. Keep
moist but not too wet until grass is
up.
When grass is up there are three
things to remember. Cut to 212 to 3
in. high. holds water better, gets a
better root system. will not burn
So easily Put sulphate of ammonia
Id. to ESQ So It. on by MAY LIST
and soak into ground, makes it grow
better. Water long enough to wet
down at least liz feet. Will take 3
or hours.
End Color--Trees: Conifers, ash,
naples, mountain ash suggested;
never use cottonwoods or set trees
around lawn like a fence; use as a
frame of picture, with the house
as the center. Put them at the
back or at the sides. Place in nat
ural groups of three or more.
3rd Color-Shrubs. Plant near
house to unite house and grounds;
medium high at corners, lower in
front; no need to be solid. AT outer
edge of lawn, tall at back, might
have clipped hedge Sdgwn part way
on sides; then more shrubs.
4th Color-Vines. Purple Gle
mats on the side of house to grow
on trellis. Soften harsh outlines.
Virginia creeper on brick or stucco
houses only, unless used to shade a
porch.
5th Flowers. Plant be-
tween shrubs. Beds by themselves
(never in lawn. Border around
lawn. Have one bed from the Kit
chen window
Walks may be cement or stepping
stones. If stepping stones are used,
set below sod level; put in layer Of
sand, then coarse gravel; then large
stepping stones.
At noon a cafeteria dinner was
served. Ice rceam furnished by the
Libby Creamery was much enjoyed.
The afternoon session was opened
by Mr. Bingham leading the group
in singing.
An illustrated lecture given by
Miss Tubb, with Mr.. Eliason at the
moving picture machine, was very
interesting. Many good arrange
ments in various sized and shaped
kitchens were shown.
The second talk of the afternoon
was given by Mr.. Isaac on Home
Gardens" why the home gar
den?" is often asked, said Mr.. Isaac.
TT furnishes much of the family
living, besides giving one better
product
Study seed catalogues now; plan
your garden NOW" he said.
Where one has electricity an cleo
trified hotbed will be well worth
while.
Hot caps may-be used on Itoma-
toes and cucumbers to good adj
vantage.
Soil is very important. Must be
deep. If you have no water, it is
we'll to have double garden patch
and summer fallow one each year
Put in few berries of different
kinds, and few trees if you. will
take care of them.
Commercial fertilizer will not
kill the soil if its use is stopped, but
one must add organic matter as
well, either with barnyard manure
or by blowing under fair growth
of alfalfa or some other such crop
Gypsum is needed on acid soils
only. Treble super phosphate vii
tend to make an earlier and heavier
set. In some places 20 Mule Team
borax is helpful to potatoes, 8 lbs
to the acre when used with phos
pilates, using 40 to l25 lbs. to acre
Method Of application: Pillow furrow
string very little fertilizer a
bottom, then drag a chain alont
bottom to mix soil and fertilizer
plant seed.
The ladies retired to another room
to hear a talk by Miss Tubb Of
Food Makes a Difference"
Miss Tubb said that the doctor
were beginning to think now tina
the food one ate determined one
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