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Evening star., 1947-05-04
Gardening in the Capital Area
Corn and Beans Must Be Picked
Young and Tender for Succotash
BY w. H. Younomon

maturing varieties, Golden Sum-
shine Is probably as good as any
even though the ears are small.
Aunt Mary has many hackers In
this area although 1t requires q
long growing season which offsets
somewhat the high quality, Be-
cause of its large-sized plant some
do not think 1t suitable for the
small garden. Whatever the variety,
some thought should be given TO
succession paintings 50 that con-
tinuous harvest at the proper stage
Of maturity Is available. There Is
very little pleasure to be had In
eating overripe corn.
Fighting Insects, Diseases.
The control OF insects and dis
eases Is somewhat Of q problem Ii
growing beans and corn. The
diseases, however, are the minor
part Of the problem since Western
grown bean seed seldom carries
disease, and the hybrid sweet corns
are free from the more common
diseases. Insects, especially the
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Garden Clubs: es%''s Gss",,

Approximately 800 persons were
registered for the University Of
Maryland Garden School held Tues
day. Most Of those attending were
members Of the garden clubs. En-
phasis was on the pruning and cure
of shrubs and small evergreens.
Flowers were arranged by experts
as a guide to persons planning to
exhibit at shows.
Takoma Horticultural Clubs show
of tulips, its 28th annual event, will
be held Thursday and Friday at the
library, Fifth and Cedar streets,
starting at pm. Thursday. Fridays
hours 8 am. to 9 pm. Exhibitors
will offer entries from 5 to Z pm.
Thursday. Since tulips are staging
a comeback beginners will have
about equal chance with the semi
pros, according to Mrs. Arthur p.
Harrison, show chairman. Lineup
IA classes of tulips; 13 classes of
flowers and shrubs; 10 classes of
arrangements. Judges-Col. VIII
liam H. England, specimens: Mrs.
Floyd F. Smith, arrangements.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Agents Will Study
Beltsville Projects

Farm agents and their assistants
from the % Maryland counties will
visit the Beltsyille Research Center
Tuesday and Wednesday on tour
sponsored by the Maryland Exten-
sion Service In cooperation with
the research center.
During the first day heads Of the
various research projects will out
line work being done. Agents also
will be shown the work in progress
at the Bureau of Plant Industry. On
Wednesday agents will be given a
picture of mastitis control work.
Beef cattle, swine, poultry and turkey
breeding problems also will be dis
cussed.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Parity Prices Rise
AS Items Purchased
For Farms Advance

The prices paid by farmers for the
things they buy averaged slightly
higher on April Is than the same
date q month earlier and parity
prices were pushed up little fur
ther, the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics reported.
The bureau said lower prices re-
ceiyed by farmers for meat animals,
dairy products and food grains more
than offset higher prices received
for corn ana several other COM
modities. The result, the bureau
said, is IA per cent drop in av-
erage prices received by farmers,
bringing the parity ratio down to
100. !.
Prices received by farmers for
hogs dropped $210 during the
month to $24.30 per hundred
pounds. adding that prices for all
other meat animals but sheep also
were lower.
Butterfat OFF Cents.
Butterfat prices dropped cents
to 68.5 cents per pound and sea-
sonally lower prices were received
for whole milk in April than a
month earlier. Wheat averaged A
cents a bushel lower than on March
Is and rye dropped "a cents.
On the upper side of the balance.
were corn, barley and grain sor-
ghum, which sold higher in Aprrl
than In March. Cotton prices also
were up, as were prices received for
fruits, potatoes and poultry and
eggs.
The bureau said increased prices
paid by farmers for feed, clothing
and building materials were pri-
marily responsible for the increase
in the parity index during the
month, although prices for almost
every group of products bought av-
eraged somewhat higher in April
than in March.
Lumber Prices Move Up.
Lumber prices continued to rise
and food prices generally were
higher on April Is than a month
earlier. Fertilizer prices are about
II per cent higher than a year ago.
During the first quarter of this
year. from December Is to March
10, prices paid by farmers, includ-
ing interest and taxes, rose an ay-
erage of 6.6 per cent.
More than third OF this increase
was caused by higher prices of
building materials; about one
fourth resulted from higher food
and clothing prices and the remain-
der was the result of more or less
general increase in prices.
Evening star., 1947-05-04

Schedules obtainable at the Takoma
Branch Library.
Silver Spring Garden Club yester-
day conducted an information booth
at Jesup Blair House in connection
with community cleanup and
plant campaign. Edward K. Bender,
Montgomery County Garden agent,
and Louis o. Regeimbal, from plant
industry station Of Agriculture De-
partment, answered questions most
of the afternoon.
Woodbridge Garden Club tomorrow
evening will view two films Gift
Of Green" and 1.-THE Apple Orchard.
The meeting will be held at Sher-
wood Church Hall, Twenty second
street and Rhode Island avenue NE.
Members have been asked to bring
their best tulip, In each color class.
The Garden Club Of Alexandria
will hold its annual plant and white
elephant sale May IA In historic
Gadsby's Tavern, South Royal and
Cameron streets. Proceeds will 60
toward the Camp and Hospital Serv-
ice Of the Red Cross, toward main
tenance of Gadsby's Tavern court
yard, and for other projects.
The Garden Section of the Belle
Haven Women's Club Is holding its
seventh spring flower show Tuesday
from 2 to pm. The show consists
of tour followed by silver tea at
the home Of Mrs. Joseph w. Wyatt,
216 Belle Haven road.
Kenwood Garden Club will hold
plant sale Friday at Kenwood Coun-
try Club from 2::30 to 6 pm. In
event Of rain, sale will be held
Saturday.
MARYLAND House and Garden Tour start
ed In lower counties Friday continues
through May 13. Stories carried in main
news section OF The Star each day.
House and Embassy Tour Saturday:
Sixteenth street homes opened for benefit
OF Home for Incurables. Flower arrange
ments featured.
Eleventh Annual Rose Show Of Potomac
Rose Society, September 20 and FL, Ma
tional Museum
Dahlia Show At Botanic Garden, Sep
tember 81 and 2S
Evening star., 1947-05-04

plant rows Of soybeans around their.
corn fields. The beetles particularly
like to feed on soybean leaves, and
II these are sprayed with DDT
experts believe damage TO corn
crops will be prevented.
Milky Disease Ii Spread.
In connection with the spray pro-
gram, spore dust of milky disease, .
disease that attacks the beetle
grubs, will be spread over pastures
throughout the county. The beetle
grub lives In pasture land and feed
on grass roots before emerging %
adult beetles.
Beetle traps also viii be used a.
third phase Of the campaign.
Extension Service officials point
out that II the Montgomery County
program Is successful II will point
the way to an effective method Of
controlling the Japanese beetle, now
becoming an economic threat to
American agriculture.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Farm Finance Aid
Offered by Fila

Farmers who are unable to get
financing for operating purposes
at reasonable interest rates from
regular sources may obtain finan-
cial aid from the Farmers Home
Administration.
Lee A. Miller, Prince Georges
County FILA supervisor, said yester-
day farmers desiring to make ap-
plications for loans for the pur-
chase of seeds, fertilizer, feed and
other operational purposes should
call at his Office in the Clagett
Building, Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Tasks for the Week

Make first paintings of
warm-weather crops: vege-
tables and ANIMALS should 60
In now.
Begin dusting or spraying
roses to control 'blackspot."
Keep lawnmower cutting bar
as high as possible 80 bluegrass
will shade out" crabgrass seed
hngs.
Get ready to combat Jap
beetles. Expect them within q
few weeks. DDT is among bet
ter materials.
Forsythia and spirea thun,e
bergi may be pruned now. Re-
move a quarter to q third Of
the oldest canes.
Buy potted roses to fill va
. cant spaces in rose garden.
Stubborn plants OF poison ivy
and honeysuckle may need q
second application Of weed
killer.
Evening star., 1947-05-04

Cultivation is one of the "musts'
for successful gardening.
After each rain, and as soon as
ground can be worked, the garden
should be cultivated lightly but thor
oughly. Cultivation provides dirt
mulch to retain moisture. It keeps
weeds down, practically eliminates
that problem. 1t is difficult to cul-
tivate after a crust forms and the
ground becomes hard. Where hoe
cultivating is the practice, avoid
packing earth in moving about.
Don't rake after cultivating. A
smooth surface leaves the ground
more liable to crust when rained
upon and intermediate hollows hold
the rain. Rough surface discour-
ages washing in heavy rains. We
prefer fiat cultivation. It involves
less work and the water line is main
tanned at a higher level in the soil.
This lesson was well learned In the
brought yeers of 1943 and 1914.
Cultivation should start as soon as
possible after plants are up and rows
are identified. Shallow cultivation
is desired to avoid injury to plant
roots near the surface.
Some recommend that cultivation
heed not be more necessary than re-
quired to keep the weeds down; our
experience Is that frequent cultiva-
ton is important to avoid packing
Of the ground, to maintain a dirt
mulch for moisture retention and
keep the surface in condition to re-
ceive moisture when it becomes avail
able. Our cultivation Is largely with
a four.tined cultivator and hand
operated wheel hoe and cultivator.
Many of the cultivation rules are
the same as those recommended in
preparing the soil first in the spring.
Spade only what can be raked within
the day. To allow the clods to re-
main intact throughout a hot day
the moisture will be quickly evap-
grated and dificulty experienced in
raking out the soil. Fairly deep
spading aids root development and
provides a better reservoir for spring
rainfall.
We found it good practice not to
rake out with fine-toothed rake;
leave in fairly rough shape, leaving
soil less apt to crack, and at the
Evening star., 1947-05-04

same time. In an open condition to
receive moisture. Also, much labor
Is saved.
Spading can be made a laborious
task, but, on the other hand, skillful
use of the spade can reduce spading
to an average garden chore. This
can be accomplished by use of a
pointed spade of long handle variety
and Of weight to suit physical abil-
ity; however. avoid too heavy a
spade. Getting into condition to
spade is an important factor.
At first, take small "bites"-this
will tighten the job at the start. The
size of these bites will depend much
on the condition of the soil. Allow
the long handle Of the spade to do
a good leverage job. It is unneces-
sary to lift the spadeful of earth far
out of the ground-tbis is back
breaking and takes energy necessary
for other tasks. Lift only high
enough to break the clods loose and
to turn it-give clods their first
up when turned. This will
make the raking out process less
difficult.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Montgomery to Fight Beetles
Residents Urged to Cooperate Closely;
Rigs to Spray Along Roadsides
By Jomes Birchfield

Plans are being completed ii
Montgomery County for IN all-out
war this summer against Japanese
beetles. The beetle campaign. being
waged In cooperation with the
Maryland Extension Service, Is the
nrst Of It's kind to be tried and may
develop I pattern for Nationwide
control.
The Montgomery County Farm
Bureau, headed by James D. King,
IS sponsoring the county campaign.
Cards have been sent I'd residents
requesting cooperation. and O. w.
Anderson. county agent, said sue
cess will depend largely on them.
Mr.. Anderson urged all who have
received cards to communicate as
soon IS possible with his once so
that campaign plans may be COM
.pleted before the beetles begin to
arrive early In June. Indications
point TO the heaviest infestation the
county has ever experienced, he said.
Spray Rigs to Be Used.
An0~Deetle War WILL pe81n lew
weeks before the beetles begin to
arrive. High pressure spray rigs win
be sent along every road and will
cover the sassafras and other plants
preferred by the beetles with nne
film Of DDT. This spray job will
be done at county expense.
AT the same time, farmers and
home owners are being asked either
to do their own spraying or provide
the small funds necessary for the
bureau spray rigs to spread DOT on
the foliage preferred by beetles on
their land.
This phase Of the program is de-
signed to kill the beetles before crops
are. large enough to be damaged.
Later, farmers will be urged to
Evening star., 1947-05-04

MANY people consider succotaSh
a favorite vegetable dish. Whether
made from corn and lima beans or
corn and string beans, it is a sub
stantial American food. To be at
its best, it should be made from
freshly picked home grown corn
and beans.
Both sWeetcorn and beans are
warm weather crops that do wen
In local gardens. A number of
succession paintings may be made
from early May until August. Small
seeded limas and snap beans may
be planted later than sweetcorn
because they mature in from As to
Is days. Sweetcorn takes from 10
TO 80 days from seed to maturity.
The old practice of allowing
beans to climb on the sweetcorn is
not particularly desirable. It does
help where one wants to grow some
variety OF pole bean but does not
wish to go to the expense Of buying
bean poles, but pole beans take
longer to reach maturity than bush
beans and usually longer than the
sweetcorn.
Harvest Beams When Young.
OF the bush varieties the green
snap beans, Stringless Greenpod
and Tendergreen are considered by
many to be the best for local gar
deners. Pod shape should not
mean much, for the gardener is
interested in early maturity, pro-
ductiyeness and freedom from
strings" Most beans lack strings"
If harvested while young. In most
varieties fibre does not begin to be
noticeable until the pods reach
maturity. Unfortunately too many
gardeners do not think Of harvest
ing beans until the pods have
reached full size. They should
select those varieties which, when
mature, are relatively free from
strings
Pencil Pod Black Wax is one OF
the better wax or yellow snap beans.
Roundpod Kidney Wax Is also a
favorite with many. OF the pole
snap beans, Kentucky Wonder has
long been the leading variety, but
because of its susceptibility to rust,
Is is not always satisfactory. Po-
tomac seems to do much better in
this area. There are number of
other varieties which are reported
to be improvements over the Ken
lucky Wonder. They should be
grown on test basis until they
have demonstrated their superior-
ity.
Limitations on Limas.
Lima beans have a few limita-
tions. The large-seeded varieties
do not always "set" good crop In
this area. However. Fordhook 242,
a new variety developed at Belts
vile, gives much better returns than
the old varieties.
The small-seeded limas generally
are dependable. They produce such
abundant crops OF beans that they
are sometimes considered a nuis-
ance when 1t comes to shelling.
Carolina or Sieva is the standard
variety. OF the pole limas, King
Of the Garden is the leading variety.
It is subject to the same criticism
as the older varieties of the large
seeded bush limas.
There are many varieties Of sweet
corn to choose from although most
local gardeners put Golden Cross
Bantam at the head of the list be-
cause OF its good flavor. early
maturity and freedom from the
Stewards disease. Another good
variety which is also drought re-
sistant is Ioana. OF the very early
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Dahlia Data Given

In the latest issue Of "Over the
Garden WALL" published in behalf
Of the Silver Spring Garden Club, is
an article on dahlia culture by
George r. Hitchcock, which con-
cludes with this summary: Buy q
variety Of good bulbs in different
tcolors; stake before planting; plant
4 to 6 inches deep In rows 1 feet
apart with paintings 3 feet apart:
cut OF 2 to inches Of top in six
weeks or more; remove most side
buds, leaving end buds; fertilize;
spray every 10 days: plant bulbs
between May is and June Is.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Movies

Motion pictures in which plants
may be seen growing from seed, also
flowers opening from the bud, In a
few seconds Of time, were shown at
the New York Botanical Garden
yesterday. The film is the work Of
Allen K. White of Atlantic City,
N. j. some of whose pictures ap-
pear in the New York Botanical
Gardens film, THE Gift OF Green. +"
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Cattle Sale and Show

The annual Northern Virginia
Tri-Breed Cattle Sale and Show will
be held May "a at Winchester. The
show will feature cattle judging
contests for All Club and Future
Farmers of America members.
Evening star., 1947-05-04


Here are ttDo 1ndys In tohtch
tulips may be Htilized IN gar
den planting. At left, Miss
Zuleide Pessod, 231l Huide-
koper place. NV, poses before
q border at the National Geo
graphic Society Building. Here
tulips are used to gtpe spring
color to green foundation
planting. At right, tulips are
massed before scattered euer-
greens and are edged IN front
By pansies.
Star Staf and J. Horace
Mcfarland Photos.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Green Thumb Book
9 and cuItivotine

from 1916 records of Francis Moore chanpion VIC
tory gardener OF the United StatesJ
Lessons Spadne and cu|tivotine
The Valley settler., 1947-10-02

The Community Chest idea vas pre- sen tod to tho Chamber by Roy. zoi1e and after some discussion it uas vo tod that the Chamber sponsor the estabIi slnnont of a Community Chest in the Val ley. The Committee in charge of this york has not as yet been named, but Mrs. zeile hopes to get tho work under way very soon as it will tic in c1o osely with the Public Heal tn York. i~".Dr. Sims made an. appeal for workers on the Quonset h1t--p1tunbers arc espec- ially needed right now: Workers arc
 wanted for Saturday Il, especially. Ladies of the Lutheran Ladies Aid served Luncheon. 2l persons were in attendance including throo que sts.
The Valley settler., 1947-10-02
CHAMBER or COMMERCE TO STUOY INCORPORATION PLANS

Inc Valley Chamber of Commerce. discussed the necessity taking act ion of ncorpor- at1on Of the town of Palmer or in forming some form of di strict whereby school tax es and such could be levied. In order
 to make thorough study of the prob1 em, 1t Tas suggested that a debate be held
 for and against the advantages of mcor- poration. Other suggo stions included that of forming conmnitto co to make a detailed study and submit the ir findings to the or for open discussion. It uas voted that a committee should be apoot otnted.
The Valley settler., 1947-10-02

REAL EST 4 ATE l.. .Q1.-.O: Sn0OGR9SS|:
 pHoNf 23YIA
 THLS. WEEKS SPECIALS PRAIRIE SCHOONER HOUSE TRAILER used our months. Priced to sell. CHICKEN HOUSE CABIN. and one lot--good location.
 STOCK RNVCH--2A0 acres s Upland and Tasil14 Creek bottom land. 'Irri igation possibili4 ties-Dairy or Beef. On School Bus Line Al miles from Palmer. Terms. TWO l6o acre HolESTEADs-Patented land. Pric ed to sell. 5 miles from Tasi1la-- 10 miles from Palmer.
 ONE 75 ACRE TRACT with GOOD BUILDINGS Grade Barn, 45 acres under cult ivat ion Farm mach inery. 25 miles from Palmer. CHOICE ACRE TRACTS CLOSE IN TO PMlER. TOWN LOIS for Business and Res1dent1aI sites.
 32o ACRES PATENTED HOMESTEAD acres in 1 Cat and Pea Hay. Good Log Cabin-Adjoins | 7 c0a1 reserves affording large acreage available for lease.
 MATMUsM VALLEY GRASSLAND l6o acres near Townsite of Matanuska. THREE GOOD VEGETABLE FAR1s .:. TWO DAIRY FARs & DAIRY HERDS All priced to sell. An income awaits your purchaseI' With every farm sale goes guarantee that the land is as repre- sented. The agent has located more than si7ty-f1Te farmers in the Matanuska Valley. My thirty-two years, close assoc ation with the Valley development and experience are yours for the asking.
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The Valley settler., 1947-10-02
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lIO l. J All COUNCIL
 The All Conc il vi Il. meet at p.m. in the Extension office on October 6. HoIEAKERs COUNCIL The Homomakers Council ii Il meet at 1o:3o a.m. in the Extension Office on October 6 ], at1rhich tino Election of Officers in the Council Lil tako place. Plans for tho coming Achievement Day ri1l be made. out- goitg Officers of the Clubs rill entertain tho noc: officers.
 INVITED TO WASIILA JGros Pend1eton, Super intendalt of Schools in -as11la, and the Easilla Homemalers Club have extended an inv1tat ion to tho All Clubs of the Valley to hold the An- nual chievem nt Day this year in Vasi1la. The invitat ion yill cohe before the Coun- cil moot ings on Monday for cons iteration. z-E REyoRB DUE
 Tho "osil1a All Club members have almost e 1oo% rec ord 1T. handing in records this yoar. Palmer Clubs are eomo+hat behind this. Lot's get them in Nov. ASILLa GRANGE
 The -asilla Grange ui1l meet on Tuesday . October 7th in the Community Hall at pm. NoRTTLND PIONEER GRANGE Tho Northl and Pioneer Grange i'll meet in tho Gran go Hall in Palmer at p.m. on Thursday October g. 12:3O CLUB
 The l2:3O Club wi11 meet nth Mrs. Dorothy Anderson on octo ber 8, at l2:3O.
 
 WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE OFFICE HOURS: Monday Friday l-2 PM PLLlER SCHOOL: Daily except Thursday
 Il l2 AM :LSILA: Thursday TU71E AREA: First and third Todne sday of
 the month. JoNEsVIILE, ,EsKA, AND THE HIGHWAY
 Second Friday of the month. The nurse may be seon on Saturday by ap- Qointment. --------------------------
The Valley settler., 1947-10-02
All CoUJCu

All CoUNC IL The All Council will meet at 8 p.m. Eytonsi on Off ice on October 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-10
BY FRED ZJSY
APP Snecial WASHINGTON Service

AP Special Washington Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-P)-
The oyster industry, now well
into the familiar "R" months,
expects to harvest about 30, 900,
900 pounds this year, about the
same as last year but well be-
low figures of q quarter cen
fury or so ago.
Dr.. Raymond W. Radcliffe,
director Of the oyster institute
of North America, who esti-
mated the yield, says this will
be a ''clear gain" for the coun-
try's food supply since oysters,
unlike livestock, need no grain
for fattenlng.
The middle Atlantic area is
the source of more than half
of the oysters produced in the
United States, yielding annually
about $1,000, 900 pounds, of
which more than IS, 600, 900
come from Chesapeake bay.
Dr.. Radcliffe says reports in
dictate that oysters in the bay
and off Long island are slow
to fatten this season and as a
result farmers are getting
yields as low as three pints to
a bushel of shells, against a
norm of eight to nine pints. The
coming of cold weather may
correct this situation, however,
he said.
Investigations underway at
the present time to determine
the cause Of a great decrease
in the supply in beds fished by
Mississippi and Louisiana fish
ermen were drastically affected
by the recent hurricane, DR..
Radcliffe said.
Oil Affects Oysters
Fishermen have cltimed that
dynamiting and oil waste from
oil fields and refuse from sui
phur plants have adversely af-
fected the oysters. the director
said, but oil and sulphur COM
panies have denied this and
have established laboratories to
study the problem.
The storm not only damaged
some laboratories but also hit
facilities for harvesting and
marketing, especially in the
Biloxi and Gulfport area, he
added.
DR.. Radcliffe said the great
est congregation of biologists
the area has ever known" are
studying the falling supply,
He estimated about seven to
eight percent of this year S crop
will come from west coast beds
and 80 percent of this amount
from beds of Japanese seed oys-
tiers, now again on the increase
after the program of importing
them was held up by the war.
The Japanese oyster natures
in about two years time and