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Evening star., 1948-06-13

so that it will be dissolved by the
soil moisture and carried down to
the feeding roots.
Make the last planting Of glad
iolus corms. If delayed beyond the
middle Of June there is always the
danger that the ~corms will not
mature before frost stops growth.
However, If flowers are the only
consideration paintings may be con-
tinued until the middle Of July. For
late paintings use the earliest va
rieties, those in the 65-to-75-day
maturities.
Dahlia tubers should be planted
as soon as possible. Further delay
may mean few or no flowers from
these colorful, snowy fall boomers.
It Is still possible to buy and set
out ANIMALS and obtain both color
(mass effect) and cut flowers. Few
will produce much return from seed
sown at this time Of year, but many
stores and plant stands are offering
petunias, marigolds, zinnias and
other ANIMALS. There is no need
to have idle space In the yard or IN
doing without bloom. w. H. Y.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
By james BirchfieId

I have been unsuccessful In max
ing q goose pen. No matter how
tight stretched the wire or how
close I pegged 1t to the ground, the
large Toulouse goose always man
aged to get out. And the gander,
who isn't quite as good on escape,
protested In a loud voice.
The pen was an attempt to save
the sweet peas and the first sweet
corn in the garden. These, appar-
emily. are geese delicacies and 1t
looks now like we will have neither
flowers nor corn.
Several times . day the goose
would be caught and tossed back in
her pen. AS long as she was watch
ed, she would sit there with the
Rander, but when our backs were
turned we would hear the honk
from the gander that always meant
his lady had left him.
We should have known, Of course,
but were so busy catching the goose
and penning her that we didn't
think to look in the honeysuckle
below the house.
When We did look, we found the
reason-a nest and four eggs. We
tried a trick on the goose, taking
an egg or two each day 50 that she
would keep laying. Then, ], suppose,
we will have to let her set.
Il = ~
The story last Sunday about the
calf brought additional information
from Maj. G. w. Edgerly, retired
Army oficer of 1908 Mckinley
street NV.
"It is a fact" Maj. Edgerly wrote,
that Bossy, no matter how gentle,
will revert to her primitive instincts
and hide her baby when 1t is born.
And she will lead you away from
the spot and will stay away herself
when you are in sight.
And the calf, the first hours Of
its life, is scentless, like newly
dropped faun, and hence is safe
from predatory carnivora. And, too.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
This Week in the Garden

Compost, peatmoss, grass clippings,
leaves or any other material may
be used.
If sawdust is applied. treatment
of some form of nitrogen Is needed
to feed the bacteria. Otherwise the
bacteria will take the needed nitro
gen from the soil.
+ 4
The recent heavy rains may have
washed away much of the fertilizer
applied at planting time. A supple
mental feeding Of the flowers and
vegetables Is probably needed to
keep the plants growing strongly.
An application Of from 2 to 4 pounds
per 100 square feet of bed is the
average rate Of use. Apply the fer
tilizer only when the soil Is moist; !;
if dry, either water or wait for q
shower. Cultivate the fertilizer into
the soil Immediately after applying
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Time to Plant Fall Garden Now
Some Seeds Requiring Transplanting
Should Be Sown by Mid.June
By W. N. Younsmon

Fall gardens are 50 important in
this area that We should begin to
prepare for them now. Our long,
cool fall growing season enables gar
oeners to grow many crops not pos
sible farther north, but, as IN
starting the spring garden, timing
Is essential to success. I'll admit
that the gardener growing his first
fall garden is likely to be surprised
at some of the results. For example,
. gardener asked me as to the likeli-
hood OF a successful crop OF peas
sown on Labor Day.
That seemed too late under any
circumstances, and I said so, but
one month later the gardener re-
ported a marvellous crop-30 days
after planting. However, I still
recommend planting peas In mid
August.
In general the cool weather crops,
those on which we depend to
a considerable extent for the pro-
ductiveness of the fall garden,
should be timed 50 that they will
mature just before we may expect
the first killing frost-October 20.
These crops should, however, be
planted as late In the growing sea-
son as possible, so that they will
not be subject to hot summer tenn
peratures longer than necessary. We
should therefore select the earliest
maturing varities. While this may
seem bit paradoxical, they are the
ones we plant in the spring to ma
ture before hot weather comes. But
they are also the ones we should
plant in the late summer, so that
they will not be growing longer than
necessary during the heat of the
summer.
Seed Growth Should Begin.
The cabbage group - brassicas
(kohlpabi, turnip, rutabaga, broc-
coli. caulifower, cabbage, etc. are
typical cool-weather crops. Some
of them withstand frost. AS it takes
approximately one month from seed
sowing to transplanting size we
should not overlook the sowing OF
seed within the next few days. We
ought to include some of these in
the program for the fall garden.
Although cauliflower may do all
right in some years, 1t is not a de-
Evening star., 1948-06-13

Soil has character. Sometimes q
single field win contain three or
four distinct soil types, each differ
ing from the other and requiring
varying methods of management for
best results.
A farmer who farms without
knowing his soils is like. . manu-
facturer who makes product with
out knowing his raw materials. But
the lack of knowledge Of soils Is
slowly being corrected in Virginia,
where two groups Of soils surveyors
are now at work-in Prince Edward
and Loudoun Counties. About one
NTH of Loudoun has been surveyed
and two more years should see the
job finished.
Maryland already has been sur
veyed, and it now is possible to de-
termine from q map the soil types
on individual Maryland farms.
H. c. Porter. assistant agrono-
mist with the Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station and chief Of the
Loudoun soil survey crew, explained
the importance to farmers and agri-
culture workers Of the Job being
done in Virginia:
First of all, soil maps will relate
the soils to the crops best suited for
them. BY knowing his soils farm
er can be saved costly crop failures
He will know better, for example
than to spend q lot trying to grow
alfalfa on soil that will not sup
port it."
Some Of Best Soils Seen.
On q tour last week of some OF
the Loudoun area that has been sur
veyed, Mr.. Porter pointed out some
Of the best soil types in the county
Lying above Leesburg, toward Point
Of Rocks, is q strip Of limestone con-
glomerate soils-the Athol stony and
Emory types. And across the Ca.
tectin Bridge, in Lovettsville area
are the Myresville and Chester
types, some of the best soils In Vir.
ginia.
These soils are deep soils. Most oil
them hold moisture. The Athols
coming from limestone parent ma.
terials. are rich in calcium carbon.
ate. The Myresville and Chester
from Catoctin greensboro and gran
ite, are rich in calcium and manga.
nese, but are lower In potash.
In contrast, the strips of Penn
soils, red in color, that stretch
through the county, are shallow soils
from shale parent materials, are
low in minerals and are affected by
droughts.
Penn soils, Mr.. Porter said, need
management practices that will pro-
vide quantities Of humus to aid In
retaining moisture. Found in rels-
ton with the Penn soils are the
Bucks, a deep. well-drained soil: the
Calverton, yellow, imperfectly
drained soil, and the Croton, found
in wet sections.
Prom the characteristics Of these
few types" Mr.. Porter said, ut Is
obvious that farming practices that
get good results on one type might
cause failure on another soil.
I'VE want every farmer to learn
his soils and understand their In
herent characteristics - what they
came from and how best to use
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pendable crop. Kale may be started
in q seed bed and transplanted, but
the sowing Of seed may well be
postponed for two or three weeks.
Chinese cabbage seed may be sown
from the middle Of June until the
first of July.
Starting seeds in the middle OF
the summer may offer some prob
lens that the inexperienced gar
dener has not encountered. Gen.
orally, it is safer to SOW the seed In
small bed, where water may be
applied as needed. Also, 1t will be
easier If the bed can be shaded
from hot sun while the seedlings
are tender. If the seeds are sown
thinly they may be left in the bed
until large enough to transplant to
the garden, however, few OF us have
the knack of sowing that thinly,
hence we need to transplant to .
fiat so that the plants will reach
the desired size without being thin
and spindling.
Other fall crops may include head
lettuce (Mignonette), mustard
greens, winter radishes, peas, tur-
nips and spinach. The lettuce may
be started in a seed bed or nat the
same as the Brassicas, sowing the
seed at the same time as the Chi
nese cabbage is planted. The others
will be planted in the garden and
not transplanted.
Soaked Seed Method.
Sowing seed in the garden also
offers a problem since the soil Is
likely to be hot and dry at that sea-
son. One way to meet this problem
is to open a fairly deep furrow. Fill
the furrow with water, allowing 1t
to soak into the soil until the soil
seems to be thoroughly saturated.
The seed are then placed firmly into
the moist soil and covered with dry
soil. This puts them firmly in con-
tact with moist earth so that they
should germinate readily.
Another method is to soak the
seed IL to 48 hours in war water be-
fore planting. This starts the germ
nation process, but 1t must not be
checked for lack Of moisture in the
soil. Either surface watering or
planting in a well-watered furrow
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Life on 40 Acres-Go0se Won't Stay in Pen

he will lie quiet, hidden in long
grass, and you can almost step on
him and he won't stir.
II recall once hunting for hours
for a calf in q small pasture. I
passed several times within yard
of the calf without seeing him.
Finally returned to the pasture
very quietly under cover. My young
brother was with me and We re-
mained hidden while I bawled more
like a calf than the calf himself.
Mama hurried at once to the baby
and we closed in."
4
The weather was with us the
other day when we finally seeded
the back field. It rained on all
sides but only q few drops fell on
Evening star., 1948-06-13

the ton Of fertilizer we had dragged
into the field
Finally, in the late afternoon, 1t
was finished and then the rain
started. It rained steadily all
through the night, wetting down
the seed and. we hope, making the
fertilizer available to the young
plants.
We can relax now for day or
50, watching for the first plant to
come up. Then we will have to be
at it again, this time with culti-
vator to fight the weeds that are
sure to come.
Thus it goes on our 40 acres. A
few days of tension and great &C
tivity, a day or so to recoup and
then the Job all over again,
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Meeting Tomorrow

Washington Garden Club Will
meet tomorrow 1T / pm. at the
home Of Mrs. Irwin Hu6ord, 1907
King street road, Alexandra. Va.
Assisting hostesses will be Mrs.
Dorsey and Mrs. Lamond. Mrs.
Conway Coe will discuss African
violets. This will be the last meet
ing until October.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-05-27
Streamlined U-Type
Kitchen Saves Work

Those interested in kitchen re-
modelling are advised by Miss
Cowden to study the step-savine
kitchen designed by specialists OF
the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture before making definite plans,
The streamlined U-type kitchen
has many features of interest both
to farm and urban homemakers'
It was planned to enable one or
two women to work comfortably
with very little walking, stuping
lifting or stretching. Labor-sav-
ing equipment includes double
deck flour bins, nonstop garbage
disposal, non-slide pullout boards
and revolving corner cupboards.
A bulletin fully describing the
new kitchen is now on file in the
County Extenson Office and may
be studied by anyone who will
drop by the Office, Miss Cowden
said. Information about buying
blueprints of the kitchen can al
so be obtained at the Extension
Office.
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Appetite Of Wool Hungry Moths Can
Be Curbed 81 Application Of DOT.

BrannOn, WSC'S extension ento-
mologist, is probably the home
makers best weapon against both
clothes moths and carpet beetles.
A new compound, chlordane,
also shows promise and may turn
out to be more effective control.
Information concerning the new
,fnsectide, however, is limited.
Homemakers who want to try the
new preparation should follow the
directions that come with the
package. r.. .-......
AS for the DDT-oil spray, the
5 percent solution is the one to
get. It can be sprayed lightly on
wool clothes without injuring the
fabric. Too much of the solution
may show up in whitish traces on
dark clothing, but these can be
removed by brushing or dry clean
ing. The residue, of course, is
important for continuous control.
Aerosol bombs or space sprays
leave no residue-so kill only fly
ing insects on direct contact. These
preparations are not effective in
controlling insects that stay out
of the air. That includes moth
larvae, of course. ~ ~.
DOT spraying is useful for pro-
tecting clothes hanging in closets
while the more familiar moth
flakes or crystals are advised for
clothes stored in tight bags, trunks
or other containers where a fu-
migating effect is desired. Added
protection may be given to stor-
ed clothes by spraying them and
their container with DOT.
Carpet beetle larvae are killed
more slowly by DOT that are
clothes moths and some other in
sects. They may not die until 10
days to two weeks after their first
exposure to DOT. But during
this time, they will stop their des-
Nructive feeding. In spraying
against carpet beetles, apply plen-
ty of the solution to cracks in
floors and around baseboards
where these insects usually Turk.
A 10 per cent DOT dust blown
into these crevices gives added
protection.
And while the spray gun is in
action it's also a good idea to
spray window and door screens,
porches, the garbage pail and all
other spots where house flies will
soon be showing up. In the kit
chen thorough spraying Of the
shelves, baseboards and storage
bins (emptied for the occasion, of
course) will help to kayo cock
reaches and most other food pests
that may come visiting.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-05-27
irst Attack By
Strawberry Pest
oied IN Valley
Strawhorrv ,,,h;to,

strawberry whitefly, CTrlaleu-
rodes packardD, apparently was
observed as a pest of Strawberries
in the Yakima valley for the frs,
time last year. All strawberry
paintings near Wapato and Top
penish that were examined dur
ing July in 1947 were found to be
infested, according to John Keene
Associate Extension Agent in
Yakima county.
IT has been present in the east
ern states for many years and was
observed recently in California
and southern Oregon.
The damage caused by this in
sect consists chiefly of a stuntine
of the plants and corresponding
reduction of yield. The adult in
sects are white or cream colored,
triangular in shape and approx
mately 1882 Of an inch in length.
When leaves of the plants are dis
turbed the adults fly in small
clouds resembling a miniature
snow storm.
The eggs are laid on the under
side of the leaves and are SO
small they cannot be seen without
magnification. The eggs hatch in
a few days. The young are very
small, leaf green in color. As
many as Is to so larvae may be
found on single leaf.
As yet, none of the adults have
been observed this season, how
ever they should make their APP
pearance soon as a closely re-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-05-27
Hybrid Poultry
0f Better Merit j
Than Inbred Chix

A question of great interest to
senton County Poultrymen is the
elative merit of hybrid VS.. in
,red poultry, says Frank Web
ter, County Extension agent.
Recently DR.. Igor Kosin, As
sistant Geneticist, Division of
Poultry Husbandry. Washington
Agricultural Experiment Station,
was asked to express his opinion
on this matter. !,
DR.. Kosin pointed out first that
the term "hybrid" has been used
to designate several things. For
example, in the past, a hybrid
chick was the result of a cross
of two breeds or varieties. In
other words, "hybrid" was sy-
nonymous with "crossbreed".
But at the present time, sshy-
brid" specifically designates the
cross of unrelated inbred birds,
either within a breed or variety
or between breeds or varities.
The term, as it is used in the
question, he said, presumably re-
fers to the older meaning, that of
crossbreeding.
"There is really no ready ans
wer to the question because of
insufficient evidence" DR.. Kosin
declared. However. by and
large, the observations both in
the field and under experimental
conditions seem to indicate that
crossbred hybrid, chickens pos
sess greater stamina and higher
levels of production and hatch
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-05-27

It's that time of year when the
larvae of clothes moths get all set
to make meal of woolens, says
Miss Cowden. $685.
These wool-hungry pests, sell
dom show the proper respect Tor
choice apparel. They'll start
chewing on the most expensive
coat or suit just as quickly as
they'll nibble on an old wool SOCK.
Moth larvae CAN be permanent
ly cured of their appetite for wool.
A little DOT applied in the right
places will do the trick. And it'll
get rid of egg-1aying moths on the
wing as well as their wool-eating
offspring. ..s =.
A DDT-oil spray, according to
recommendations. from David
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-05-27

ability than their inbred counter
parts.
sInbreeding is a tricky tool
to use. This Is because Of the
ever-present possibility of bring
ing into the open lot of unde-
sirable qualities which normally
lie hidden in the hereditary
makeup Of the non-inbred stock.
On the other hand, the hybrid
vigor". of cross breds is we'll
known and needs no corrobora-
ton of mine.
Gas long as the average quality
of the average stock in this
country remains what it is today,
the commercially produced n.y.
brid (crossbreO chicks most like
ly will be of better all-round
quality than the inbred chicks"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-05-27

Someone neglected to mention
to the crows that the U. S. Navy
is an up-to-the-minute outfit. Two
of the black birds recently at
tempted to nest on the radar plat.
form of the cruiser USS Atlanta,
apparently not understanding tina,
Navy ships no longer have the
old-time "crow's nest" at the mas,
head.
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lated species, the iris whitefly,
has already emerged.
Control measures for this pest
have not been completely worked
out, but some formulation of TO-
tenone may give satisfactory re-
suits. ..-..
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CALIFORNIA VACATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Harper and
son Jerry left Saturday for two
weeks vacation in California.
They will visit Their daughter and
son-in-law Mr.. and Mrs. Karl G.
Singhrs, and other relatives in
California. Mrs. Singhrs is the
former Mary Lou Harper.
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Evening star., 1948-02-15
II Wise Girl Gives Her Date
Her Fullest AttentiON
By Elem

flor them it's a little harder. Never
theleSs, Joe also went through all
of the preparations. Cleaning nails,
shining shoes, etc. He boned up
on what he figured might interest
you. Give him a little credit. At
least he tried. Which is probably
lot more than you did, Teena.
And besides, he picked up the
check, too!
The date arrived. You were all
sweet and coy when Joe came to
get you. Nothing like a good i'm
preston to start the evening off on
the right note. But when you
reached the spot" whatever was
going On over in the other corner
of the room was far more interest
ing than Joe.
Now, we're not saying you have
to be a hypocrite and just pretend.
But Joe rather expects your undi-
vided attention. It's not only the
question of finances alone. It's a
question of just how well-brought-
up you are. A guy likes his gal to
be animated. But nobody likes a
steady dose of talking pictures. If
you expect to have your special
date wind up in somewhat this
lfashion-stay home It's much
better solution. You might enjoy
that good book, and Joe saves a
lot of money. His disposition hasn't
been soured. And you've probably
saved one young man from becom-
ing a woman haterl
Evening star., 1948-02-15

worry ABOUT, 1OF
as time passes both will find that
your personalities, ideas, opinions
and the things you want in life Will
change in some degree. You know
your mind, and if you can't consider
this boy in your future there's no
reason for-you to go along with his
plans. Tell him you aren't sure OF
your feelings. Point out that you
think you have a few years ahead
of you before you think seriously
about those things and you want
to meet different types of people
before you make your decision. I'M
press upon him you want to date
him and keep him as close friend,
but you'd like to be able to go out
with others. If you tell him tact
fully and show him that you think
lot of him still, your difficulties
will disappear.
Dear Nancy: an, a girl OF
13, and my problem is my parents.
They aoon't alloaU me to epen
look at a boy, but they stick to
their old fashioned ideas. I try
to reason 1Uith them, but they
just 1pon't listen. I don't think
that is a bit tair. What shall
do?"
(A) There's something to be said
for both sides. Thirteen is a bit
young for dating. The average girl
waits about two or three more years
before starting the whirl that will
last through high school, college
and frequently on into the 20s. You
have q lot of time ahead Of you
to go out with the opposite sex.