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Evening star., 1951-06-24
Life in the Country
Barn Lot Is Social Center of Farm
When Animals Meet at MHkinq Time

The barn lot on The 40 Acres is
a most sociable place at milking
time.
There are the three cows wait
ing their turn to be MIXED, the
f1lly sticking her head in the stall
to visit while the milking machine
is running, a litter of four kittens
just now beginning to scamper
about in the hanger and the Bor-
der collie busy keeping all the
other animals in line.
The fllly is fed first, and by the
time the first cow is MIXED she
has finished her grain and is back
at the milking stall to see that
things are going right.
Usually she crowds into the stall
and pulls my hair with her lips
while I am adjusting the mixer
I have to push her out Of the way
when I finish milking one cow SO
that another one can come in.
The filly has gotten to be so
much part of the family that
wouldn't be surprised some day
Evening star., 1951-06-24

a depth of 4 to 6 inches and re-
place with half-and- half mix
ture Of sand and peat moss. If
the frame is not situated in a
shady situation a screen of burlap
or Stats should be provided to con-
troll evaporation.
Chrysanthemums should be
pinched back to insure compact
bushy growth. An application of
commercial fertilizer will also be
highly beneficial, preferably one
that contains the minor mineral
elements. Copper, manganese and
magnesium are needed in minute
quantities.
The azalea lacefly and the red
spider mite are plentiful this sea-
son and should be brought under
control. There are a number of
effective materials for their con-
troll. Nicotine sulphate, HETP,
Parathion, ETC.. to mention few.
Not all are readily obtainable. but
that should not deter the gardener
from using the one available and
following the manufacturers di-
rections. An application every
week or 10 days should bring them
under control and save the azaleas
from further weakening.
w. H. Y.
Evening star., 1951-06-24

Then there is the problem OF
including the various color classes.
Formerly this was comparatively
simple since the colors were pri-
marily shades of yellow and or
ange. Today the color range in
cludeS reds and some that border
on pink (true pinks are not far
away Judging by reports, and
then there are the various petal
markings. If one were to select
varieties from the early, early-mid.
midseason and late groups and
have a complete color coverage the
selection might easily run into Is
or 20 varieties. But even that
would not be complete. because
there are those varieties which
flower in the evening. Evening
bloomers are important where the
gardner can enjoy them only after
the days toll is done.
Variations in color and mark
ings are not the only points that
should be taken into consideration
by the gardener. There is the
matter of height. Some varieties
are comparatively dwarf, bearing
flower stalks as short as Is to 18
inches. The tallest growing varie-
ties reach to or 6 feet.
The newer varieties are, of
course, much more expensive than
the older ones. However, the cost
of a root is not always a meas
ure of its value as a garden flower.
Very few experienced daylily grow
ers would be without fava, Dr.
Regel, Queen of May, Citrina and
Hyperion, all old, dependable va
rieties that are still worthy of gar
den space. They are good ones to
start with and an appreciation
grows of this relatively disease
and insect free plant, one that will
grow in sun or light shade and is
not fussy about soil. the list can
be extended to include the newer
and different varieties.
There is one further point that
should be taken into considera-
tion in selecting varieties, namely.
some will Sunburn when grown in
full sun. Such are satisfactory in
light shade, but should be avoided
for the sunny border unless the
flowers are grown mainly for cut
ting. The buds opening indoors
will not be disfigured by hot sun.
The accompanying list of va
rieties is a compilation from the
recommendations of DR.. ]. s.
Cooley, DR.. j. B. 8. Norton, DR.. r.
H. Burtner and c. w. Culpepper,
all daylily growers of wide expert
ence. Most of them have created
new and better varieties. The list
contains both the old and the /
Evening star., 1951-06-24

1t will soon be time to take cut
tings Of azaleas and other ever
greens for starting new plants. A
cutting frame prepared now will
insure good results. A good cut
ting frame may be made from
wide boards set on edge and thor
oughly staked. Dig the soil out to
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Radio Waves
ested in Drying
Farm Crops

! Research Investigations con-
lcerned with the use Of dielectric-
radio frequency heating-to dry
or condition grain were reported
recently by an Agriculture De-
partment engineer.
Finis T. Wratten said dielectric
heating may eventually be useful
In drying farm produce to safe
storage moisture content because
lit provides a method of increasing
temperatures rapidly and uniform
ny. He sees further possibilities
of radio frequency heating, in Its
Ief1ect on bacteria, mold spores,
Inematodes, insects and engines.
all present-day storage problems.
Dielectric heating results when
radio frequency energy provided
Through a heating circuit is
changed to heat energy in each
grain or kernel. AS the radio
waves oscillate in the grain to be
dried, they create friction in the
molecules of the grain, which re-
suits in heating.
The advantage Of this type of
drying or conditioning over ordi-
nary forced hot-air drying, is that
heating is uniform throughout
each grain or kernel, rather than
just on the surface. Thus mois-
ture Is forced from the grain. to
be carried away by forced air cur
rents, rather than being drawn
from it as in ordinary drying with
forced hot air.
Mr.. Wratten said tests also are
being conducted on the effect of
radio frequency in drying alfalfa
hay, corn and wheat. In the corn
experiments, kernel temperatures
above ITO degrees F. damaged ger
mlnation. but had little or no
effect on the feeding quality of
the grain.
In the wheat tests the moisture
content was reduced from II to 4
per cent in one minute, but the
temperatures were damaging to
termination and baking and mill
ing properties.
The hay was dried rapidly, but
the method of drying would be
limited by cost, being practical
only If speed of drying was i'm
portant, it was said.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Strawberry Beds
Need RenovdtinQ

It's time to renovate the straw
berry beds you intend to keep for
next years crop.
Horticulturists say the tops Of
the plants should be moved off
as soon as possible after the last
picking of fruit. Use a mower,
sickle, scythe or sharp hoe and
NOV high enough to avoid injury
to the crowns. Rake off leaves
and any accumulated mulch. This
material can be turned under to
improve the humus content of the
soil, but if there is any prevalence
of insects or diseases it may be
best to burn the material. Now
when there is a good moisture sup
ply in the soil.
Narrow the rows so a band of
plants 8 inches wide is left. This
can be done by running a culti-
vator down one side of the row
to tear out the plants. or by plow-
ing down one side including the
center of the row to eliminate old
plants. Work around the remain
ing plants with a hoe and treat
for the rest of the season as if
they were newly set. Broadcast on
top of the plants about 3 to S
pounds of regular garden fertilizer,
such as 5-10-5 or 4-12-4 per 100
feet of row.
The length of time to keep a.
particular strawberry bed depends
on several conditions. If the soil
is not we'll supplied with humus,
or If there are too many persistent
weeds, 1t may be economical to
plow down the plants the first
year after fruiting. 1t is then
to make settings of new
plants each spring. However, III
the soil is suitable for continued
good growth and weeds can be
controlled. 1t is desirable to keep
the strawberry bed for additional
fruiting.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Garden Club
Activities

The Potomac Rose Society viii
meet at pm. today in the mair
ballroom at the Shoreham Hotel
DR.. Cynthia Westcott, plant path.
ologist, will discuss scientific
materials used in pest control
The Shoreham rose gardens viii
be on display.
The Bethesda Community Gar.
den Club will hold a picnic al
1880 am. Wednesday in the gar.
den at the home of Mrs. T. K
Wheeler, Persimon Tree road. Ir
case Of rain the meeting will be
held at the Battery Park Cluh
House on Glenbrooke road. This
will be the last meeting unit,
September.
The WOodlawn Garden Club
will meet at 8 pm. Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Albert A. Evans
1924 North Sixteenth street, Ar
lington. A round table discussion
Of garden problems will be held
DR.. Neil w. Stuart of the Agri-
culture Departments Bureau OF
Plant Industry will describe
English countrysides and gardens
at a Sylvan Theater lecture at
1915 pm. Thursday, it has been
announced by Edward j. Kelly
National Capital Parks superin-
tendent.
The Garden Club of Chevy
Chase, Md, has elected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. William S
Corby. president; Mrs. Arthur w
Crawford and Mrs. Chester Wells
vice presidents; Mrs. Arthur j
Phelan, treasurer; Mrs. Christie
pher Granger, recording secretary
and Mrs. Henry Ravenel, CORE
spending secretary. The follow
ing committee heads were ap-
pointed: Mrs. F. w. Connolly, pro-
gram; Mrs. Phelan, membership;
Mrs. Paul Sleman, civics; Mrs
James Strayer, flower mart; Mrs
John G. Rouse. flower shows; Mrs
Chester Wells. horticulture; Mrs
A. E. Lipscomb. harvest show;
Mrs. r. F. Jackson, printing: Mrs
Strayer, publicity; Mrs. Robert
Burks. purchasing and plant ex-
change: Mrs. w. A. Rogers. 2nd.,
Christmas project; Mrs. F. P. Will
cox, conservation and legislation;
Mrs. Robert Ash, member-at-
large, and Mrs. Everett Wilson,
Maryland Federation Garden
Clubs delegate.
Evening star., 1951-06-24

to see her in the house. The only
thing that stops that. I expect,
is the electric wire around the
barn lot.
The kittens, after being moved
several times. are now settled in
the manger in the milking stall
where they scamper about under
my feet while I am trying to milk.
They belong to the gray barn
cat" and started out life under
the stable. They were moved by
their mother. first to an empty
goose shelter behind the house,
then back under the shrubbery
near the house and finally to the
stall. One is pearl gray
and the others are darker. Like
Evening star., 1951-06-24
FertiIize Tomatoes

Heavy rains during June have
caused excessive teaching OF
nutrients from the soil that will
have to be replaced to secure a
large tomato yield. Edward K
Bender, vegetable specialist at the
University Of Maryland advised
gardeners.
Plants need extra nutrition dur
ing the third and fourth months
after replanting, when fertilizer
will do the most toward increas-
ing yields. Many growers will
find it desirable to apply it now
Mr.. Bender said, since the rains
have leached the ground more
than usual.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
,y james Birchfield'

all cats. I suppose all are females.
They are just now in the stage
of learning how to climb and to
pounce. One will climb to the
side of the manger and then
pounce on another one below.
Soon their mouse-catching educa-
ton will begin. and the cat will
take a sterner approach to their
training.
If she brings in a mouse, and
one OF the kittens is careless and
lets it get away, then that kitten
will get cuff on the side of the
head. Next time, the mouse won't
get away. Not a bad example to
be followed by parents, either.
X y X
Harriet A. Otis of 1861 Wyoming
avenue NV. is not sure about sun
flowers making good bean poles,
The sunf1owers will kill the beans,
says Miss Otis. because the sun
flowers will grow. and as they grow
they will snap the bean vines.
She has point there. Maybe
we had better plan cutting moro
bean poles, after all.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
DoyIiIies for the Garden
Growers May Select Many Colors and
Heights, Giving q Long Blooming Season
By W. H. Younomon
By w. H. Younsmon
J.4
Corden Editor

The dayiy Hemerocall boanicaly has had
Its virtues exoed by section
are without Them Perhaps this
shows other places where the flowers be viewed studied
oy the nome gardener However dayies
cause the large mpe easily damaged transported
distant exhibit halls For this dayy
growers were asked to list the better varieties this
IN preferng list Of recommended varieties is important to
provide for long bloom Individual
bloom for more than three four weeks bloom
the selection should include
Evening star., 1951-06-24

new, but obviously all Of US have
our favorites and only six out Of
the 81 varieties received unani-
nous recommendation. DR.. Nor
ton listed nearly 100 varieties as
he sees them, from his favorite
on down. However, the list is to
give the beginner a starting point
and the daylily fan something to
work on.
Daylilies may be divided and
transplanted at almost any time
between early spring and late fall,
but the recommended periods are
April and August.
Good culture is not necessary
for the daylily but the number
Evening star., 1951-06-24
TOP DRESS LAWNS NOW WITH
MICHIGAN PEAT

You cont take your lawn 10 the beoch-
but you con keep il cool by top dressing
with Michigan Peet. loo-lb. bag covers
1000 SO. Fl. Keep roots moist, helps pre-
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Order huge bag from your deoer or AMERi-
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Evening star., 1951-06-24

A good root system ,otH in
sure better dayliHes. The
aboue plant, NTH its heaDy
roots, should bloom the season
after planting.
and size of the flowers is i'm
proved with some attention to
feeding and cultivating. A well
established clump may have con-
siderable spread, hence wide spac-
ing a to 5 feet) Is advisable
where they are grown in rows or
groupings. Removal Of the foliage
to avoid crowding will weaken
the plant. When transplanting,
1t is desirable to cut the
leaves back half or more to
compensate for loses of roots.
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08
The
Corner
BY
Churles Duerkes

To-day this pillar Of organ
lied confusion welcomes a host
OF new readers via the North
Miami Post. the Opa Locka
News and the Allapatfah
News
Well, Halloween is over and
the wee witches and COLLINS
have returned to their class
rooms, perhaps d trifle piqued
because so many of their elders
muscled in on their frightening
capers. And there are small bows
who will never understand why
their dads threatened to tan their
little hides if they dared try
some of the stunts their dads
boasted of doing back when |
was a kid" Yuk, yuk.
Martin Wales. long time radio
favorite ('Uncle Martin''y, pitch
ed Halloween wing ding at his
Coral Gables manse and was
sore put to whomp up a costume
to enhance my peculiar style of
beauty. Lovely, lovely Ann ve-
toed my suggestion that / go at
tired in a white collar and a
barrel. She opined that the
Wales party was no place to
make with a political stunt.
Ann went as Moonbeam Nc
Swine. sob! Gasp!
| will have nice, unused
barrel with padded shoulder
straps. What with taxes, postage
and everything else zooming
skyward I'll be wearing it around
and about ere long, | fear. Care
to join me?
Maybe we ought to have a
Barrel Week. Seems we have a
Prevention Week of some sort
going on most of the time. Ii
there's any kind of week you'd
like prevented, let me know.
| I've tried like crazy to observe
all the Weeks. | ate saurkraut
during Saurkraut Week. donned
| snazzy neckwear for Bow Tie
Week, had a man see about the
Grains for Sewer Week, spruced
up for Sorority Week and oiled
the lawn mower to celebrate Oil
Week.
1t is all rather wearing. There
should be a National Nothing
Week.
am all for a Stop Making Us
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08

Feel Our Age Week. All on ac-
count of Mrs. James Billings.
Junior.
We were sitting about at the
Miami Country Club the other
night, waiting for Shag Day to
announce that the buses were
ready 10 leave for the Orange
Bowl, when the beautiful Mrs.
Billings floated up to our table.
| hadn't seen her for years so she
said hello and | said hello and
started right in feeling awftilly
old.
Her name used to be Annette
Jones and she used to be mar
vellous actress when I was an
actor, many semesterS agone
We recalled when we played in
Guest House, Exclusive. At
that time ! was no juvenile, cous-
ms. In fact I'd passed the blue
shirt lead stage. Annette was
then, as ! recall, about nine or
ten years of age, a child star.
Now she's all grown up, mar
ried and proud of her small son.
So it was all her fault that
started to the Bowl to root for
the Hurricanes feeling painfully
aged.
When | muttered about it,
Grace Manchester Carver quip-
ped, "Old Quarterbacks never
die, they just pass away in the
| Coffin Corner"
Well. anyhow, felt young
again on Halloween. And | still
have my barrel for Roll Out The
Barrel Week, you old people,
you.
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08


gether. They occupy the third
floor of the house while Market
ing Instructor. Robert M. St.
Clair. occupies the first. The sec
ond floor is a mutually shared
lounge. The boys have access to
a large record collection and a
500-volume library. The foreign
students. Sionghuat So and Peter
Gochan of the Philippine Islands,
and Richard Crooks and Sey-
mour March of the u, S., are all
commerce majors.
St Clair feels that many of the
problems of foreign trade could
be solved through such pro-
gram. He also hopes to get bet
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08
Washington
Please Note

SINGAPORE HB.-The people Of
this rich and flourishing port city
won't have to worry about any new
taxes for 1852.
The Singapore government bud
get omits any mention of any tax
rises. Collection of income taxes
this year was said to have greatly
exceeded original estimates.
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08

section be enlarged into $4,000
acre state animal and wild life
preserve.
Mayors and representatives of
dozen mountain villages in the
vicinity oppose the protest because
their villages would lose much of
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08

ASab1eQ vets
Eligible disabled veterans u,ho
file applications for automoh;,es
OF other conveyances under q nev
law recently enacted by the Con.
gress will have to wait for their
cars until the Congress reconvenes
and can appropriate funds to All.
minister the Act, il was revealed
today. S0
Veterans Administration exnIain
ed that since the new law does moi
contain an appropriation of funds
Tor the cars, the Agency will have
to ask the Congress for a special
appropriation when il reconyenes
next January.
meanwhile, VA will accept an
piIcatlons under the new law and
adJudicate them. Then It will
hold all completed applications in
Tile until the money is available
The new act--Public Law 1877.
which went into effect October 20
ls5l-applies to eligible disabled
veterans of World War II and
those who served in the Armed
Forces on and after June q. 1850
the start of the Korean Campaign
To be eligible for automobiles
or other eonveyanees, those vet.
Grams must be entitled TO com.
pensation for any OF the follow.
ing serviee-eonnected disabiIi.
Ties.
]. Loss or permanent loss of
use OF one or both feet.
4. Loss or permanent loss OF
one or both hands.
3.sCompleie loss OF SIGHT in
both eyes or permanent impair.
nenf Of vision Of both eyes TO
The degree as to constitute vir.
fuai blindness. Under the law,
VA is authorized TO pay Up TO
$1,000 toward fhe purchase price
OF an automobile or other con.
veyances, including equipment
with special attachments and de-
vices as VA may deem neees.
ssrY for each veteran.
The law specifies that no pay
ment shall be made by the Gov
ernment for the repair, mainten-
anee or replacement of any such
automobile or other conveyance.
The law further provides that no
veteran shall be entitled to more
than one automobile or other con-
veyance and that any veteran who
received an automobile or other
conveyance under previous laws
shall not be entitled to another
one under the new law.
The new law StipulateS that an
otherwise eligible veteran must
have a drivers license issued by
the state Of his residence or other
proper licensing authority to
qualify for an automobile or other
conveyance.
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08
Lesson In


NEW ORK-tPl-F'our for
eign and American students of
New York University are learn
ing first-hand about interna-
tional cooperation by living with
one of their instructors in his
three-story Manhattan home.
The boys handle the cooking
and cleaning chores in addition
to studying and entertaining to-
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08
Party Crastler

SUDBURY, Ont, R-Camile Ro-
vinelli brought home the limit of
five tasty partridges from hunt
ing trip. They. we're cooking when
another partridge on the wing
crashed through the porch window.
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08
Bear Conservation
Disputed

ROME R-Up in the Little
Adam" mountains OF the italian
Alps there's fight on to save the
last dozen or so brown bears left
in western Europe.
The naturalists have proposed
that tiny national park in this
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08

their revenue if the park we're
established. The villages get some
profit from hunters who stay there
during the big game season.
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08

ter insight into student views on
education. He first hit upon the
idea when he was unable be-
cause of his teaching schedule
to commute daily to Petersham,
Mass, where his wife and chill
dren live.
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08
Queer Duck
Citizen staff Photo

WILCOX. Sask. - UP - An al
bino duck was shot near here by
Billy Schneider The duck, a
spoonbill,' lad flesh-colored feet
and bill. pale pink eyes and
white feathers.
The Key West citizen., 1951-11-08
Disabled Vets
Must Await
Auto Funds

Congress Must Reconvene
To Appropriate Finances
For The Purchase OF Cars
BY service-Disabled Vets
Evening star., 1951-10-03
Interesting AIbis From Motorists Who Are Couqh Speednq

The policeman let him go, but
continued to follow him. When
the ambulance turned left, and
the motorist turned right, the
policeman nabbed him and
hailed him in to Traffic Court.
Most OverwOrked Excuse.
Another traffic officer here pur-
sued a speeding car, halted it
and asked for a reason.
MY wife's sick. officer" the
man said. I'm rushing her to
the hospital"
"I'll give you an escort" the
officer replied. is
At the hospital, internes
checked the supposedly ailing
wife, and found her in perfect
health. The motorist got a
ticket
A foot patrolman was direct
ing traffic at an intersection
when a speeding car dashed past
him. The policeman shouted:
"Slow down, you DOPE"
The motorist halted his car
a block away, double parked,
came back and demanded:
"Whadda va mean. calling me
a dope?"
The officer said he realized he
shouldn't have done it, but the
Evening star., 1951-10-03

BY the time he got out of the
patrol car. everybody in the
other auto-an Indian, his wife
an sister-were in the rear seat.
'The car had made an illegal
turn" Sergt. Zumbrun said, "and
passed me so close I could have
reached out and touched the
driver. But I had to threaten to
lock everybody up before the
man would admit he was driv-
ing"
The Indian had reason for
alarm. His drivers license had
been. revoked. The illegal turn.
with a patrol car so close, cost
him $3.50 before the case ended.
Five In Front Seat.
This recalled another case in
which the sergeant chased a
coupe loaded with teen-agers.
all five in the front seat. When
Sergt. zumbrun approached the
auto after it had halted, all five
were packed to one side, away
from the drivers seat.
II knew one of the boys had
been driving, SO I accused one
Of the girls to make him admit
it" the sergeant said. THAT
didn't work. so I brought them
all to headquarters and 1t wasn't