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Evening star., 1953-07-05
Life in the Country
Weeks Vocation of Doubtful Value
When Spent on Farm in Hoytime
Back to work after a week Of

Back to work after a week Of
rest" on The 40 Acres.
I'm not sure that a vacation
is a good thing. It may take me
a month to get over it.
Mine was helped along by
Neighbor Tweed Howser, who
managed to time his haying Gas
we'll as mine) with my week off.
After that first day, when we
managed to get in some 900 bales
of hay, I had to be helped into
bed and priced out again the next
morning.
My trouble was that I tried
to keep up with Allie Furr, who
can take his little finger and
pitch a bale of hay over my barn.
I thought I was doing pretty
well, but somehow the bales kept
accumulating around me. The
faster 1 moved them, the faster
they came. Finally Allie pushed
me out of the way. gave a couple
of hefts and the hay dissolved.
From then on I just admired his
work.
There is one thing I did do.
though, that am right proud Of.
I got the manure out of the barn
where it has been building up for
the last five years.
There are lots Of people out
in Loudoun County who question
my energy and desire to work,
and am told that bets were
being offered at 10 to l that
the manure would still be in the
barn after my week at home.
I'm glad to state that the barn
is almost clean. That is, the
bulk is out and only little
scraping up is left to be done.
It took me three days and a
couple Of pitchforkS, but I can
stand in the barn now without
hitting my head on the rafters.
I am SO pleased with myself
that ever so often I go out to
Evening star., 1953-07-05

this area would be those flower
ing in May or very early June.
Early mid season would include
those that bloom in early to
mid-June; mid-season would be
late June and early July bloom
erS. The late season includes
those that flower in August. A
few bloom in September.
Wide Range of Flower Sizes.
There is a considerable varia-
tion in the height of the various
varieties, from 7 inches to feet.
Most of the more commonly
grown varieties are in the 2 to
4-foot range, but this will vary
somewhat with soil and moisture
conditions. The size of individ-
ual flowers, likewise shows a
considerable range. The smaller
flowers may be under inches
in diameter, while the largest
will measure 6 inches or more.
The choice daylily varieties
is difficult for the beginner be-
cause of the large number avail
able. One local daylily fan has
over 200 named varieties in his
garden, another has thousands
of seedlings. Obviously there are
variations in quality and other
values which should be taken
into consideration.
Daylilies may be planted in
the spring and in. the fall. Fall
planting should be early enough
SO that the newly set plants will
be well-rooted before freezing
weather. Division of established
clumpS is usually done following
the Towering season, but may be
in the spring if that is desirable.
The daylily seldom needs wa
tering because of it's ability to
withstand drought. Fertiliza-
ton likewise is seldom necessary
The daylily SO far is free from
insect pest, and the only disease
reported is a rust of the foliage
that has been noted in only one
garden. Winter protection seems
unnecessary unless one includes
the retention of dead foliage
over the crown. That seems ade-
quate and protects the crown
from damage by heaving.
Certainly these virtues indi-
cate the value of the daylily to
the perennial flower border. And
if we add that they are also
useful as cutflowers (the evening
boomers are best), they would
surely be rated a must. But, we
must add still another use -
bank covers. The varieties which
spread by underground rhizomes
are excellent for this purpose.
Evening star., 1953-07-05
DoyiIy Experts List
Varieties Best for
Washington Area

This list of daylily varie-
ties was made by experts ia
miliar with varieties that do
best in the Washington area.
Those in the first group re-
tail for less than IS, while
price was not considered in
selecting the novelty varie-
ties. The varieties are listed
in order of their preference
by daylily judges:
Caballero-6 votes.
Georgia and Pink Charm
4 votes.
Dorothea, Duchess of
Windsor, Flanders, Revolute,
Adventure and Berwyn-3
votes.
Afterglow, Chloe, Daunt-
less, Hesperus, Hyperion,
Lady Bountiful, Queen Es-
ther, Ming, Valiant, DR..
Stout and Modesty-2 votes.
Novelty Varieties
Prima Donna, High Noon
A votes.
Potentate (1953 Stout
Medal winner)-3 votes.
Garnet Robe, Pink Bow
knot, Pink DamaSk, Amherst,
Crimson Glory, Sunset Sky,
Cellini, Vivian O'Toole,
Greatlight. Iowa, Fluffy Ruff
fles, Albedo and Acceptor-
l vote.
Evening star., 1953-07-05
DoyIiIies in the Garden
These Beautiful for Day Flowers Are Easy
To Grow and Add Much to Perennial Borders
By w. H. Youngmon
Garden Editor

The daylilies, perhaps you call
them by their botanical name,
Hemerocallis, are one of the best
of the summer Towering peren-
mails. They are not lilies, al
though their trumpet-like
blooms remind us of the lily,
and botanically they belong to
the lily family. The botanical
name. translated. is beautiful for
a day. but better interpreta-
ton might be made from the
common name, daylily-lily for
a day. That is true-each flower
lasts one day.
The hardy daylilies are easy to
grow and are practically immune
to insects and diseases. They
are tolerant of soil conditions
and thrive with little or no care.
But of course, they do repay
good care by producing wealth
of bloom. The daylily will thrive
in light shade or in full sun.
However, it should be noted that
some varieties sunburn in full
sun and thus are at their best
when grown in light shade. The
daily will grow in dense shade
but will not flower there.
FlOwering Season Varies.
Some people refer to the day.
lily as the tiger lily, but of course
that name properly belongs to a
lily, Lilium tigrinum. The species
of daylily, H. fulva, the one to
which this common name is
usually applied, should be called
the Tawny daylily, but it has
many other common names,
Evening star., 1953-07-05
Garden Club
Activities

The Alta Vista Garden Club
will meet Wednesday at 8 pm.
at the home of Mrs. Allen B.
Paul, 1913 Ipswich Road, Be-
thesda, Md. Richard Barrett of
Edgemoor Florists will speak on
Gardens in Glass,
New Developments in Propa-
cation by Air-layering and Cut
t1ngs" will be discussed and
demonstrated by DR.. John l..
Creech at the Mems Garden Club
Thursday evening at the Battery
Park Club House, Bethesda. Men
gardeners throughout the Wash
lngton area are welcome.
Evening star., 1953-07-05

such as the Roadside lily, and
Fulvous daylight.
The Towering season of the
daylily varies between varieties,
thus for a long season of bloom
one should select a dozen or
more varieties. The period of
bloom for a single variety may
extend over a period Of two or
three weeks, depending on the
size of the plane. Large plants
often send up a dozen or more
flower stalks, each one carrying
scores of buds. Usually not more
than two or three flowers will be
open at one time on a single
flower stalk, but they seldom
skip a day of having one or more
open.
The variation in color and
color pattern as we'll as form of
bloom is infinite. The colors are
mostly in the yellows and reds,
but there are so-called pinks
whose shades depend to a con-
siderable extent on the charac-
ter of the soil in which they are
growing. The colors fall within
certain patterns-zonal, bicolor,
blotched, etc.
The daylily varieties are usu-
ally grouped according to season
of bloom. Early varieties for
Evening star., 1953-07-05
Shade and Water
Needed to Keep
Animals Productive

When temperatures go up,
there's nothing nicer than cool
shade and water. And what's
good for man is good for beast,
according to extension livestock
and dairy specialists at the Uni
versity of Maryland.
Shade and water are two of
the most important and practi-
cal things that can be done to
make animals comfortable and
productive in hot summer
weather, they say.
Most permanent pastures were
picked because they had natural
shade and water, but now that
fields in the rotation are being
used for pasture by more and
more farmers, closely shade and
water are sometimes lacking.
One way to get around this is
to give stock access to per-
manent pastures or barn lots
providing plenty of cool, clean
water and shade. Loaflng barns
or sheds are usually cool, if well
ventilated.
If pastures are fertile and
green, animals don't have to
spend all day out in the sun in
order to keep we'll filled. Dairy
COWS, especially. will appreciate
being able to fiet filled in several
hours of grazing in the cooler
early morning and late evening
hours. e
Fans May Be Used.
If the dairyman has large fans
or an idle hay drier which can
be used to force air through the
stable. it may pay to use them.
Beef cattle in this area don't
need elaborate provisions to keep
them cool. An ideal situation is
q green pasture with a tree
shaded stream. II animals have
to be kept in a lot, an open shed
will provide cool shade. If ami
mails must be kept in barns dur
ing hot weather. it will be a good
idea to make sure there is ample
ventilation.
Swine have little ability to get
rid of excess heat. That's why
they like to wallow in water.
Many hog farmers find it profit
able to provide concrete -foored
wallows that can be kept clean,
instead of letting the pigs seek
comfort in unSanitary and I'M
pleasant mudholes. If hogs are
pastured, they need shade. Trees
are ideal, but if they are not
available a simple structure
should be built to provide shade.
Sheep also will benefit on good
pasture that is we'll watered and
shady. but if unavailable, a
movable shelter or a darkened
and Well-ventilated shed will do
the trick.
Evening star., 1953-07-05
By james BirchfieId

the barn just to admire what
I've done. The best I can fig
ure, I pitched about IL tons and
got it spread on the front field.
X X 4 \
I never thought it would hap
pen, but it did. I was invited
up to give lessons on the use
of a milking machine.
Dwight Smiley, a combination
patent attorney and farmer, de-
cided that milking machines
were in order to tighten the daily
tasks Of his hired man. And I
was appointed to start off the
operation.
We had lots of fun that day.
Cows kicking and pals flying in
all directions. Cows, it seems,
have a way Of resenting mechan-
ical progress.
We got them going, and now
I can qualify as a farm adviser.
There is nothing like rising in
the world.
Evening star., 1953-07-05
THE SUNDAY STAR All
Washington, D. C.
SUNDAY, JULY 5, 1883
Lightning Damage
Greatest in Country

Rural areas suffer 80 percent
of the damage done by lightning
this year.
The Virginia State Rural Safe
ty Council says that Nationwide,
nearly 400 deaths and 1000 in
juries result from lightning each
year.
This menace from the skies
also accounts for about 5 per cent
of the Nations fires, or a proper
ty loss of $40 million annually.
A system of air terminals and
grounded conductors will prevent
damage to buildings or contents.
Proper grounding is often neg
lected, since it is hidden from
view and most easily overlooked.
Every fastener, or connector, is
important, because the perform
ance of the entire system is de-
termined by it's weakest link. Be
sure it is properly installed and
maintained.
During electrical storms, farm
people should seek protection in
rodded buildings wherever pos
sible. Stay away from open doors
or windows, and fireplaces.
stoves, piping, or other metal OBJ
jects.
If you have to stay out of
doors, keep away from small
sheds or shelters in exposed loca-
tions, isolated trees, wire fences,
farm machinery, or hill-tops in
open areas.
Lying on the ground, away
from objects that tend to attract
lightning, is your best protection
when you have no other alterna-
tive. Lightning tends to strike
the highest point in an, area
which may be a barn. a tree, or
a man walking in a field.
Evening star., 1953-07-05
Wedding Chemicals
Nav Iniure Trees

Chemical weedkillers may help
take the backache out of gar
dening, but because of careless
use on lawns they are causing
serious injury to trees and
shrubs.
Damage results from wind
drift and root absorption. Drift,
either from dust or volatile va
pors, may be carried onto trees
and shrubs for some distance.
Vapors of 2,4-D and -2,4,5-T
may linger for several days over
a lawn when it is hot and dry
before winds scatter them onto
tender paintings.
Evening star., 1953-07-05
Cold Frame Found
To Have Many Uses
In Summer Weather

While many gardeners think
Of cold frame as means of
starting garden plants IN early
spring when weather is cool, it
also has a variety of uses in
warm summer weather, accord
ing to horticulturists.
During the summer, seeds of
perennial or biennial flowers
may be planted and left in the
cold frame until spring. Or cut
tings of woody and herbaceous
plant material may be started
and held over until next spring.
Vegetables such as lettuce, rad
ishes, beets and parsley also may
be planted in the cold frame and
held there until maturity
Now is a good time to build a
cold frame. They're simple and
inexpensive to build, and will en-
able gardeners to get a couple of
weeks head start on the grow
ing season next year.
With a cold frame, seeds may
be sown and plants protected un-
til conditions are favorable for
them in the open. They can also
be used to harden off plants
started indoors. Cold frames af-
ford winter protection for plants
on the borderline regarding
hardness.
Here's how to build a cold
frame:
Locate on a level piece Of we'll
drained ground. open to sun
shine and protected from north
and west winds by buildings or
windbreaks of some sort. For
convenience it should be near
the house and handy to the
water supply.
Sawmill lumber an inch thick
is satisfactory for construction.
For ample head space, the side
to the north should be 18 inches
high and the south side IL
inches. Ends should be of solid
construction. Cover cracks by
mailing nails or strips over them.
Corner posts may be made of
2x4s driven securely into the
ground. and if the frame is long,
an occasional post along the
sides will give sufficient support.
These should be sawed off to
conform to the slope of the
frame.
If standard sash, 6 feet by 3
feet, is used to cover the frame,
the width should be S feet IL
inches, outside measurement, by
whatever length is desired in
multiples of 3 feet. Cross ties, set
flush with the walls. should con-
meet the back and front. Placed
every 3 feet, they add rigidity
and make it possible for one per-
son TO SllQe q SASH on ana OIL
the frame.
Canvas or unbleached muslin
may be used in place of sash. On
nice, warm, sunshiny days in the
spring the cover may be rolled
back, but rolled down at night
and on windy days. The only
heat a cold frame gets is from
the sun. sash admits This to a
high degree. Even with sash, 1t
is necessary to open slightly, by
sliding down or propping up with
a small block for ventilation.
Avoid letting cold wind blow on
the plants.
Evening star., 1953-07-05

In spite of the mild winter
the Japanese beetles do not
seem to be so numerous this
summer and to date have not
been especially destructive. How
ever, if they should appear in
sufficient numbers. to be inju-
rious the gardner can use either
DDT or Methoxychlor. Both of
these materials are available
under various trade names. A
l or 2 per cent dust is usu-
ally adequate. Sweetcorn will
undoubtedly need protection, but
this is needed anyway to control
the corn ear worms and the
European corn borer. The dust
should be directed at the silk as
soon as it begins to show and
continued at two or three day
intervals until it begins to dry
and turn brown.
Keep the chrysanthemums wa
tered and fertilized so they will
not lose the. lower foliage. Mulch
ing helps keep the shallow-grow-
ing roots from suffering from
lack of moisture. If the aphids
attack they may be controlled
with nicotine sulphate, a pyre-
thrum-rotenone mixture, or a
blast OF cold water from the
hose. 4
The azalea lacefly and the red
spider mite seem to be present in
destructive numbers. Spray the
azaleas with nicotine sulphate,
Malathon, or some other contact
spray material. Repeat at five
day intervals since these mate
rials kill only the adults, not the
eggs or the nymphs.
July is the month in which
to start seeds of many perennials
and biennials for setting out in
the flower borders in September.
The use of sphagnum moss is
recommended because it holds
moisture and is free of weed
seeds. The moss should first
be pulverized and then placed
in bed, box or flower pot for
seed sowing. Scatter the seed
thinly on the moss and cover
with moss. A shade or cover
will protect the seed from rain
! and wind. A six-inch flower
pot will produce several dozen
seedlings; divided in half will
hold two kinds of seed.
Azalea cuttings may be taken
in July If the wood has reached
a slightly brittle stage-cracks
when bent to a As degree angle.
This will vary between varieties
and from one season to another.
Some start cuttings in pure sand,
others use a half-and-half mix
ture of peatmoSs and sand.
Sharp builders sand should be
used. Place the roofing medium
in a bottomless box sunk to the
ground. After the 2 to 4
inch cuttings have been treated
with a roofing hormone (use
fresh hormone), place them in
the roofing medium and then
water thoroughly. Cover the box
with glass or other cover to
prevent its drying out. The cut
tingS must not wilt.
If green scum develops in
the lily pool it may be cured by
placing bluestone crystals (cop-
per Sulphate) in a cloth bag and
dragging it across the pool two
or three times. It only takes a
Evening star., 1953-07-05
Pointing Reduces Heut

Painting asphalt surfaced roofs
with an asphalt base aluminium
paint will reduce the tempera-
ture under the roof. Such paints
also have an advantage in adding
to the life of the asphalt sur
faced roof and to the appear
ance of the building.
Evening star., 1953-07-05
This Week in the Garden

little bluestone in the water to
kill the algae that cause the
scum. An ovedroSe will kill the
fish so it is desirable to apply
in small doses until the desired
results are obtained.
Planting for the fall vegetable
garden begins this month. Don't
delay because each crop should
be started so that it will mature
during favorable growing wealth
er for best quality. Fall gardens
in the Washington area can be
exceptionally productive.
It is not too late to lift and
divide iris. or to buy and set out
new ones. The earlier the bet
ter. Plant them in a soil that
has been we'll enriched with
compost. Iris need sunlight for
good growth.
Daylillies are putting on an
excellent display. The list Of
new and improved varieties is
long one. Visit gardens and
observe the qualities of the
newer varieties, it will help guide
the selection.
Newly set-out trees and shrubs
need more moisture than estab-
lished paintings: Extra care in
watering at this season is i'm
portant to- their survival and
growth. A good watering once
a week is cheap insurance.
The hardy amaryllis-Lycoris
are dormant now and may be
planted, or divided, if the bed
needs reworking. These snowy
Towering bulbs send up foliage
in the spring which dies down
by midsummer. In the fall
they send up flower spikes which
carry several trumpet-shaped
blooms.
Potted poinsettias growing in
the garden should be pinched
back to encourage branching
If left unpinched they will pro-
duce tall, leggy plants. Or, if
desired cuttings may be taken
for roofing in sand, which later
can be potted, three or four to a
6-inch pot, for Christmas color
w. H. Y.
Evening star., 1953-07-05

Supplemental feeding of hay
or silage will help maintain milk
production on short summer
pastures.
Evening star., 1953-07-05

Cool milk quickly to preserve
high quality, and keep it cool
IN the way to the dairy.
Evening star., 1953-07-05

If green scum develops in
the lily pool it may be cured by
placing bluestone crystals (cop-
per Sulphate) in a cloth bag and
dragging it across the pool two
or three times. It only takes a
Evening star., 1953-12-20
TOO SMART FOR The REDS
Continued from preceding page

cal comedy was accomplished by the famed Czech
comedian lara Kohout. He booked a theater in
border town. and made sure that the town was plas-
tered with bilboards announcing his coming appear
ance. On the appointed evening the entire village
came to see him. including most of the Soviet guards
Kohout waited until the theater was packed. Then,
while the audience sat watching the closed curtain he
and his wife and children raced across the semi
deserted border into West Germany. He says now.
That time an actor voluntarily left ready
made audience!' Currently resident of New York
City, he is Radio Free Europe's most popular come
dian in transcribed shows beamed behind the Iron
Curtain.)
20th-Centuxy Refugees
ALL of the escapes have added a surprising new
foonote to world history until the past few years of
this century, refugees always belonged to particular
Glass; religion Refugees aristocrats dur
ing the French Revolution and Jewish in Hitler's
During the early settling of America most refu
gees fled Europe because they believed in unpopular
religions.
Now, for the first time. the ordinary man has been
driven to escape. Housewives farmers laborers form
the bulk of the refugee food from behind the Iron
Curtain. What is more, the system from which these
average citizens running is the very system that
preends to offer them everything they desire: the
Communist regime. The End
Evening star., 1953-12-20
SPA7SS!!

DOBBY-sOxERs = adventurous ones
ID anyhow - are switching to spats this
winter. So are lots of college girls. The
decorative CATERS, designed by Draga for
S. Rauh and Co., can be worn with high
heels or loafers when cold winds are whis-
tling across the campus.
They come in three lengths (the ones
not shown here are the shortest - reach
just to the ankle), are made in plaid
striped and solid-colored Lanella flannel,
fasten with old-fashioned white shoe but
tons. Joan SHORT
Photograph BY Desmond Russell
Evening star., 1953-12-20

TW-l2-2O-S3
Evening star., 1953-05-10
Noel Field Took Part
In 1895 Disarmament
Talks, Files Reveal
By the Associated Press

A newly-published batch Of
once-secret State Department
documents showed yesterday
that Noel H. Field, who disap-
peared behind the iron curtain
four years ago, once attended q
White House conference on naval
disarmament.
Mr.. Field. a former state De-
partment employe, and his
German-born wife, Herta, van
ished in Prague In May, 1949.
Fields brother, Hermann. q
Cleveland architect, disappeared
in Warsaw three months later.
Since then the question has
been: Did they drop from sight
of their own free will or were
they seized by the Communists.
Last November Is Of the Prague
radio referred to "the American
spy, Noel Field" but gave no hint
of what might have happened to
him.
Papers Cover 1888.
The State Department docu-
ments, published In line with
the practice Of opening records
after the passage Of Is or more
years, cover foreign relations in
1885.
They show that Field, then in
the departments Western Euro
pean Affairs Division, had a po-
sition of some prominence in
preparing for the futile London
Naval Conference in 1885.
A memorandum by Field No
vember %, 1885, showed that he
attended a White House confer
ence on the naval reduction is
sue. Among the eight others
listed as present were President
Roosevelt, Secretary of State
Cordell Hull, Norman H. Davis,
former Undersecretary Of State
william Phillips, Admiral Will
liam II. Standley and James
Clement Dunn.
Attended Navy Meeting.
Admiral Standley subsequently
became Ambassador to Moscow.
Mr.. Dunn is now Ambassador to
Spain.
On September IA, 1885. with
Secretary Hull and Mr.. Dunn,
represented the State Depart
ment at a meeting with the Navy
on preparations for the London
conference.
A memorandum dated three
days later tells of a phone call
Field received from Norman
Davis, reporting President Roose-
velt's views on the position the
United States should take at
London.