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Evening star., 1954-01-03
Bred Cows Need
Feed, Exercise

The spring calving season will
soon be starting in most Mary
land beef herds.
DR.. j. E. Foster of the animal
husbandry department at the
University of Maryland points
out that most calving troubles
can be avoided by having the
cows and bred heifers in good,
strong. thrifty condition at. the
time of calving.
If some of the bred animals
are in rather poor flesh as calv-
ing time approaches, DR.. Foster
advises separating them and
giving them some extra concen-
trate feed. They should get
plenty of exercise but not be
forced through narrow gates or
over doorwayS or Sills. They
should be bedded in dry quar-
terS during bad weather.
The animal husbanry special
iSt adds a warning that hogs
must be removed from cattle
quarters during the calving
season. Hogs may eat the new
born calves.
DR.. Foster also points out that
the time when cattle are being
given special care in preparation
for the calving season is a good
time to check the whole herd
for lice and grubs. A standard
remedy should be used if they
are infested.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Demand for Cattle
To Continue High
During 1854

This year will be another year
of large supplies of red meat.
Consumption is also expected to
continue high, and retail prices
in 1854 are expected to average
about the same as in 1858. This
is the prediction of University
of Maryland economists.
For Is years cattle prices have
been unusually high as COM
pared with prices for all farm
commodities, say the economists.
Now. even though they are at
the lowest point since 1916,
cattle prices are still more
favorable in relation to other
farm prices than they were dur
ing the 1910-1914 base period
which is used for parity compu-
tations. They are lower. how
ever. than could be considered
normal at this time because of
their long-term trend upward.
Persistent declines in cattle
prices over the past two years
appear to be about ended, but
the forecast does not indicate
that they will regain their levels
Of year or two ago.
Fewer cattle we're put on feed
grains for fattening last fall
than a year ago. This means
the supply of finished cattle in
the first half of 1854 is likely to
be smaller, but the supply of
graSs-fed beef will remain high,
the economists indicate. Grass
fed beef usually grades as good,
commercial or utility, according
to Government standards.
Consumption of beef in 1853
appears to have reached an all
time high of IS pounds per
capita. but complete data is not
yet available. For meat in gen.
eral. including poultry, con-
sumption was higher than usual
at 178 pounds per person, USDA
statistics indicate.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Life in the Country
Night Lights Unfair to Hens, English Say;
Dogs Make Music Chasing Rabbit

The English, I hear. are get
ting upset about people who
overwork chickens.
Eddie Stone. who once was a
member of The Star staff, has
Just returned from London and
he wrote me a note about this
crisis in English poultry yards.
There is a group in England.
Eddie said, who thinks it isn't
proper to keep lights burning in
henhouses to induce hens to pro-
duce two eggs, instead OF the ira
ditional one egg, per day.
This group says that sort of
thing is not good sportsmanship
and there ought to be law
against it..
Eddie said the anti-light-in-
henhouse- people are working up
to a crusade, and there isn't any
telling what may come of the
campaign. They probably are go
ing to try and get Parliament to
do something about it.
I've never heard of any "be
kind to hen" propaganda in this
country. A lot of professional egg
producers burn lights to get
higher production. but nobody
seems to object.
If all hens are like the ones I
have. then it will take more than
a little midnight electricity to do
anything about it. think I've
gotten one, or maybe two eggs
during the last three weeks.
Instead of electric light bulbs,
what my hens need are foot
warmers installed on their roosts.
+ X
I heard the hounds in full cry
the other day. These were not
the fox hounds, but somebody's
rabbit dogs hunting up in the
pines.
There wasn't what you would
call a full pack, either. Must
have been three hounds at the
most, but their music was pleas
ant in the late afternoon.
From my listening point in
the yard / could hear the music
swell and diminish as the dogs
chased their quarry in a circle.
Finally, the rabbit must have
set out for more distant places,
for the cry of the dogs gradually
receded until it came only family
from the deeper woodlands.
The music of hounds, the honk
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Fruit Tree Pruning
Requires Judgment
And Proper Tools

Many homeowners who have
just one or a few fruit trees on
their property do not understand
the Importance of proper prun-
ing, VPI fruit specialists say.
An expert pruning job can
result in a stronger tree, in
creased life, a reduction of losses
by limb breakage and reduction
in the amount of small-sized,
off-color fruit. Heavy pruning
dwarfS trees. delays bearing and
is not desirable for young, non-
bearing trees, the experts said.
Mature. hardy-fruited trees
like apples. sour cherries and
plums should be pruned first dur
ing the dormant dnactive) sea-
son In late winter the young
trees and the less-hardy fruit
trees. such as peaches and sweet
cherries, can be pruned.
Three tools are needed for a
good pruning job-a good pair
of pruning shears for making
one-half inch and smaller cuts,
looping shears for larger cuts
and a good pruning saw. A pole
pruner will come in handy for
larger trees.
When removing branch,
make the cut close and parallel
to the supporting limb. The cut
can be made most easily by
bending the branch to be cut
over the jaws of the shears and
shipping cleanly. Never wiggle
the shears through a cut.
Two cuts should be made in
removing a heavy limb with a
saw. First make an undercut
about two inches deep and then
saw through from above. This
will prevent ripping bark when
the limb falls.
With young trees, pruning
should be only heavy enough for
training purposes. Every extra
cut is an economic loss.
Best procedure. the experts
said. is to remove any larger
limbs whose fruiting wood is not
desirable. Then remove the un-
desirable branches from the re-
manning desirable limbs.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
BY w. n. Younemon
srh. 0tar,e 6a rrAnn Edtfnr


After 20 years of fanfare, gar
denerS look forward to the an
nouncements in early January Of
the all-America WinnerS--the
naming of the blue -bloods in the
field of horticulture. They are
the plants which have been
grown on the trial grounds
scattered over the United States
and which are regularly visited
by panels of judges who. after
observing the growth. produc-
tivenesS and health of the en-
tries as well as whether or not
they are distinctively better than
existing varieties. recommend
those which, in their Judgment,
are worthy of an award.
Obviously. a gold medal award
is for something outstanding.
The silver and bronze medals are
for those less outstanding, but
even an award of merit is a note
worthy achievement.
This year only one flower re-
ceived an award. The fiery red
zinnia, Blaze, received the silver
medal. Not a single vegetable
entry was able to enter the hall
of fame. The roses Jared a bit
better. Two achieved the select
group-Mojave and Lilibet.
The Blaze zinnia was consid-
cred outstanding in that 1t is
somewhat Of a bicolor-flery
red and orange. Blaze belongs
in the large-f1owered fantasy
type and no doubt will be a well
come addition because of its
color.
Outstanding Vegetables
Because there was no single
variety of vegetables to be hon.
ored this year, the judges were
requested to select an all-Amer-
lea garden from the previous
winners To this end they re-
viewed the medal winners of the
past 20 years and named those
which they considered most out
standing.
The list is:
Snap beans-Topcrop.
Lima beanS-Fordhook 242.
Beet-Perfected Detroit.
Savoy cabbage-Chieftan.
Late cabbage-Penn State
Ballhead.
Evening star., 1954-01-03

York once boasted of having
the longest wooden bridge in the
world. but this was burned by
Pennsylvania troops to prevent q
crossing by Gordon's Confed-
crates at the time of Lees north
ern invasion. When the Con-
tinental Congress was forced to
leave Philadelphia because of the
British occupation during the
Revolutionary War. one of Ben
jamin Franklin'S printing presses
was taken along to print not only
the Pennsylvania Gazette and
army notices but about $40 mil
lion in Continental paper money.
Congress was in session In
York. Pa. when news was brought
to that body of the surrender
of Gen. Burgoyne. 1t was in
this city, too. that Gen. Con-
way. a trusted officer In Wash
ington's command, schemed to
overthrow Washington and have
Gen. Gates put in supreme
command of the American Army
Mony Claims to History
When it was founded by the
Penns. in 1741, York was the
first city in Pennsylvania west of
the Susquehanna River. The
Articles of Confederation were
drafted in York. and it was here
that Won Steuben and the Mar
quis de Lafayette received their
commissions as major generals
in the Continental Army.
At Hanover, 19 miles south
west of York. was fought the
first engagement Of the Civil
War on Pennsylvania soil. Gems.
Fitzpatrick and Custer held
the forces of Gen. ]. E. B. Stuart
at bay on the eve of Gettysburg
thereby delaying information
Robert E. Lee was seeking as to
the whereabouts of the Federal
armies. In the early days Han
over was known as McAlluster-
town. and the tavern there was
visited both by Benjamin Frank
lin and George Washington.
LittleStown is just north of
the Mason Dixon line.
Good hotels and the we'll
known quality of Pennsylvania
cooking make it almost a must
to stop overnight in Lancaster
or York or both while on this
AAA-mapped trip. Visitors. too
will enjoy seeing the huge mar
kets in these two cities. with
their tempting displays Of vege-
tables, fruit and meats.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
By james Birchfield-

of wild geese and the sad eye
ming call of the crow are all
year-end sounds in the country.
Now that there has been time
for any New Years resolutions to
have been broken, I am glad
that I made none. Living in the
country has taught me that
resolutions are useless.
Nature has a way of taking
things into her own hands-at
least with me she does-and
there isn't anything that can be
done about it. #.
You may resolve, but to no
purpose. The great surge of ma.
ture overpoWers even the best
of good resolutions. !
Evening star., 1954-01-03
New Zinnio Is Honored
Blaze Wins Silver Medal as A-Amerieo;
2O-Yeor Selection Of Vegetables Listed

Cantaloupe Honeyrock.
Carrot-Imperator.
Caulifiower--Ideal SNOWFALL.
Sweet corn-Iochief.
Observation-Disclosures.
Endive-Full Heart.
Lettuce-Great Lakes (head)
and Salad Bowl Cleaf).
Mustard Giant Southern
Curled.
Okra-ClemSon Spineless.
Sweet Spanish onion-Utah
Strain.
Peas-Freezonian.
Radish-C Cherry Belle.
Spinach-America.
Squash Early Prolific
Straightneck.
Tomato-Pritchard.
Pepper-Sweet Banana.
ParSley-Paramount.
Watermelons-Congo for the
South and New Hampshire
Midget for the North.
No doubt some of these kinds
and varieties will not be wanted
nor even desirable in all gardens.
Soils, growing season. and fam
lily tastes vary.
All these factors should be
taken into consideration in
choosing the kinds and varieties
for the 1854 garden. Substitu-
tions will be easy since there are
other all-America quality vari-
cites to pick from.
The important thing is to plan
now for top-quality garden
this spring and summer. Plant
one that will produce an ade-
quate supply Of top-quality prod
uctS.
AARS Rose Vorieties
Two roses received the AARS
award. Mojave, variously de-
scribed as "the best orange
hybrid-tea yet produced" an
other calls it copper colored,
while a third. apricot orange.
This would indicate a blend. of
colors that are difficult to de-
scribe-like a sunset on the
Mojave Desert. 1t is a California
origination and surely looks at
tractive.
The second rose, Lilibet, q
mildly fragrant. dawn-pink flor.
ibunda, with lustrous dark green
foliage. also halls from Call
fornia.
Evening star., 1954-01-03

bulbs need not be made before
the end of April. The spring
sowing of grass seed should be
made in late February and the
hot-weather grasses should not
be planted until the soil is warm
May. Fertilizers, spray mate
rials and seeds should be gotten
early so as to have them on hand
when work gets under way.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Gurden Club
Activities

The garden section of the
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase,
Md. will have as guest speaker
Mrs. George B. Furman. tomor-
row. 2 pm; subject: African
Violet" Mrs. Ralph M. Berry
will demonstrate corsage max
ing.
The Garden Club Of Chevy
Chase. Md, will meet at 3 pm,
Wednesday, with Mrs. Robert E.
Kline, jr., 3 Primrose street;
Mrs. Charles r. Grant co-hostess.
Mrs. v. L. Ellicott will show color
slides. Spring Flowers in
Europe"
The National Association of
Gardeners will meet at 8 pm.
Friday at the c. F. Armiger
Store in Silver Spring. Md. New
officers are: Charles Smeltzer,
chairman; Edward D. Richards,
vice chairman; Albert T. Miller,
treasurer; Donald Smith, secre-
tary, and John z. Davis, director
Evening star., 1954-01-03
File Those CotoIoqs

The new catalogs are begin
ming to arrive and many a pleas
ant evening will be spent reading
the attractive descriptions and
glowingly phrased attributes of
each item listed. In spite of the
unending use of adjectives, the
catalogS contain much useful in
formation and are of value.
Many gardeners maintain files
of the catalogS and turn to them
for cultural directions or other
needed information.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
The Situation Is lmportont

In choosing plants for the
garden it is important to select
those which are best adapted to
the conditions in your garden.
Don't buy sun-loving plants for
a shaded situation and expect
them to give satisfactory results.
Plants that have high moisture
requirements cannot be expected
to thrive in a dry soil. If the
catalog does not tell these facts,
refer to a garden book rather
than waste money and suffer
disappointment.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Feed Birds Regularly

Birds soon learn to know q
feeding station that is kept sup
piled with bird food. Regularity
Of feeding is usually rewarded by
regularity Of visits by the winter
boarders. Locate the feeder near
a shrub or tree to which the
smaller birds can turn for safe
ty should larger. aggressive birds
move in. And If squirrels are a
problem place a metal collar
around the pole to discourage
their pilfering.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Planning Poys OF

A garden that is fully planned
on paper at this season Of the
year is most likely to be a sue
cessful garden. Choose the kinds
and varieties that will give the
desired results. This applies to
both vegetables and flowers.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Resistont Foctor Cited

AS far as possible select those
kinds which are noted for their
resistance to diseases. There are
many such and while they may
not give quite as fine a product
as the diseaSe-suSceptible kinds,
they are more likely to produce.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Tick of fCIock KEEPS
Young Dog Quiet;
Fox VS.. Dog Food
By Peter Booqs

Ninety per cent of so-called
lost dogs are really stolen dogs.
The other 10 per cent Jump from
cars or are otherwise lost from
home.
Dog thievery is a recognized
and lucrative racket. a part of
underworld business. Experts
have made a crafty system of it.
Thanks to the automobile and
to a few dishonest pet shops, it
grows stronger every year.
A Christmas puppy in his new
home only about two weeks will
miss his litter mates. He is so
lonesome that the chances are
he will cry and howl those first
few nights.
If this should happen to you
just take the loudest ticking
alarm clock in the house and
place it beside the pups sleeping
quarters. The clock usually will
keep him quiet.
If you have older dogs that
set up a bowling racket when
left alone, turn on the radio.
Usually they will remain quiet.
John Smith tof Blankville,
Colo, or Of Whereisit. Mo- has
a magnificent blue-ribbon dog.
He e'offers to give it to you. Why?
Because he likes the color of
your hair? I doubt it.
Far more likely because the
brute is vicious and because
Smith has been ordered by law
to get rid of it. Or the dog
has long passed his or her prime
and the owner wants to save the
cost of its keep.
Long ago I made a rather
close study of the fox. and of
the sharp difference between the
fox's tastes in food and those of
the dog.
The dog and the wolf are
blood-brethren. Thousands Of
times they have been cross-bred.
with such results as the male
mutes and huSkies of Canada.
But Except for one or two re-
ports which l was not able to
verify I have never heard of a
mating between the dog and the
fox. The latter is almost as
much like a cat as like dog,
even to the slitted pupils of the
eye and the formation of the
legs.
You have read Aesop's fable.
about the sour grapes. and no
doubt you regarded it-as l used
to-as a fake. But foxes are
fond of grapes. They rob hum
dreds of grape vines and apple
orchards every year. whereas the
average dog likes neither grapes
nor apples.
Also, the average dog merely
rolls in carrion. He does not
eat it. The fox eats it with relish.
The fox, on the other hand. will
not molest a wounded crow. or
hawk or other bird of prey
whereas the wild dog or the hun
CRY stray dog will eat such food
eagerly. incidentally. the aver
age fox and the average dog
hates each other to the death.
Don't try to make a sweater
girl Cor boy) out of your dog
this winter. If you keep your
dog moving briskly when he is
out of doors. and if you keep him
away from the fireplace and hot
radiators when he is in the house.
doubt if he will catch cold or
be any the worse for your failure
to pile blankets or woolen
sweaters on him.
Remember dogs do not have
perspiration glands in their skin
as do we humans. Ordinary sane
treatment of your dog in winter
is worth so times as much as
all the sweatering and blanket
ing ever devised. Believe me, !
know
Evening star., 1954-01-03


The trip includes. principally,
the cities of Lancaster and York
and PennSylvania's own war of
the roses" These two cities
were named after the cities in
England which, in the 18th CEN
tury, participated in the bloody
War of the Roses.
U. S. ! is used northbound
through BeltSville, famed for
turkeys, and Laurel, famed for
horses. At Bel Air is the great
camp for boys and girls who
serve as officers of the AAA
School Safety Patrols.
Former CopitoIs Of U. S.
Beyond Conowingo is Lancas-
ter which, like York, was the
capital of the United States for
a brief time. Strange as it
seems. Lancaster County leads
all other counties in the Nation
in the production of tobacco,
with an annual crop of about
so million pounds.
Like historic Lancaster, Eng
land, the Pennsylvania nameSake
Is city Of the red rose. Florists
greenhouses raise them, back
yards, parks and the side and
front yards of the private homes
pride themselves on the beauty
and profuSion of their red roses.
Columbia. just east of the
SuSquehanna River, was once
known as Wrights Ferry. It was
founded by English Quakers in
1926. Connecting Columbia with
Wrightsville. on the opposite side
of the river, is one of the longest
multiple span concrete bridges
in the country.
Zeolous for White Roses
York, IL miles to the west, is
the city of white roses. Its in
habitants are just as Jealous in
raising prize white roses as Lam
caster is of growing red ones.
Thus the friendly war of the
roses" goes on in these two cities
In the Quaker State.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Gore of the Gordenio

The gardenia plant will need a
daily Swinging to permit flower
ing. Dryness of the foliage can
not be overcome by watering the
soil. Lack of Swinging is usually
associated with the dropping of
the flower buds. An application
Of liquid plant food every two or
three weeks is also beneficial.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Disinfectont Insurance

When ordering seeds it is good
insurance to order a seed disin-
fectant--a fungicide used to de-
stroy "seed-borne" disease germs.
This is most important to the
vegetable grower-members of
the cabbage family especially
need this treatment.-W. H.Y.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Time for Orders, PIontino

In making out the spring or
ders remember that the spring
season gets under way here the
latter part of March. but the
delivery Of tender plants and
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Look at Stored Bulbs

Check the stored bulbs to make
certain that they are plump and
not beginning to shrivel. If they
show signs of dryness the peat
or sand cover should be slightly
moistened. Excessive moisture
can be just as injurious as too
dry, so water should be given
Sparingly,
Evening star., 1954-01-03
This Week in the Gorden
Weother-Breok' Chores
Pruning Given Attention by Some Gardeners;
CotoIogs, Colorfui and Helpful, Are Arrivinq

The weather has been a bit
too cold for much garden activ-
ity, although some found time to
do a bit of pruning and to con-
tinue work on the compost pile.
This situation is likely to con-
tinue for some weeks, although
We can expect short periods of
favorable working conditions in
which to get a number Of chores
done.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Geroniums ond Beoonios

Geroniums ond Beeonios
The house plants that are tall,
leggy and rather unsightly can
be cut back rather severely and
the soil fertilized. They will
soon respond with strong new
growth. This is particularly
true of the geraniums and be-
gonias. However, if they are
full of bloom this chore might
we'll be postponed until later.
The prunings can be rooted in
sand and will make strong new
plants for use out-of doors in
the spring.
Root cuttings in sand. but
cover with a fruit jar to prevent
whiting. The geranium cuttings
root best if allowed to dry for q
few days before placing in the
roofing media. The begonia cut
tings. however. should be i'm
mediately placed in moist sand.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Motoring From Washington
Lancaster and York Revisited;
Both EurIy Capitals Of Nation
Motoring From Washington
Pennsylvania County
Leads Country in
Tobacco Yield
By WoIter w. Hubbord
Amsrieun Automobile Association

This tour mapped by the
American Automobile Associa-
tion is suggested as an inter-
eSting wintertime variation, in
case the weather is good and
the roads are clear. 1t also
serves as a thought provoker for
motoring this coming spring.
One OF series on motoring from Wosh-
inston. Clip and save il for future
reference.
Evening star., 1954-11-02

That's why most of these washer experts
always leave a sample box of all with the
owner after nursing washer back to health.
For alPs controlled suds' actually help the
washer swish and slosh the dirt out of the
clothes, instead of putting on the brakes like
heavy suds.
Why aU-clean clothes
stay cleaner
Instead Of foaming away its washing power on
top of the wash water, every particle of all
dives under for the dirt in the clothes.
1t doesn't just loosen the dirt but also ac-
tually hangs onto it and drags it all out with
the rinse water.
So here's where all beats thick suds again.
For you know how stubborn suds can be, and
you certainly don't want a fresh load of wash
Evening star., 1954-11-02

The folks you love to please can't help loving you for
the extra-beautfu wash all controlled suds" do!
This new detergent is actually prescribed by automatic
washer makers land patented in WashingtonC
Evening star., 1954-11-02

CEvERAL MILLION WOMEN can happily testify
- that all is wonderful step forward in the
art of home laundering.
With almost no suds, all obviously different
from old fashioned thick k-suds detergents. It's
also obvious that aIPs controlled suds' can
do far better job for you in your automatic
washer.
That's why all is so urgently and universally
prescribed by automatic washer makers them
selves
Sad facts about thick suds
The men who repair and service automatic
washers blame s'too much suds'' for out OF
of their trouble-shooting calls.
They know from sad experience, that no
washer can do thorough washing job if it's
all choked up and smothered in pillows OF
thick suds!