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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
G A RDEN
6 UID ANC E
Grow These Tasty Vegetables
By W. H. YoUNGMAN
Some vegetable crops should bel

Some vegetable crops should be
grown wherever space is avail
able, and it does not take much
space to grow several.
Tomatoes. for example. may be
grown in any sunny area where
tree roots do not offer too much
competition.
Lettuce, radishes and onions
can easily be grown in the space
that later on may be occupied
by summer-flowering ANIMALS.
1t is not so much how much
space is needed but how to make
the best use of the space avail
able.
Tomatoes may be staked SC
that they will not need more
than a 2x2 foot area. or better
still grow them in a wire cylin-
der. This latter device does
away with pruning and the plants
yield far more fruit. A half.
dozen well-staked plants or three
in wire cylinders should provide
all of the fresh tomatoes needed
by the family.
Leaf lettuce natures in az
months, but most families star
using it while the plants art
young and tender.
| Radishes take only Is to 81
days to reach edible size anc
onions from sets are ready fol
eating as green's in about the
same time.
These three crops do not take
much space because 1t is moi
desirable to plant more than car
be used while they are still al
the peak Of their quality.
Carrots and beets require
much more space and take
longer to reach useful size. An.
other point. both of these SHOULD
be planted in a furrow filled with
compost since they do not de.
velop properly in heavy clay;
also, the soil should be treated
with chlordane to destroy the
soil insects, and the use Of boron
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

(Mugo) might well wait until the
new growth ('candles'') is 4 to
s inches long, then cut them in
half. Spruce and Douglas fiji
should be similarly treated ex-
Icept that their new growth does
not resemble a candle. The
arbor-vitae, false cypress CCha-
maecyparis), jumpers. and yews
are the easiest to prune since
they need only to be cut back by
removing most of last years
growth.
Rye Grass on Bare Spots
That bare plot in the back
yard may be made attractive by
cultivating a 2 to 4 inch layer of
sawdust into the top 4 inches of
soil. spreading rs pounds of ferti-
lizer per 1000 square feet and
then seeding with rye grass do
mestic) at the rate of pounds
per 1000 square feet. The rye
grass is normally planted in the
fall, but will also serve if planted
early in the spring. 1t is an an
nual and will die in late summer
The strong root system will add
much humus to the soil.
Soil Testing Available
The Soil Testing Laboratory
at the University Of Maryland
win test soil for residents of the
District of Columbia for 81 fol-
each sample. This is helpful
service and District gardeners
should take advantage of it. SEND
about one-half pint of r-drieo
soil together with a description
of the location. and the use te
be made of the area from which
the soil sample was taken.
! Asparagus
1 Remove the grass and weeds
from the asparagus bed and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

newly planted tomatoes and
eggplant.
The bean beetle is a ravenous
pest and should be kept under
control.
The red spider mite may be
troublesome on pole beans, par
Iticularly Kentucky Wonder pole
beans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

The most common abuse OF
the small gasoline engine by the
hcmeowner is failure to drain
the gasoline when the equipment
Is stored for a long period of
time. Resulting gum in the car
buretor is the number one cause
for replacement.
Let Wet Soil Wait
Don't work soil when 1t is toe
wet. To do so is to destroy its
physical structure and it takes
q long time to restore it. That
is one of the problems encount-
cred by many new homeowners
in this area. The lawn was
graded when it was too wet and
now the soil has the consistency
of putty. only harder. Such soils
do not drain properly and when
dry are almost impossible to
work.
Before spading, grasp a hand
full of soil and squeeze. If it is
too wet, it will show a moist
surface and will not crumble
easily when tapped with a trowel
If it is hard or powdry, it is too
dry for spading.
Spade Briefly at First
Office workers take pride In
their garden work. but should
remember that after five days
in the Office they are not in
condition to do eight hours OF
spading. 1t is much better to
limit spading to an hour OF
two each day at the beginning
of the season.
Don't Let Roots Dry Out
Open those packages of newly
received plants and place where
they will not dry out. 1t the
roots appear the least bit dry
1t will probably pay to bury them
In wet peatmoSs; if the twigs ano
stems are dry. cover the whole
plant with wet peatmoss for al
least "a hours to restore the
moisture. Or. you may soak
them in a tub of water but not
over "a hours.
Factors About Planting
Gardeners in this area nor
mally expect to begin planting
about the Goth of March. This
varies from season to season
depending upon how wet the
soil is. However, we like to gel
our trees. shrubs. roses, peren-
mails and a number of the COOL
weather vegetable crops into the
Iground as near that date as
possible.
The urge for planting comes
from the fact that these crops
should have plenty of time in
which to become well-rooted be-
fore hot weather.
When air temperatures are
low, plants make root growth;
when it is warm, they will make
top growth. Early planting in
sures an adequate root system
before top growth begins.
Mum Culture
The Potomac Chrysanthemum
Society recommends feeding the
old clumps Of NUNS so that the
new shoots will make strong
vigorous growth. A tablespoonful
of 5-l0-5 to each clump will pro-
,duce strong shoots that are suit
able for roofing in sand. In this
way, it is possible to avoid trans
ferring diseases Except virus)
from the old plant to the new
one.
Pruning COniferOus Evergreens
Now is the time to give conf
erous evergreens (needled) their
annual pruning. Unless regularly
pruned they tend to become thin
and lack the desired appearance
many of them quickly outgrow
their situation. The pruning
should be done with pruning
shears in order to avoid a formal
appearance. Pruning the pines
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The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07

Alfalfa hay grown on soils that
are low in phosphorus will also
be lacking In this mineral. On the
other hand most Montana soils
and crops grown on them contain
adequate amounts of calcium.
While a number of mineral mix
lures containing phosphorus are
available on the market, some
dairymen may wish to mix their
own and for these operators there
is a choice of two formulas.
One consists of 100 pounds of
mono-sodium phosphate, 100 lbs.
of steamed bone meal, 100 lbs. of
salt, 10 to 20 lbs. of wheat bran
and S lbs. of linseed oil meal.
The bran helps prevent caking
and the linseed meal makes the
mixture more palatable.
The other mixture contains 100
lbs. of di-calcium phosphate, 100
lbs. of steamed bone meal and 100
lbs. of salt. This mixture is a
little more palatable than the first
and it is higher in calcium in
relation to phosphorus.
Feeding mineral mixtures in one
compartment of a box and iodized
salt in the other is a good recon
mendation. If the dairyman thinks
his cows r not getting enough
minerals on a free choice basis,
he may want to add one pound
of the first mixture to each 100
pounds of grain in the grain mix
ture. When this is done the wheat
bran and linseed meal are not
needed in the mineral mixture.
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07

home found Lew Hackley as a
dinner guest and Marvin and Don
Brown and Con and Kenny ST.
monsen for afternoon coffee
drinkers. That evening Russell,
Terry and Marguerite Danielson
were supper guests.
Con, Carol, Larry, Kenny, Judy,
Jimmy and Monte Simonsen were
all down to visit Ida Simonsen
Saturday evening and to see tel
evision. Monte and Jimmy spent
the night at the Con Simonsen
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Noah were
Sunday afternoon visitors at the
Robert Arneson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunnar Olufson
and Naomi had dinner and spent
the afternoon visiting at the Laur-
its Jensen home Saturday. Al,
Ronald and Terry Brown also
called.
Eyvind, Wayne and Carol Wick
were among the dinner guests
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07

gone, Charlie came up to make
a foursome for pinochle after
wrestling on TV was over.
Victor and Jimmy Cattaneo and
j. w. Murphy were coffee guests
at the Eyvind Wick home Thurs
day.
AL, Helen, Gary and Karen
Gierke and Gail Simonsen were
dinner guests at the Con Simon
sen home Saturday.
Lii Jensen visited and had din
ner at the Walter Jensen home
in Sidney Tuesday.
Gaar Thomas Of Fairview was
a supper guest at the Albert
Noah home Thursday. That eve
ming the A. Gierke family visited
at the Noah's.
Bud Daniels got home Satur-
day after four days on the road
for the Farmers Union helping
with membership drives and or
ganization work.
Tuesday at the Elmer Jensen
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07

at the Lloyd Wick home Sunday.
Frances and Elaine stayed home
with Stevie, who has been on the
sick list the past few days.
Elmer and Izetta Jensen were
dinner guests at the Russell Dan
lelson home Thursday and that
evening the JenSens visited with
the Fred Franz family.
Sunday visitors at the Con ST.
monsen home were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruben Simonsen and boys and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunnar Olufson
and Naomi.
Eyvind, Elaine, Wayne and Car
oil Wick we're afternoon callers
at the Ruben Simonsen home Sat-
urday.
Russell and Terry Danielson
were forenoon coffee guests Of
Lii Jensen Sunday.
Charlie Daniels has been try
ing his hand at mounting deer
heads and has completed two
very fine specimens. The Bob
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07
Girard
tHomsmaksrs Club

Mrs. Eyvind Wick attended the
Sophomore Girls Mothers Tea at
the Sidney high school Wednes-
day afternoon as a guest of her
daughter Elaine. Stevie Wick
spent the afternoon with his
grandmother.
Bud and Laura Daniels and
girls along with the E. j. Thorn
tons of Sidney drove to Wolf
Point Sunday to visit the Jerry
Redlins. The Daniels took the
short cut" route west on the
township line and found the road
conditions fairly good in spite of
the abundance of snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Peter
sen and Ole Hieselberg were
Monday evening visitors at the
Elmer Jensen home.
Florence Conroy visited and had
lunch with Mrs. j. w. Murphy in
Sidney Wednesday.
Mrs. Laurits Jensen accompan-
led by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Carl Anderson of Sidney made
a trip to Miles City Wednesday
and returned on Thursday. While
there they visited their husbands
at the Albert Noah home on
Sunday evening a week ago.
Gail Simonsen spent the last
part of the week at the Con ST.
monsen home helping with the
butchering. On Friday morning
Con and Gail called at the Ira
Albin Jr. home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jensen were
Friday morning coffee guests of
Lii Jensen and Carol Simonsen
called on Lii in the afternoon
and in the evening Albert and
Marie Noah visited and played
some three-handed pinochle.
Dinner guests at the Jack Con-
roy home Thursday Ruben
and Ester Simonsen, Myrl Kilen,
Murphy and Lloyd Salisbury.
Sunday evening supper guests
at the Danny Andersen home
were Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jensen
and family.
Buck and Clara Eldridge and
Dean visited with Laura Daniels
Thursday night. Since Bud wa
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07

to deduct a contribution which he
has pledged but. not paid during the
tax year. Contributions Of services
are not deductible. and blood dona-
tions are construed as a service.
Transportation Expenses
An employee Is permitted to de-
duct, in determining adjusted gross
income, all his transportation ex.
penses incurred In connection with
his employers business II they are
not reimbursed. These include fares.
automobile expenses. and (if in con-
nection with overnight travel)
meals and lodging. Other expenses
paid In accordance with an expense
allowance arrangement with the en-
ployer may also be deducted for
this purpose.
An employees expenses other
than these can only be deducted IL
the standard deduction or tax table
is not used. The expense Of com.
muting between home and place Of
work is not deductible at all.
An outside salesman" Zone who
usually works away from his EN-
ployer's business) can deduct all
business expenses before arriving
at adjusted gross income, Just as
IL he were In business for himself.
Miscellaneous Deductions
II you had certain expenses con.
nected with your employment (other
than travel or reimbursed expenses)
you can claim them as miscellane-
Gus deductions. Examples would be
tools, uniforms. union dues and
employment agency fees.
other miscellaneous deductions
include the fee for preparation of
your tax return, some alimony and
a share Of interest and real estate
taxes paid by a cooperative apart
ment corporation OF which you are
q tenant stakeholder.
The instruction book which comes
with your tax forms gives further
Information. Help is also available
by telephone or at Offices OF the In
ternal Revenue Service. The Rev
enue Service urges you to consult
a properly qualified advisor II you
decide to seek outside help.
Next Article, Medical Deductions
and Widow Benefits.
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07

II you are sure that your per-
sonal deductions r less than III
percent standard deduction, there Is
no need to itemize them. But IL Is
worth the effort of calculating your
tax on both forms. Here are some
deductions you should be careful
not to overlook:
Interest on Loans
The interest you pay on loans Is
deductible. This includes mortgages,
automobile, appliance, home I'M
provement or personal loans you
NAV have. The part OF carrying
charges" representing interest on
installment purchases Is deductible.
Evidence such as a statement from
the seller should be obtained to
show the amount of interest you
paid during the year.
State and Local Taxes
Most taxes, other than federal
taxes. are deductible. These include
state and local real estate. personal
property. income. retail sales. poll
taxes and. In all but a few states,
gasoline taxes. You can also deduct
auto licenses and registration fees,
but not dog or hunting licenses.
Charitable Contributions
Another type Of deduction you can
take IL you itemize your deductions
ia your contributions to any re
lieious, charitable. educational, sci
entifc or literary" organizations.
These contributions are deductible
nm to 20 percent Of your income. and
mn to 30 percent II at least 10 per-
cent of your income was paid as
gifts to religious organizations.
schools or hospitals.
In adding up your contributions
don't forget that gifts OF property
can be deducted at their fair market
value as OF the time they were
donated. Suppose, for example. you
contributed to your church a share
~ stock which had doubled in value
while you had it. You a deduct,
az a contribution. the full value
~ the stock al the time OF the gift,
even though you only paid half that
much for II. At the same time you
escape paying the tax on the capital
Gain which would have been realized
n YOU had sold the stock instead
of contributing II. -
An individual is not permitted
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07

Steve and John Ruffatto were
Saturday business callers in Sid
ney.
Nh. and Mrs. Floyd Candee
returned home after spending the
past month with her mother,
Mrs. Belvins, in Sidney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gale Childers
were dinner guests at the How
ard Sheehan home Saturday. They
were at the farm for the week
end.
Rita Rauschendorfer returned
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07

Arneson family came Saturday
night to visit and view Charles
handiwork. Girard can now boast
of having a taxidermist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jensen and
family visited Saturday afternoon
at the Walt Jensen home.
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07

home with her dad Wednesday
afternoon after spending the past
week with her grandmother, Mrs.
Hertha Jaeger of Sidney.
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07
TrGreIing with The
Agent
BY Phillip Olmstead
GRUB CONTROL

GRUB CONTROL
To do a good job of controlling
cattle grubs under Montana con-
dltions, two spray treatments are
necessary.
The first treatment is made
when the first mature grubs are
about ready to emerge from the
backs of the animals and this is
usually during the last two weeks
IN February. The second applica-
ton should be made about so days
later.
So far the only practical method
for controlling grubs in large
range herds is to use power spray
ers with crude rotenone as the
insecticide. Pressures of 500 lbs.
per inch r more effective than
lower pressures and a flat, fan
shaped spray pattern gives bet
ter penetration than other types
OF spray. Also, a wetting agent
added to the spray mixture does a
better job.
BY doing a good job of spray
ing, 800 control of cattle grubs
can be attained. However, the re-
naming 10% provides enough
seed stock to make spraying neces-
sary the following year.
Much has appeared about ex-
periments to find certain insecti-
cides that may be fed to cattle
and kill the grubs soon after
they enter the animals body.
However, this is still in the ex-
perimental stage and more work
remains TO be done before it is
ready for practical application.
WEED CONFERENCE
A weed conference will be held
in the small room of the NYA
Hall February Is and IA at 1870
p. m.
Following is the program for
the two day session:
Afternoon Program Feb. Is.
l:30-4:30. Chairman-P. E. Heikes
1:30-2:10: Chemicals for Weed
Control, j. M. Hodgson. Empha-
sis will be given to the more re-
cent developed chemicals. Approx
ed uses and recommendations for
2,4-D will also be discussed.
2:10-2:50: Weed Control in
Small Grains, l.. 0. Baker. Includ-
ing growth habits and control of
Wild Oats, Wild Buckwheat and
CoWcockle.
2:50-3:l0: Recess.
3:10-3:50: Perennial Weed Con-
troll, J. M. Hodgson.
3:50-4:30: The Montana Weed
Law, P. E. Heikes. What is the
Montana Weed Law? What does
it include? Enforcement, its linn
itations and disadvantages.
Morning Program. Feb. II
6:30-ll:30. Chairman-L. O. Baker
8:30-9:10: Weed Control Edu-
cation, P. E. Heikes. Cooperation
and effective education, county
agents, the county weed supervis-
or and the community.
9:10-9:50: Weed research being
by the Experiment Sta
tons. l.. o. Baker, Weed Research,
Bozeman; Glenn Hartman, Weed
Research, Sidney.
9:50-1O:1O: Recess.
1910 to 1920: Weed Research,
continued.
10:50-11:30: Weed control for
the Irrigation District Supervisor
and Water Master, P. E. Heikes.
MINERAL MIXTURES
Other than iodiZed salt, the two
minerals most needed by dairy
are phosphorus and calcium
and any shortage of these in ma
.ural feeds must be made up feed
no a Mineral miXtlIra
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07
INCOME TAX FACTS No. So
Personal Deductions May Cut
Your Tax Bill

Society Of Certified Public AccounfGnfs IN cooperation HN"
the Internal Revenue SerutceJ
When you use the short form" in filing your income Ia return. or
take the standard deduction o the long FORM" you ire allowed a deduc-
ton OF about 10 percent to cover such personal expenses q s interest
state and local taxes, contributions and medical expenses.
The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07
Everywhere you
look there's news
and the price is the
best news of all!

Mercury for ST is America most
changed car-but it is still In the
same popular price class!
EXCLUSIVE DREAM CAR pEsIeN. It's in the
visored Quadri-B Beam headlamps,
the massive Jet-F1o bumpers, in
the straight-lined roof, in the
distinctive V-angle tail-lights. No
other car shares this look!
FAR MORE HEApRoom. BlssER ALL OVER The
biggest size increase In the indus
try. Mercury is bigger In 8 i'm
portant dimensions inside, A di-
mansions outside. Mercury is now
more than TN feet long, over So
feet wide, with a passenger COM
partment almost 9feetlong Every
things big about THE BIG N but
the price. Stop in today.
The frontiersman., 1957-06-20
MTA NEEDS MORE SUBSCRIBERS

Additional new members, es- pecial1y in the rural areas, are needed in the Matanuska Tele- phone Association, according to Lew Hanks, MTA president Hanks told Chamber of Commer- ce members that it is necessary to again "get out and beat the drums. He explained that in or- der to extend service to a num- Der of potential subscribers adj dhional funds will De needed. To get these funds, additional mem bership and equity payments will be needed to amortize the cost of the entire system. He pointed out that at the present time 700 sub Scribers are receiving service. The system was set up to service $50 persons and that number is needed to meet payments on the system, he explained. If addi- tional subscribers are not signed up soon, present telephone rates will probably have to be raised to meet costs of the system, he added. Persons interested in ob- taining telephone service are urg- ed to contact the business office in Palmer, either in person or by mail.
The frontiersman., 1957-06-20
NO INTERFERENCE TROUBLE EXPECTED FROM NEW MEA LINE

The new 33KV line is expected to cause much less noise" than the old 72 line, according to a report received by Cy Brewer, MEA manager Brewer reportd that The Alaska Railroad was particularly interested in deter mining how much interference they would get on their communi- cation lines from the new MEA line. After the installation of the line, which runs parallel to the communication line, 1t was dis covered that the interference ex- pected was not there, in fact, the line was more quiet than it had ben before the installation. For this reason, Brewer said, we feel sure the residents along the transmission line will have little or no interference in their radio or television reception.
The frontiersman., 1957-06-20
NEW TAX LAW
 PROVIDES CHANGES |IN PROCEDURES

Territorial Legislation, passed after the 1857 tax bills were or dered, sets new maximum penal ty and interest rates to the ad- vantage of the taxpayer, accord ing to William Wakeland, city school district tax assessor and collector. This advantage has one exception, he pointed out. That is, the whole bill falls delinquent if the first half is not paid on time. Penalty and interest will then De computed on both hal yes, he explained, and suit for collection of personal property taxes can commence in August.
 The new bills were designed, Wakeland said, to speed up pro cessing payments. The tax as- sessor urged that taxpayers leave them attached to one an leave them attached 10 one an- other and return both copies to the assessors office with the pay ment. The duplicate will De re- turned to you as a receipt. Fail ure to take in both copies will necessitate waiting while a special receipt is made up, Wake land added.
 "All bills from the city may be paid with one check payable to the tax assessor, Wakeland said, land all bills from the school district can be paid with one check payable to the tax as- sessor- but, if you pay taxes to both the city and school district. make two checks" Wakeland stated.
 Another notice, 30 days before the second half is delinquent will De sent to taxpayers, if the first half was paid on time. If the first half is not paid, one delin- quent notice will be sent. If the first half is paid on time and the second half not paid when due, one delinquent notice will be sent. No additional notices, warnings, or reminders will be sent, he emphasized.
 Taxpayers are asked to contact the office of the tax assessor If tax bills are not received by next week.