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Evening star., 1962-03-04
Freeze Cracks

Last week end balmy weather
was evidence to all of the i'm
portance of shading tender
evergreenS to protect them
from this unSeasonal warmth
The sun on such warm days
breaks the dormancy and stim-
ulateS plant cell activity. The
sudden freeze that follows does
the damage. Whenever such
warm weather is followed by Sc
we're freeze the gardener should
examine the trunks of trees
and shrubs for signs of freeze
cracks. They usually occur on
the north side of the trunks
near the ground. All such
cracks should be sealed quickly
with a tree dressing. If the
cracks go untreated they are
exposed to infection and such
shrubs and trees usually die
within a year or two.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Trunsplontine

Many of the seeds that were
SoWn earlier should be seed
lings now and big enough to
be transplanted to peat pots,
flats and pans. Plant them in
a soil mixture of equal parts of
garden loan, sand, peatmosS or
compost, adding a quart of de-
hydrated cow manure to each
bushel of soil. Set the seedlings
at least 2 inches apart and give
them a liberal watering with a
starter solution. Shade for a few
days until they have become
established. Then place in a
cool sunny situation.
-YOUNGMAN.
Evening star., 1962-03-04

The annual feeding of lawn
and shrubs brings the gardener
into contact with many kinds oi
fertilizers. The formula vary
greatly from the standard
5-10-5 to one with a high anal
ysis such as 100000. The price
also has a considerable spread
even for those with the same
analysis. In these formula, the
first figure is nitrogen; the Sec
ond. phosphate and the tird,
potash.
Nitrogen is the more impor-
tant item and 1t is available
from many sources and has
variable uses. The less costly
fertilizers make considerable
use of sulphate of ammonia
and nitrate of soda which are
less costly sources. In addition,
some mixers are using urea, a
synthetic nitrogen that is less
likely to burn plant foliage.
Now we have several urea
formaldehyde nitrogens that
are characterized by their slow
release Of the nitrogen as well
as the non-burning feature of
the urea.
Beyond these there are sew
eral types on the market which
make much use of organic
sources of nitrogen and con-
tain such materials as tankage,
bloodmeal, cottonseed meal, etc.
All of these have their ad-
vantages and disadvantages
such as the ordinary mix
ture with sulphate of ammonia
and /or urea which are highly
soluble and provide plant food
in short order. They should not
be applied to plant foliage but
should that occur the fertilizer
may be washed to the ground
with the hose before it burns
the leaves. Such mixtures not
only give up their nitrogen in
short order but also it can be
leached out of the soil by
heavy rains. In a way this Off
sets their lower costs. However
they are useful in mid-season
feelings and with care can be
used at any time.
The slow-release of nitrogen
such as is provided with the
-formaldehyde type does
not produce the quick lush
growth of the quickly soluble
kinds but they do feed the
plants more or less steadily
over a period of several weeks
some are claimed to provide
plant food throughout the
growing season. While they cost
more they do have this feature
Wnlcn seems TO be nightly I'M
portant to the lawn since
steady growth is wanted
throughout the season. This
can easily justify the higher
cost.
The organic sources are con-
Sidered most important for feed
ing the evergreenS-the azaleas,
camellias, hollies, dogwood, etc,
This type of material not only
adds to the soil acidity, but
in many cases releases the nj
trogen slowly as the soil bac-
terra break it down.
The analysis needed - per
cent nitrogen, which is the first
figure in the formula-will de-
pend upon the plants being fed
A high nitrogen content is de-
sirable for feeding those plants
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Youngmon to Assist
At Four Events

Monday. at 8 p.m.-Coles-
vile Garden Club, Colesville
Recreation Center, Colesville
Md. Talk. whats New fol-
1872"
Saturday, at 2 p.m.-Camel-
liza Society of the Potomac Val
ley, Eighth Annual Under
Glass Camellia Show, Satterlee
Hall, st. Adams Parish, Wis
consin and Massachusetts ave.
nues NV, Mr.. Youngman tc
judge.
Saturday, at $50 pm
Woodbridge Garden Club, Nc
Kendree Methodist Church
South Dakota avenue and Law
renee street NE. Annual dinner
Talk. can African Safari-
People, Places, Flowers"
Next Sunday, 2 to 4 pm
Evening star., 1962-03-04


Fol eIher in
and
No Maryland all merchandise sold
Evening star., 1962-03-04

James A. Wilson, Ferry-Morse
Seed Co., Box 200. Mountain
View, Calif.)
Little spires are sprinkled
with the lavender blossoms
over the 12-inch high plant.
The foliage has the deep, al
most black purple Of a purple
plum; and over it a bronzy
green sheen, iridescent, changes
each time a breeze moves the
big leaves.
One can crush a twig of
dark opal as an herb and add
it to lamb or soup. It's flavor
is slightly sweeter than the
familiar green variety, but basil
certainly it is.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
GARDEN CLUB
ACTIVITIES

BRADBURY HEIGHTS GARDEN
CLUB, Thursday, pm, twenty
seventh anniversary celebration at the
home. of Mrs. Peter Waterman, 25
HrandyEine SEy,S street street SW. Discussion OF
WOODRIDGE GARDEN CLUE, an
pual dinner. $3.50 pm. Saturday, Nc
hendree Methodist Church, South
Dakota and Lawrence street NE. Talk
by Wilbur H. Youngman. garden editor
GARDEN CLUB OF CoLEsvILLE,
Mo4day, 3 pm, ColeSville Recreatio
Lenter. Wilbur H. Youngman, garden
tdltor of The Star, viii talk on What's
GLEVELAND PARK GARDEN CLUB,
Llorary. Talk By Miss Margaret Lam
EASTER Gardening in the Shade"
RROOkLAND GARDEN WORKSHOP,
Elo44ay. 8 Pm home OF Mrs; Marshall
TOUCH AND GLOW GARDEN CLUE,
Wednesday, ~ m, home of Mrs. Sol
EESSst6SvllieI ESstIS I'm. Nd, hostess Mrs, Deyoira
Eheverly Garden Club and Potomac
Chysanthemum Society, "Chrysanthe-
hum Plants and How to Grow Them. !"
proceeds Of regent bridge club bene-
East West Highway in Hyattsville.
~ PLEASANT PLAINS FLOWER GAR
q Mrs: Ethel Rivers, $50 Park road road
eALVEET' LSIEE9'tSE %ANoEE Il 4 GARSS6nFsNs y RS6nss CLUB
u. Reece. Workshop in preparation for
'w snS l5SeeT 3 i9GS n 90 ARFt z GAkDEN cLUB,
seIcher, 106O3 Lorain avenue. Silver ;
BpringTI Talk. "Wildflowers, by. Dr..
pSiEN Ws65SoTn 2RDES SLB 6 BMSEyand Monand
10 am; Kenwood Country Club. Talk.
Revitalizing an Old Garden" by Miss
Margaret Lancaster. Display of horti-
cultural specimens and flower arrange
STONY BROOK GARDEN CLUB will
enter 81 flower arrangements in the
HlinFsSa,ss HHlfmoFy SHOW GesiTned ed by Mrs, E. l.,
Msk'fnaesB Ms MSS McD6naid aGTiFd MS. S MsneS + =
Mitchell, Mrs. Rodney Radford and
Eirs Percy Veach. Mrs. Mcdonald will
as he an assistant consultant for one
~ the calendar committee which will
rct the best arrangement for the
JILIToP GARDEN CLUB, Friday,
Taik, Seed Propagation. qSsrS pT. wiiiiam liam
[tsffSSa sTSsET Ts4A Manor GARDEN CLUB of
FaamG,.ax County Mnty urnUId Thursday y,.n Pms
Paul street. Alexandria. Va. Discussion
Of plant propagation. Speaker. Miss
Ruth O'Dell. Hostesses: Mrs. Roland
L. Guyotte and Mrs. Frederick ].
WASHINGTON GARDEN CLUB, Mon.
day, home Of Mrs. Miles Engelbach,
1903 Brookville road, Chevy Chase, Md.
Talk by. Mrs. Morrill, B. Donnald
Birds Of This Area" with recordings
of bird songs. Mrs. Mae Ford, presi-
dent, will preside
FALLS CHURCH GARDEN CLUB
Tuesday, 8 pm, Mount Daniel School
North Oak street, Falls Church, Va
Panel to discuss the following: IAN.
nuals and Perennials," Mrs. Ellis F.
Price: "Dahlias," Mark Alger:. Roses,
Mrs. E. E. Colbert and Fruits, Vege-
tables and Shrubs" Morton Franklin
NEIGHBORS, INC, GARDEN CLUB
Wednesday. 8 pm. home Of Mrs. Gus
sic Robinson, 5713 Fifth street NV
FOXHALL VILLAGE GARDEN CLUB
Tuesday, 1890 am, Guild Hall, st
Patrick's Church, Foxhall and Reser-
voir roads NV. Hostesses, Mrs. Giants
Mrs. HoegenSon, Mrs. Kemple and Mrs
Swartwout. Workshop in japanese
flower arranging: speaker. Mrs. Sarah
Schaffner of Ikebana International
Members should bring sandwich anC
an arrangement in the Japanese man.
ner. Guests welcome.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Fertilizers Are Varied
In Nitrogen Content

which should make strong leafy
growth. This is especially true
in the spring when the soil is
cold and the bacteria are not
very active. In the summer and
fall when conditions are favor
able for plant growth a lower
nitrogen analysis will give the
desired results. The Virginia
Extension Service recommends
only one application of a mixed
fertilizer each year to the lawns
but suggests that all other feed
ings be nitrogen. Grass growth
is primarily a leafy growth. Let
tuce, cabbage, and other leafy
vegetables need much nitrogen
for good growth.
Each Type Useful
1t should be evident that the
gardener can and might we'll
use some of each of these
types of fertilizer. In addition,
the more experienced gardener
will want bonemeal to put I'M
der his bulbs, perhaps under
iris, because it is a good source
of phosphate. Some soluble fer
tilizer may be needed for pre-
pairing starter solutions, and
the type usually referred to as
foliar fertilizer may be sprayed
on the foliage to give the plant
a quick pickup.
CottonSeed is used by many
to provide an acid forming slow
releasing source of plant food.
Generally speaking the beds
where it is used soon have a
generous supply of bugs which
the moles love to feed on. This
can be counteracted by the lib
eral use of chlordane.
One further point. Some man.
ufacturers of fertilizers state
that a substantial proportion
Of the nitrogen is of the urea
formaldehyde type, giving the
impression that the fertilizer is
high in nitrogen although the
formula, which is required by
law, usually shows some one of
the standard analyses. Most soil
experts believe that so per cent
or more of the nitrogen in such
mixtures should be of the urea
formaldehyde type and that the
rest of it should be of the
more commonly used lower cost,
forms. w. H. Y.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Sole Benefit

Trinity College alumnae are
conducting a sale of rose bushes
to benefit the Trinity College
Development Fund. For infor-
nation write or call Mrs. John
B. Livingston, 8430 Bradley
boulevard, Bethesda, Empire S.
4796.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Dark Opal Basil
Plant

Dark Opal basil, winner of
the All-America Selection S
medal, could be considered a
three-in-one plant, flower, To-
liage plant and herb. 1t was
developed by the plantSmen
bf the University of Connecti-
cut and is being introduced
by the Ferry-Morse Seed Co.
(To learn about the plant
and see its picture address a
request for information to
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Keep Mulch On

Do not remove the leaves and
mulches on perennial beds OF
in the shrub border. This job
is best done after mid-March
and then by degrees. Keep the
material close by so that il
may be replaced if a sudden
freeze is predicted. This also
applies to the mulch on the
strawberry bed. Rake only q
portion of it off of the plants
and into the middle of the row
Then it may be replaced quickly
should the need arise.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
March ~

The weather was favorable
to the application of a dormant
spray last week end. However,
we will have other times when
temperature are above freezing
for a day or two and it can
be applied. Lime-sulphur is the
Dne most commonly used to
control disease spores on the
Evening star., 1962-03-04

Potomac Rose Society, rose
pruning demonstration, Airing
ton Memorial Rose Foundation
Garden, Arlington Hospital
Grounds.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
THIS WEEK
IN YOUR GARDEN

canes of rose bushes as well as
scale insects. All rose bushes
fruit trees and most of the de-
Iciduous shrubbery should be
given a generous coating OF this
material.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22
81 Soybean Loan
Period Extended

Soybean producers in this
county will be given two adj
ditional months to put 1861
crop soybears under price
support, Lynn Jordan, chair
man of the Agricultural Sta
Utilization and Conservation
County Committee, announc-
ed today. The final date for
taking out price support
ioar.s and purchase agree
ments on 1961-crop soybeans
thus is extended from jan
Larry 81 to March 81.
The extension applies only
IN area designated by ASC
State mostly in
the Midwest, where weather
mas delayed harvesting of the
soybean crop, the chairman
explained. BY giving produ-
GERS the protection of price
support for a longer period,
the action should provide
more orderly marketings of
1961-crop soybeans. Loans
and purchase agreements on
the crop mature on May 81,
1862.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22

riles and other debris. While
it is recognised that this type
Of burning is necessary, Mr..
Frizell urges persons plan
/ ing to do such burning to
take a few simple precau-
tons to insure that their
burn is safe.
These precautions include:
/. Have a fire-proof line
around the area to be burned.
2. Do rot burr on days
when the wind is high.
3. Have manpower and
equipment available to con-
iiol the fire should it break
out.
A. Check with your Area
Forester or County Dispatch
or about burning conditions.
This last preeaution, check
ing with the Area Forester
or Dispatcher, serves q dual
purpose, not only car the
landowner learn the predict
ed and expected burning
conditions for that day, but
the Commission personnel
will be alerted to the fact
that he intends to have a
controlled burn and they
Will not be required to spend
tine and money checking the
.tnoke when it is picked up
by the lookout towers.
Mr.. Frizell, can he contact
ed at Lexington, telephone
no. 768.J County Dispatcher,
w. E.. Malone, can be reached
1t the Lexington. Fire Tower,
telephone No. z.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22
Feed Grain Support Eligibility Told

Based on a review of ar
earlier determination. grow
ers of oats and rye will be
sble to obtain price support
on these crops in 1862 with
out taking part in the 1862
fred grain program. TIE pro-
gram applies to corn, grain
sorghum, and barley.
Lynn Jordan, Chairman. of
lie Holmes Agricultural Sta
Utilization and Conservation
County Committee points
'out that this is also a change
from the 1861 program, when
participation in the feed
grain program for corr. and
grain sorghum was required
in order to be eligible for
1861 support on oats and rye.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22

Mississippi is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. It's
Cod-given resources offer unlimited potentas to industry and
business. These are well known facts to us as MhSissippians
-. but if others are to know this story, we must constantly be
alert to opportunities for telling them of our advantages. Since
1928, MPdL has been busy selling Mississippi. In l949 our
Company began publishing Helping Build Mississippi a
magazine devoted to the true Mississippi story. Today some
$4,000 copies Of this publication are distributed to industriaists
and business leaders throughout the nation. MPdL continues to
move forward forward by Helping Build Mississippi
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22
Home A9enA Nete4
By MARY HARPOLE

cooking. Make a white sauce
of butter, flour, milk and
seasonings ard cook until
thickened, stirring constant
ly. Remove from fire, add
shredded cheese and stir un-
til cheese melts. Place tho
roughly drained cabbage in
serving dish and pour the
cheese sauce over it imme-
dlately before serving. Sprir.-
:lie with paprika.
Safety Notes
Ever stand the iron up on
end and leave it for a while
sltting up on the iron board?
This could be bad business
if you have small children
IN the house.
In a home with small chill
drer., especially, always dis
connect the electric iron and
remove it from the ironing
BOARD. when not in use. This
may prevent a serious acct
dent.
Spring Flowers
Time is now for planting
some flowers out in the open.
Here are a few that do well
PLANTED in the garden at this
'lme: Pinks, Foxglove, Candy
tuft, Balsam, Hollyhock, Dab
ia, Verbena, Platycodor and
Deronica.
Now is also the time to
dlg ard reset forget-me-nots,
shasta daisy, NUNS and as
.ers.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22
County Age>sA Netsd
BY w. R. SUI LlvAN

easy to kill and get rid OF
by spraying, but hard to con-
troll by clipping.
Pick a day when the tenn
perature is above so degrees
F. to do the spraying. This
way you will get a better
kill.
If the weeds are only in
spots through pasture, spot
treat it instead of spraying
the whole pasture.
But do not spray pastures
where crimson clover, red
clover, vetch or winter peas
are growing. The chemical
will kill these desirable
plants.
SHRUBS:
go tN.t .E III. Ia - .E4
Many Of our shrubs are in
iced of a rather severe prun-
ing at, this time, due to Sc
we're cold damage. 1t is i'm
portant to prune them back
10 live wood. In some cases,
wher all above-ground grow
tn IS dead, the plant needs
cutting off at ground level
It is9possible that these will
come back" from the roots
during the summer.
Prunes shrubs to reduce
theirs size, yet maintain the
natural form Of the plant
Exceptions are hedges o.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22

Corn, barley and grain
sorghum producers, however,
will be eligible for price sup
rort on these three crops on
~ if they participate in the
1862 feed grain program, the
chairman emphasized.
Corn ard grain sorghum
Producers will be eligible for
support on these cropssi if they
reduce their corn and grain
sorghum acreage by at least
20 percent and do not exceed
their base acreage G959-6C
iawenage)' of barley Paisley
producers will be eligible for
support if they reduce their
barley acreage by the mini
mum 20 percent and do not
aN
exceed their base acreage of
corn and grain sorghum.
Mr.. Jordan explained also
that there will be q limit on
the amount Of 1862 croT corn,
grain sorghum, ard barley
that may be put under sup
mort from eligible farms. The
eligible quantity will be an
amount equal to the farms
i959-60 average per-acre
yield times the corn, grair
sorghum, or barley planted
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22
Refrigerator Cost
More To Operate?


If your refrigerator costs
more TO operate these days
there are several good rea-
sons why. Here are some of
them.
The "ro-frost" operation
costs about 2 cents to 4 cents
a day depending on the pow
er rate.
Bigger refrigerators use
more power; bigger freezer
SectionS-the more cold the
more cost. The fan in the No
Frost models that keeps away
the frost adds to the cost.
Tive ice-maker used a bit
more power. The refrigera-
tor door is probably opened
more often.
Another reason for the
higher operation costs is that
most of our homes arc heat
cd all the time ard warm
nitchen air makes the refri-
eerator run longer.
Cabbage is Good
Cabbage should be plenti-
ful before long. When it is
plentiful, it is economical
Here is one more way tt
make this vegetable taste ex-
;ra good:
Cabbage with Cheese Sauce
l medius-size head Of green
cabbage
4 tablespoons butter
2 cups milk
Lash pepper
IL cups shredded cheese
j tablespoons flour
y teaspoon salt
Cut the cabbage If. wedges
fro serving, and place them
III briskly boiling sailed wa
ter. Cook until the cabbage
is just tender, about 1G to Is
minutes, lifting the cover
two or three times during
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22

MP&L includes positions q,
management consultant and
executive assistant to the
president.
Prior to joining the electric
utility, he was vice president
and general manager Of Ma.
|sonite Corporations plant At
Laurel. He is a graduate 81
the University of Chicago with
IA Masters Degree in Business
Administration. He was en-
|ployed by the Chicago Tribune
before joining Masonite.
Active in many areas Of civic
and business affairs, he is a
vice president and director OF
the Mississippi Safety Council,
vice president Of the Andrew
Jackson Boy Scout Council,
and has been a director and
officer of numerous business
and civic enterprises. He is 4
member of the Galloway Meth
odist Church, the DowntowA
Kiwanis Club, and holds the
Silver Beaver Award in Scout
ing. Gray served as an In
|fantry Captain in World War
III.
Mrs. Gray was Erma Schvah,
of Joliet, Illinois. They have
five children, Paul, a graduate
student at the University OF
Virginia; Martha, a freshman
at the University Of Missis-
|sippi; and Brian, Bruce, and
Douglas, students in the Jack
lsA> D~A3 AnL~
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22

Howard B. McGehee anl
Donald ]. Gray were elected
vkicss--pr,ri;essidents by the Boare
Of Directors Of Mississippi
Power & Light Company a
their January meeting, accord
ing 10 an announcement by
Company President Baxter
Wilson.
A native Of Woodville, Mr.
McGehee is Ia his 43rd yeal
with MP&L beginning his EN-
paoyment with the Company
as a meterman. He has servee
in a number of positions, in
Guiding manager at Greenville
Greenwood, Clarksdale, South
ern Division Manager at Nc
Comb and Central Division
Manager at jackson. He ha:
been manager of division
operations In the general office
since 1857.
He attended Millsaps Col
lege, IS a World War l veteran
is a member of the Board O,
Stewards at Galloway Meth
odist Church, and holds mem
bership in the Shrine Club
Jackson Country Club, Down,
town Kiwanis Club, A.I.E.E.
and is a director of the Com.
munity Hospital.
His wife is the former Fannie
Virden, and they have on
child, Harriet McGehee Napier
OF Montgomery, Alabama.
Donald ]. Gray is a nativ,
Of Illinois. His service will
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22

Most Dangerous
For Forest Fires

Fritz Frizell, Area Fores-
ter for Holmes County, stat
ed today that recoros kept
by the Mississippi Forestry
Commission. indicate that the
two-month period, February
March, is usually our most
dangerous for forest fires. In
the last fiscal year Mississip-
pi suffered AZ per cent of its
forest fires in this two-month
period. During this time
Holmes County had IS fires.
He explained that there
are several factors, high
winds. accumulations OF fuels
in the fields and forests, in
creased agricultural activities
and others, which combine
to cause high lire danger
during this period.
Preparations for spring
planting often include burn
ing off ditch banks, brush
closely sheared plants in a
modern-style planting.
Prune early boomers, like
lilac, bridal wreath, and
Towering ounce right after
they bloom. Late boomers
Ike hydrangeas can be prun-
ed in the spring. Buddleia
should be pruned about to.
the ground in late April.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22

With the support Of your
Peart Fund, medical research
has learned how to prevent
<heumatic fever, the great
child crippler.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-22
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