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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1915)
.CiswiwwSsSITcSSSESSIS? HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION Si, if 5 WMi Hjj i .- v.- ? , ' !'. Grass Stimulant for the Lawn ABOUT a month after uctivc grass Growth hag commenced ou the lawn, It Is doslrablo to apply a grass Btlmulatit to keep tho tawu In first-class condition. Nitrate of soda Is ft good fcrtlHier and will make the graBS grow thickly with a rich dark erccn color that will show Itself promptly after tho application. Those who use nltrato of soda should ap ply It at the rate of GO pounds per aero once a month throughout the Summer, beginning about the 'middle of May in the latitude, of Washing ton, D. C. The nitrate of soda should be ap plied Jtnff beforo a rain or a sprink ling with the hose. Under ordinary conditions It will keep the lawn a vivid green during the period when tho vitality of the plant Is low. The application of this fertilizer combined with cnrcful watering (described In a previous article) will prevent tho pnrchod nppenranco of the lnwn dur ing the dry, hot Summer season. Care In Using Fertilizer. "When nitrate Is applied during any dry period it should be used carefully. It enn, however, bo applied at any time If the nitrate of soda Is pow dered up fine beforo using, but It Is4 safest to dlssolvc'lt In water. Because of a gcnernlly prevailing fenr that thlH fertilizer may ruin a lawn if used carelessly, the department has been experimenting to sec Just how much nitrate of soda would havo to be used in order to kill grass. These experiments scorn to show that nitrate of soda enn bo used fairly ex tensively without cHtiBlng Injury, for attempts to kill grass with it wcro unsuccessful excopt when such largo quantities as 400 pounds to an acre wcrrvused. Although fertilization is a splendid thing for the up-keep of a lawn, it will never entirely make up for a lawn soil' that w;as poorly prepared In tho be ginning. It Is only when a lnwn soli is enriched with stablo manure, lime, and bone phosphate that a lawn may be maintained in tho best condition. Unruttcil Mnnttro n Menace. Uurotted stablo mnuuro should bo kept nway from n lawn nt all times, the opinion of mnny to tho contrary notwithstanding. Stablo mnnuro con tains weed seeds and particularly nf ter the early growth of grass these weed seeds will bo encouraged to sprout, for at this time tho gross is weakened by its Spring growth and the weeds have additional Impetus to spread. A weed has been defined as a "plant out of place." Weeds aro cer tainly out of placo on a well-kept lnwn. Fertilizing materials have u great advantage over Btablo manure as they contain no weed seeds. There are other fertilizers bcsldo nitrate of soda that aro most valuable for the lawn but their uso Is moro cs pcclally adapted to tho Fall. Growing Herbs in American Gardens THEItlO aro but thrco or four herbs that are used for culinary purposes by the average Ameri can housewife, while thore are n dozon that could well find a place In our gardens, us they do with Euro peans. Not every garden has even sago or parsley, though cither is easily propaguted. Sago may bo propagated from seed or lners from the parent stool ex cept with the Holts Mammoth, which is by fnr the best variety, and must bo propagated from layers or slips. This variety never blooms and should bo planted two feot or moro apart. Tho other kinds may bo sot clobcr. Ono large bunch of a year or two years' growth will mako u number of smaller sets when divided. Tho com mon use of sago Is nu n seasoning for sausage and dressing, tho leaves be ing used. Thymo ft smaller than Bngc, nnd It may be propagated from seed sown early In tho Spring or from sets. It may bo grown six Inches apart. Tho flowers and leaves aro used ns a fla voring for soups and boiled meats. Thymo ten Ih also used as a remedy for nervous headache Savory. Savory Is of two kinds, the Sum mer or nnniial and tho Whiter or perennial. Winter savory should bo clipped within n fow Inches of the ground every Spring. 8avoi1y Is ueod similarly to thymo, either alone or mixed with marjoram and thyme. Tho flavor Is excellent, nnd It Is used llkowlse with suluds of various kinds ns (i condlmont. Tho leaves and ten der tops aro tho parts used. Marjoram Ik tho favorlto dressing for fish, though It Is used also for chicken nnd other meats and In suuco and soup; It Is used as a garnish. Tho seeds nrc planted In drills and thinned to stand two feet apart. Parsloy Is nn old-tlmo favorite, and probably well known to almost ovoryono. Tho plant will grow largo enough to uso tho first year and mako a still larger growth tho sec ond, after which It dies, but the seed will como up again without the trou bio of planting. Tho green leaves nro used as n garnish. It is easily grown and ofton remains green nil Winter. 1)111. Dill is nn annunl, and grows easily from seod sown In the Spring in drills. It seeds profusely, and they are the part that is used. Thcso seeds aro used to flavor pickles. It may be grown In tho samo place every year by allowing a few of the seed to fall on tho ground, whoro they will come up in tho Spring. Lavender Is a hardy shrub and Is grown for its pleasant odor and as n medicine. The spikes nnd blossoms are used In drawers and wardrobes to impart u pleasing odor. It Is also used as a remedy for sleeplessness. Ilorchound and catnip aro found growing wild In all parta of the Mid dlo States, and their valuo Is well known as medicinal herbs. Among somo of the other minor herbs which are useful for culinary purposes are anise, coriander nnd caraway, all three grown for their seeds, which aro used as n condiment In pastry and pickles. Augollca, rosemary nnd hyssop nro grown for tho leaves nnd stems and used for flavoring. l'Jck Ik-foro Bloom. It Is Important to gather tho leaves and stoms nt tho proper tlmo and care for them In such a way ns to proscrve their flavor. Such bb sage, thyme, marjoram, savory nnd laven der should bo picked just beforo or ns soon as tho bloom appears. Both leaves and flowers of thymo nnd lav ender nro used. When tho loaves or flowers and stems aro gathorcd they should be dried In tho shndo whero there 1b n good circulation of air. When thoroughly dry rcmovo tho coarser stems nnd seal in glass fruit Jars. Slnco dill, nnlso, caraway nnd sev eral others nro. grown for tho seed only, these should bo saved at tho proper time and well dried, then sealed in Jars. When tho heads aro ripe nnd perfectly dry from dow thoy should bo cut nnd placed in a good place to dry. When dry enough thoy should bo threshed out with a flail or rubbed out with tho hands and put away. II. F. Grlnstcad. Ashes In tho Garden. Ashes Indirectly lncrcnso tho avail able nitrogen of tho orgnnlc matter In the soil. Besides tho potash, nshes contain other ingredients which nrc of value to plants, namely, about 1 or 2 per cent of phosphoric ucld, a little magnesia, and a great deal of lime. The Importance, of thcso last named elements Is made plain by tho esteem In which leached ashes aro held by somo of our farmers, al though from leached ashes all but a very small portion of tho potash has been washed out. Tho farmer who wishes to rcstoro potash to tho soil by the uso of ashes should tnko great care that they aro kopt dry and nro not allowed to leach at all. Many housowlves snve their house ashes and lench ont tho potash for uso In making sonp. They may now hnvo an additional reason for conserving them, namely, their increased valuo as a grain fertilizer. But as has Just been said, ashes to bo used for tho improvement of tho soil should not be permitted to leach. Orchard Hints. The bruise of an upplo may not nt onco develop into rot, but will mako a brown spot which disfigures and lessens tho value of tho fruit. Mnny farmers who haro bcon growing fruit for years do not know that the apple and most other fruit trees form fruit buds in tho lato Summer mouths. Apples keep best when allowed to hang on tho trees until thoy reach maturity, but that does not mean soft and ripe. It Is a common fallacy that green, Immature frul will keep tho best. Promptly gather up and burn all brush and rubbish in tho orchard. Any time in tho year Is the right tlmo to begin planning for an aspara gus plot. Remember that tho wood ashes are the best kind of fertilizer for the or chard, lawn or earden. Features of the 16th Annual Piano' Exhibit at Eilers Music House V- WE arc tremendously proud of tho conspicuous successes that have attended our former pluno exhibitions, but greater preparations have been made for this event than nny heretofore. Perhaps tills is tho main reason why tho present piano exhibit greatly surpasses nil its predecessors in both magnitude and magnificence. Every reader of The Orcgon-WaBhington-Idaho Farm Magazine, nnd particu larly every music lover, is most cordinlly invited to inspect these instruments. Dl.Srij.VV, nnd sale nf nlrr differ ent models, throe or moro of oucli, of the first Chlckorlng Flnnos to pass through tho Pnnnma Canal direct from Boston, via Htoamer "Carozal." DISPLAY a fid Rule of font-tern dif ferent types, thrco or four of each, of tho Internationally foment Auto piano Flayer PlanoH. DI.Sl'LAY mid nnle of nneiitren dif ferent models, three or four of ench, of tho world-renowned Kim ball Plunos and Flavor Flnnos unci baby grands and larger grands. DISPLAY nnd mile of Hie nlvtnya de pendable now 8 c n I e Smith & Ilarncs Professional Hervlco Pianos and Smith & Barnes Playar Pianos. DI.SPf.AY und utile of lir Nil peril Hnddorff Virtuoso Upright Pianos and Playor Pianos. DISPLAY nnd Mate of thrrr differ ent models, two or more of each, of tho now no popular Bungalow Player Plauoif. PIiAYUIl PIANO Innovation, iltir,. Kvery now player piano noli! by Kllcra Music House Iiiih tho human touch pneumatic music roll guiding dovlco and metal tubing fenturox, and ovory playor piano Is accom panied free with a very llbernl np Ply of music, rotlH, and those, muslo rolls may bo exchanged for other for a moro so-called uxchango feo of 4c, 8c or 12c, nccordlng to tho orig inal price of the roll. y. .y. .,'. SAM; or Tcbullt Plnnnla Plaiiox. 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