SORTING OUT LOST BAGGAGE OF THE DOUGHBOYS
DISINFECTING SOIL
WITH BOILING WATER
Practical Means of Ridding Land
of Certain Parasites.
WR1GLEY5
M arked Increase in Percentage of G e r
m ination and in Size and V ig o r
of P la n ts Observed in Large
N um ber of Tests.
(Prepared by the United Slates Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The need of a simple, practical meth
od for disinfecting small quantities of
soil In which to grow healthy seed
lings for home garden planting, now
madq more emphatic because of the
great expansion of tomnto and other
club work, has prompted the bureau
of plant industry to obtain more ac
curate data on the effectiveness of hot
water as a means of ridding soli of the
root-knot nematode, and certain para
sitic fungi usually associated with root
troubles. By means of a large number
of tests It was found that an applica
tion of boiling water at the rate of
* Knights of Columbus secretaries at Hoboken, N. J., trying to straighten out a huge mass of strayed and lost seven
gallons per cubic foot of soil in
baggage belonging to American soldiers.
shallow benches practically elim
inated the parasites. Applying this
method to the needs of boys’ and girls’
garden club work, where the size of
INACCESSIBLE CLIFF DWELLING IN ZION CANYON
the seedbox or flat commonly used is
14 by 30 by 3 Inches, 4Vfc gallons of
boiling water would be necessary to
disinfect the soil In such a flat.
In all cases a marked Increase in
the percentage of germination and In
the size and vigor of plants grown in
the treated soil was observed. Sub
stantially the same method of killing
plant parasites In the soil has been
used with some success In certain
vegetable greenhouses; but the de
partment’s experiments serve to deter
mine accurately the temperatures re
quired and also the necessary quan
tities of hot water. The root-knot ne
matode can be eliminated from the
soil contained In a four-inch pot by
submerging it for five minutes In wa
ter brought to a temperature of 203
I degrees Fahrenheit. In eight-inch
j pots the organisms are killed by an
j application of boiling water at the
rate of about three quarts to a pot.
An archeologist's reconstruction of the debris-filled cliff dwelling ruins discovered by a camera with a tele-
* photo lens In the new Zion Canyon, national park in Utah. The photograph was taken from the opposite wall of
the canyon, three-quarters of a mile away. The cliff dwellings are now Inaccessible.
PREPARE FOR NEW BUILDINGS
Best Tim e to M a ke P reparations fo r
Contem plated Stru ctu re s
in
Late W inter.
Is
\M L
S ealed
T icht -
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SPEARMINT
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the
FROM THE NETHERLANDS
FIGHTING THE “ FLU” IN CHICAGO
(P repa red
perfect
um
b y the U nited States D ep art
m ent o f A g ricu ltu re.)
Late winter Is the best time to
make plans and preparations for any
buiidlng which Is contemplated. This
will assure the presence of the mate
rial when needed, and will permit
the making of favorable contracts
which would be difficult to consum
mate when the rush of spring
work begins. As the coming season
promises to be a busy one in the
building line, every farmer who wishes
to build Is urged by the federal de
partment to “shake a leg” and get his
plans under way.
Now Is the time to prepare hog
houses for the spring crop of pigs. Re
pair where necessary, so as to mini
mize pig mortality due to inadequate
shelter. Thousands of new-born pigs
are lost each season due to un
satisfactory housing. Weather-proof
houses will save money.
The late winter also is a propitious
time for the building of new and re-'
pairing old fences. Worn-out posts
and wire should be replaced where
necessary to make the fields stock-
tight. If possible the supply of posts
Miss Jetske frem er, daughter of the
minister from the Netherlands to the
United titules and Mrs. frem er, has
Joined her parents In Washington.
picture shows n doctor in the city laboratories preparing the anti
She is of tlie debutante age and al toxin This
for
Chicago patients who are suffering with the Influenza.
ready Is a popular member of the
younger set.
ARMORED RAILWAY CARS FOR MEXICO
FINE TRIBUTE FROM FRANCE
Cutlcura for Sore Hands.
hands on retiring in the hot suds
NAME ‘BAYER’ MEANS Soak
of Cutlcura Soap, dry and rub in Cu-
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper, ’t h is is
ASPIRIN IS GENUINE only
one of the things Cuticura will do
For Toothache, Neuralgia,
Pain, Colds, Headache!
should be cut on the farm or purchased
from a neighbor. Osage orange, lo
cust, cedar and chestnut posts are sat
isfactory for permanent fences. It Is
a good practice to peel the posts and
dip the butts In creosote for preserva
tive purposes.
The wise and frugal farmer plies the
paint brush during the spare time of
spring and fall, as he understands the
dual value of paint In protecting
against decay and weathering and in
Improving the sightliness of the farm
buildings.
GET FARM AGENT'S OPINION
F a rm e rs W ill D o W ell to Get In fo rm a
tion R e ga rd in g V a lu e of V a ri
ous Fertilizers.
1
•
Farmers are advised by various
state colleges to keep In touch «nh
their farm bnroau agent »ho ha- in
formation about the value of various
fertilizers
and ferrtl • ug materials
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The
farmer
will do «ell to get itie
France to the family or relative of
Two of the steel armored cars designed and built in California for the agent's opinion
substituting
each deceased American soldier of the | Mexican National railway lines for use In the regions that are Infested with something new for before
the standard uu«-
world war.
( bandits.
terlal he has used in the pusL
if Soap, Ointment and Tnlcum are used
for all- toilet purposes.—Adv.
Uncle Pennywise Says.
No m atter what troubles a man has
downtown, his wife can always wel
come him with something that makes
them sink into insignificance.—Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
Whip Is Bridegroom s Wand.
At Swedish weddings, among the
middle and lower classes, the bridge-
You want relief—quickly and safely! groom carries a whip. This is an em
Then Insist on “Bayer Tablets of As blem of his authority in the domestic
pirin,” stamped with the Bayer Cross.” circle.
The name “Bayer” means you are
getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by Good health cannot be maintained
physicians for over eighteen years, where there is a constipated habit.
and proved safe by millions of people. Garfield
Tea overcomes constipation.
For a few cents you can get a handy
tin box of genuine “Bayer Tablets of —Adv.
Aspirin,” containing twelve tablets.
Perfum e.
Druggists also sell larger “Bayer”
packages. Aspirin is the trade mark Perfume received its first real devel
of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic- opment in Persia, and later the priests
acidester of Salicylicacid.—Adv.
of Egypt, who were the only men of
learning in those ancient days, de
" W r it e r ’s C ram p .”
much time to the manufacture
W riter's cramp has been defined as voted
of
perfume
and aromatic oils.
a disease of those who do too much
writing, especially with the hand too
tightly contracted. A person with this
trouble has not complete control over
the muscles of the thumb and middle
and fore fingers, which are brought
Into use in writing. The various meth
ods of treatm ent used so far have not
proved altogether successful. Among
the methods used are surgical opera
tions and application of electricity. yàljj
V a lu e of M olybdenite.
B o y s in the B u ild in g Business.
R ight
The principal value of molybdenite
is in the manufacture of steel, to
which it gives a hardness and tough
ness that make the steel suitable for
use in propeller shafts, guns and boil- j
ers. Most of the molybdenite pro- i
duced in Tasmania is shipped-to Eng
land.
Since it is worth while to be well,
take Garfield Tea, Nature's medicine.
—Adv.
Ju st a T e m p o ra ry Stay.
Breakin
Right now—when milk prices ari
breaking all records—is the timi
to make new high records in mill
production. It is surprising hov
effectively this can be accom
plished by raising the health stand
ard of your dairy cows.
The most prevalent cow ailmenti
-—Abortion, Retained Afterbirth
Bunches, Lost Appetite, Scours, etc
—arise from an impaired conditioi
of the genital and digestive organs
Kow-Kure has remarkable medici
nal properties that act directly oi
these organs, producing regular
healthy action. The cow thrives oi
Nature’s food,
and a full milk flov
naturally
follows.
. After the death of his wife Uncle
Will went to live with his brother, and „ A» ««»biiil B» of Kow-Kure wtll pr-
his little niece was overheard explain
”d W
to T ft» c o s t a h u -
<Ulwm«.n k^ p it on han
ing it to her little playmate: “You c o n s U m ly \ Feed
dealer» and dnuriyistssel
see, Betty, Uncle Will’s wife just died, K ow -K ure. In 60« . and $ 1.20 package*
Send for from booh
an' he's come to live with us till he
t h e h o m e cow doctor —
finds another one.”
— very useful wherever there are cows.
DAIRY ASSOCIATION
L yndonvtlle ,
VERMONT