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Strange Traveling Methods of Seeds
SOMK toed make JourueyB with wings,
and others trnvol from lilnco to placo
by attaching themselves to the
clothes of. men or tho 1ml r at nnlmnls;
Btlll others niuho their journey in tho
Htomncbs of birds. These aro facta thnt
will Interest tho young people who nro
taking an Interest in ugricnlture nnd nro
working In u garden at homo or nt school.
According to tho United States Depart
ment of Agrlculluro'u Specialist, tho seed
. as the starting point In n life cyclo of u
plnut may well bo studied first by young
; gardeners.
Tho seeds of tho maple tree nro particu
larly interesting. Thoy nro provided with
$. wings, and when they become detached
from tho parent tree a pernio uroczo wm
i'carry them a considerable distance from
I tho branch to which they were nttachod.
!i There are many forms and modifications
fnf tho winced seed, as tho linden, tho
hornbeam, tho olm, and tho plno. These
aro all common trees noin wincii sceus
tfor Illustrative purposes can bo secured.
Some seeds nro also provided witn
parachutes or umbrcllns, not for protec
tion from rnln nnd storm, but for purposes
locomotion. Tno seeds ot mo iiustie,
tho milkweed, and tho dandelion In Tact,
Eho seeds of all plnnts which have a cot
ton)' growth uro provided for theao
nerlai journeys.
Besides Iheso, somo soeas nro proviueu
vlth hooked appendages by which thoy
an attach themselves to tno doming ot
aen or to tho hair ot animals, so that
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thoy become transported from plnco to
place. Other seeds hnvo hard seed coats,
pr shells, which nro covered In many cases
by edible fruit. Tho fruits nre eaten by
birds, but the seeds nro not digested, nnd
in this wny become distributed from place
to place.
Tho groves of cedars which are charac
teristic of tho landscape In many sections
of tho country, It will bo noted nre chiefly
placed along the lines of fences or fence
rows. Tho fruit of tho cednr Is an edible
ono, but tho seed Is not digestible, nnd
In this way tho existence ot these hedge
rows of cednrs Is explained. Cherries,
grapes, aud othor fruits are to n consid
erable exlont disseminated In llko mau
nor. Tho hard nuts of our nut-bearing trees
are not used as food by birds or large
animals, but aro usually sought by squir
rels and small rodents, which nro In the
hnblt of gathering and burying them in
vnrlous places or storing them In largo
quantities for WIntor uso. Tho result Is
thnt a considerable percentage of those
which nro burled In this manner aro never
rediscovered by thoso hiding them, and
In time Naturci causes tho hard shell to
crack open, and the warmth and moisture
of tho soil brings tho germ contained In
tho kernel Into life nnd a tree springs into
oxlstcncc.
It will bo noted thnt tho nuts which
wcro burled by tho squirrels did not germ
inate Immediately niter being buried, but
waited until tho warm weather of the
Spring camo before they put forth their
tender shoots. This Is not becnutso they
willed It. but becauso tho hard outer walls
ot tho shell would not admit tho air and
water to tho germ, so as to stimulnto Us
growth.
It was necessary that tho shell bo frozen
nud broken by tho nctton of tho frosts
and tho weather before moisture could
gain nu cntranco to causo the swelling of
tho germ. This peculiarity, when taken
advontago ot commercially, Is called
stratification. Seeds with hnrd shells,
such as cherries, peaches, plums and tho
llko, have to be stratified that Is, they
must bo planted In tho Fall whero the
plants nro to grow or they must bo packed
away In boxes of sand In n position whero
thoy will freezo and remain frozen during
tho Winter, in order that they may gorm
Innto tho following Spring.
If seeds of this chnrnctcr nro stored
nnd kept dry during tho Winter they will
not gormlunto It planted In the Spring.
Scoda with thin seed coats, however, llko
pens, beans, etc., it treated In llko man
ner, will bo destroyed by tho action of
tho cold, and no plants will result from
planting them In tho Autumn.
Such seeds must, from the nature or llio
caso, bo retained In n dry nnd compara
tively warm placo during tho Winter sea
son, in order that tholr vitality may not
bo destroyed.
Cranberry Industry.
Manufacture of Juices out ot the cran
borrlcs raised in tho marshes ou North
Uench, Wash., may soon become n fact,
according to II. H. Tinker, cranberry
dealer of Long IJcach.
"I look to tho cranberry as a means of
making North Ilench famous," said Mr.
Tlnkor. "Already hundreds of ncros of
bog land havo been cleared aud sol to
hordes. Tho yield is profitable and al
though tho Initial cost Is somewhat steep,
when onco tho vines aro In bearing tho
returns nro reasonably certain and tho
lucomo per aero Is most satisfactory. Mnk
Ing Julcos from tho cranberry will no
doubt bocomo n now Industry In tho near
future Experts who havo tested tho
fruit, pronounce Its quality excellent for
this purpose. Tho commercial possibili
ties of tho cranborry, which aro already
assuming significant Importance, aro nn
inviting field for Investors. Hundreds of
porsons nro given employment ou tho
marshes nnnunlly at tho present tlmo.
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'Dent's" In the Hog Huslncs.
Tho following nro somo "don'ts"
lenrned In the hog business:
Don't try to raise hogs without good
warm quarters; build tho house first.
Don't keep the hogs shut up In n small
port: they nro tho cleanest anlmnls on the
ranch If Blvon a hcanco to bo.
DoVt chango a sow's nesting placo nt
farrowing tlmo; It she Is In a straw stack,
leave he? there until tho pigs can walk
homo. Do sure, of course, that she Is
woll fed aud warm. . ...
Don't keep a fat hog after ho Is fat.
ns ho won't take n second growth. ou
will waste feed for nothing.
Don't feed hogs from a sack; always
uso a Pal , and bo sure to ratt to tho pail;
thoy will soon learn what It means.
Don't drlvo hogs; call them. Ono man
can call 20 hogs whoro 20 men cannot
DouToKo In this business Just for
tho dollars and cents. It you don't lllco
hogs, raise sheep.
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Farmer When is tho next train south?
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