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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1922)
SOILS IMPROVED BY COVER CROPS i Something Think About By F. A WALKER Used for More Than 100 Years by Farmers Who Fount* Practise Profitable. THREE PURPOSES OF LEGUMES tlniverul Rule to Plant in Time to Se cure Good Growth Before Freez ing Weather—Of Especial Value to Trucker*. tPi»|nh*l kj th«* U al'w l 8tat«a o f Agriculture j Department Planting cover or | r « t i manurel craps is a matter which require* at tention in September in most parts of the I'nltnl States, says rtie United States ivpartm ent of Agriculture. Clover, vetch, ami other lejtumes serve the triple purpose o f adding humus to the soli, accumulating ni trogen. and preventing soil erosion. With some tender berry and fruit crops they also serve to protect the roots from severe winter wearhie. Out side of the nitrogen-forming plants, rye is largely used as a cover crop i - aown In tiie fall and plowed under In the spr ng to add organic nutter to the aoil. The cover-crop problem varies largely with locality, but for over winter purposes there is one rule which Is universal, and that Is to get the Handsome Gladys Walton became crop In the grviuud in time to secure good growth before freezing weather. famous through her acting In a popu lar picture which recently absorbed A Practice of Long Standing. the interest of ths mot or theater pa The use o f clover or some other trons. At a "movie'* star Miss Walton legume to enrich the soli is generally is wsll at the top of the list. considered a cardinal agricultural practice in the humid sections of the f . i United States. It antedates by three- fourths of a century the monumental ROMANCE OF WORDS discovery that legumes store up nitro gen from the air. The belief that “ SABOTAGE” clover was a valuable Improver rested first on experience, and later experi ence w as substantiated by the dis i rip HE sp read of strikes and the resulta covery o f the relation between the dissatisfied elements to cripple legumes and the nodule bacteria. Industry In every way possible Other legumes, as the cow |s-a, tne brought Into use the French Japan clover and bur clover In the word •'sabotage" In such a way South, and crimson clovef on the At that It may be said to have lantic coast, have come Into use In the been Anglicized. much as territory, not well adapted to red “ valet.” "barrage.” "ballet" and clover. The various fetches are held “camouflage” have been Angli In widespread favor, different varie cized. ties being employed according to cli By “ sabotage." as currently mate and crop conditions. used. Is understood the art of The time o f planting and the best producing |ioor work or other crop to use Is a matter which local damage either to machinery or conditions must dictate. Along the to the g o o d will of some com mercial organization. The work man who ts deliberately careless In the manufacture of some nr- tlrle. Is ns guilty of sabotage as is the workman who wrecks the machine Itself— for both o f them tend to injure the company for which they nre working, either In Its reputation or In its opera tion. In Its original French sense the word was a harmless one, entirely unconnected with crime o f any kind, and meaning the rutting of shoes or sockets for rails Jn railroad ties, "sabot" be ing French for "wooden shoes." Cover Crop Should Make Fair Amount I Miring the strikes which par of Growth Before It la Turned alyzed Internal commerce In Under. France toward the end of the last century, many of the strik north Atlantic coast It Is considered ers tore up the railroad tracks Inset to get these crops In from the or loosened the shoe so that the first to the middle o f August, while rails spread, thus giving the In the extreme South the planting may ; word Its new application and be deferred to early October. In the the significance under which It extreme North hairy vetch Is favored has slipped Into the language on as a legume cover, or green manure this side of the Atlantic. crop, but rye Is also largely planted. (Copyright) I'rora mldiMa Pennsylvania to thw north Alabama line crimson clover gives good results. In the extreme I -O - South bur clover, vetch, and crimson ; GETTING clover are used, as welt as velvet POSTED bean* and courpeaa. Lord O Broke: I say. old Broadcasting Seed Is Favored. dear, what is th* M. th.sls with e w e r crops vary great usual procedure ly. In the South they are customarily In catching an •owed between rows o f cotton at th e1 American heir last picking. It is also common to ess 1 •ow the winter crop between corn » Very simple, row * before harvest. Wherever clean < old chap. Tell cultivation is practiced the soil is i the girl hove likely to he in shape for broadcast- ; much you love and her ing I he « i o L If convenient, it ran l<* 1 her, father how harrv« ed in. In orchards a light ban much you owe. rowing or disking may be employed It the ground is free from sod. Care mu«:, of course, be taken not to Injure the roots. The crop is usually plowed under m the spring, but this Is n»t al A LINE O' CHEER ways done with orchards. 1 >ata coi leeted in all parts of the United States By John Kendr-ck Bangs. ■how s a general benefit from this form o t agriculture. Cover crops are o f especial value to A PARADOX •mall gardeners and trackers, who “ASTINO up i r vun’ i last often find It both difficult and ex ttfllt. pensive to obtain stable manure. They : !#r m 4av of ah#or <toh*ht add the bun s " w h .« - rii I I a fun 1 of thf*r to maintain a good physical o m litk a *ut h f a r t a a 4 d r*a r. AM 1 MiRn4«rMt a o f the soil. • Mi im M «1th f>! I*» murky hai». 1 fnuipj Rot I d m -tlifhwl fbOOCa. PROBLEMS OF AVERAGE FARM Hut raUlf ta MKt One of the Most Important Is to Ac A ftid m ryrt»f1 range Work te Obtain Profit k »o«, FW. •• ilfft t my From tack Department. Im « i (*» a 1 th* k«ft T o arrange the work o f tbe farm or that rack department ran be made t e , turn a profit ts t a t o f tbe important problems o f tbe aeerage farm. Where Mira are added to tbe farm but linge a change of farm management must follow. Lera bay ts a std n i less land H tn C # P f f It H i M t - H Is require"! for pasture, mere «tnck ran be kept m the tuad. spvre lead must are sen— k ■ >wn meth -te f hardening r-e p t tbe most mm- be use-! for com. or at least nfldest being to corahtwe with It • smalt corn must be planted to fill tbo alla Less labor ts required to fined tbo quantity of rapóme oxide Tbe messi stork, but more mast be proel led dur is also har dewed by mechanical worfi. ISf — Popolar Act cre e M-atMx Ing tbo short srasua of silo filling l1 ■ It OS US OK THISTLES? T^\<) YOU pause sometimes while Journeying through the field« and along the byways o f life, to consider whether you are gathering roses or thistles? The basket which you are unconsciously carrying Is being filled with one or the other, which you will find when you arrive In the gloom of the gathering night and realize that your wanderings are done. I f when you stop to rest you have velvety rose* to look upon you w ill in your delight quite forget the purpling sky and all that It foretells. You will be happy in the thought that you have not misspent your d a y; glad that you chose the beautiful in stead of the repulsive; grateful that you did not misdirect your energlea. There Is probably scant nttentlon bestowed by you and me to the basket u | m > ii our arm Into which we are plac ing every hour o f life something which will rise up to praise or con demn us. Our heads are silvered and our feet nre tired and unsteady. But on this occasion we cannot re trace our steps. Shadows are all about us and the half-hidden paths we once knew so well, are unfamiliar. We are alone with the things we have garnered. We would like to recall sharp words, scowls and frowns we liuve hurled at our friends, our patient fathers and mothers— and sadly recall hot tempers and terrible tongues. As the scales fall from our eyes, there Is something of the nature of dismay that takes hold of us and fills our soul with tears. Oh, that we might be permitted to live over ngnln those wild, impetuous days o f youth! We would curb our spirit, hide our dislikes and give instead of pain, heap ing measures o f pleasure. We would make sure that we would gather nothing hut roses—nothing but the sweet, the fine and the lovely. From those who have gone before. It Is for the Inexperienced starting afield, to learn wisdom, to pick the choicest flowers, and to leave the thorn, the briar and the deadly night shade untouched. (Copyrtf ht.) "Thin gs are seldom wnat they seem. Blum milk masquerades as cream.” W H AT TO EAT O PRE PARE Danish beefsteak, take taie pound o f round steak chopped, one teasi>oonful of salt, one- fourth of a teaspoonful of pepper, one- fourth of a cupful of minced onion, one and one-half cupfuls o f celery, three tuhlespoonfuls of fat and the same of flour, two cupfuls of cooked macaroni. Add salt, pepper, onions and meat, shape Into small balls, fry in hot frying pan until well done. Uut celery Into Inch pieces, cook In salted water until tender, reserving the water for the sauce. Melt the fat. add flour and celery, water and meat halls, simmer ten minutes, add macarout and serve hot. T PUBLIC MARKET A.DS BUYER AND PRODUCER May 3e Open Space Where Farm ers Sell to Consumer. PAPER Soms Cities Hava Erected Shads A looj Street Curb*— Supplementary Agencies to Assist in Effi cient Distribution. Open retail markets constitute the simplest and least expensively oper ated of all types o f public markets, in its simplest form a market of this type may be merely a designated length o f curb, a section of a broad street, a vacant lo t where, under slight supervision, farmers may group their wagons and sell to consumers. In Its highest development such a market may consist o f a paved tract with raised walks covered with sub stantial sheds to protect teams, wares, buyers, and sellers from the weather. The shed may even be of a type that In bad weather may be made practical ly into an enclosed building by tre use of rolling doors. A few cities havs erected sheds along street curbs for the protection o f open markets, but for the most part curb markets aie unprotected and shells are constructed only In markets situated on special market tracts. The essential feature of a retail market Is the restriction of purchases to consumers as distinguished from l'*»®» I • THE CHEERFUL CHERUB Mara mm • mma— ammmm—m u ¡3ome psople k t v e "to vrscisT'ytx.T'id Akovt tk% w o rld s m h vck m ery; To i s * tkirxds r v n ra o t tynnjc K ¡I’d rt-tk er“ w t-tek tk% setn try R TC — ' is fw r v - - — D E T T Y went to the country one summer to visit her grandmother wid grandfather. She took with her ill the toys she could ‘-¿rry easily in a trunk with her clothes and, among >ther things, she took Paper Doll. For the trip Paper Doll had many lew clothes which lietty made for her. ind one was a very beautiful gold pa yer dress trimmed with gold pai>er ace. No one would have guessed that the fold dress would have caused Paper Doll anything but happiness, but It did. and was nearly the end of her, as you will soon learn. The hired man on the farm had a pet crow that he had captured when It was young, in the cornfield. He kept It In the barn, hut every day It would fly about the yard as high as the barn window. Open Retail Markets Benefit Buyer and Producer. Both dealers. Such a market. If It Is a “producers' market.” furnishes an op portunity for direct dealing between producers and consumers. Open re tail markets may also admit hucksters, c-r wagon and push-cart peddlers at salesmen. These dealers are usually admitted under certain restrictions. The United States Department of Agriculture has given much attention to the subject o f public markets, their establishment and operation, as an economical and satisfactory meeting place for the country producer and the city buyer. A new Department Bulletin. No. pv_>. entitled "Open Types of I ’ubilc Markets," is now available for distribution, and copies may he had free by writing to the De partment of Agriculture. Washington, D. C. The bulletin discusses the function o f public markets, their ownership and control, establishment anil operation. It says that pnhllc markets are not agencies to replace other means of distribution of farra produce— they are supplementary agencies to aid. under favorable conditions. In efficient dis tribution. Summer Curry. Take two cupfuls of diced potato, three cupfuls o f diced carrot, two cupfuls of diced turnip, two cupfuls o f cooked pens, three cupfuls of milk, one tablespoonful of parsley, six table- spoonfuls each of flour and fat. one- B E E S ARE VERY PROFITABLE half cupful o f chopped onion, one tea- spoonful o f curry, one-eighth of a i Common Honey Gatherer le by Far tcaspoonful o f pepper and one tea- Best Carrier of Pollen— Scatter spoonful of salt. Leftover vegetables Through Orchard. may he used. Cook the onion slowly In the fat until soft, add flour and Ths common honey bee Is by fa* seasonings, mix well, add the hot the best carrier o f pollen and It will milk, stir and cook until smooth, then j pay the fruit grower to keep bees, add the vegetables; heat well, turn i even though he may not care to go Into the serving dish, sprinkle with into the honey business. Bees, how parsley and serve. Serve with meat. ever, are a very profitable side-line for the orchard 1st. especially if al Come-Agains. falfa fields are available to work on Sift two cupfuls o f flour with one- after the blooming season of fruit half tea«poonful o f salt, and two tea has passed. About one hive of bees spoonfuls of baking powder. Add one to an acre o f bearing hr chard should cupful o f chopped raisins and pecans be provided. mixed In equal parts and one cupful Preferably the hives should he scat of brown sugar Beat one egg very tered as widely as possible throughout light, add one-half cupful o f milk and the orchard during the blooming sea stir this Into the dry Ingredient*. I-ast- son. Experiment and experience hav« 'y stir In two t»Wesp<«onfuls o f hut shown that little reliance can b« ter. Drop hy spoonfuls on a greased placed on the efficacy o f wind and ot baking sheet, sift over them a mixture insects other than the honey bee In >f - g ir and cinnamon and hake In • effecting the transfer o f pollen from qul.-k oven. tree to tree, or In fact from flower tc flower. ^ U x C a U 7 > W Cfipjrr if fct. 1)11 Wwi*ni --------O--- ---- D O L L ’S DRESS SU CKERS CN CORN HARMLESS Many Farmers Havs M (taken ids* That Earless Stalks Are Hin drance ts Growth. Many farmers are possessed with the Ides that the suckers or earless stalks which gr.->w from an rarhear- ing stalk o f corn, are a hindrance to the best growth of tbe latter; and valuable hours tre sometimes spent removing them. Rut experi ments during two « j-rev ive yewrv on Nebraska farms dem- -narrated tkat 1 corn with the suckers left undisturbed - outyleided that from which tbe sock-I ers had been removed. Their leaves, like ths others, would seen te per form useful office la absratdag nu tritive element* from the atmosphere for th# benefit o f the ear on the mala •talk. “What’s in a Name?’’ Its wings were clipped so it could not go far and many tricks had the farm man taught Jltu Crow. One day Betty was playing under the tree near the barn with her toys, and Pajier Doll was ^iere also, dressed in her very best dress, the gold one. She stood on top of a little table when Betty went In to her dinner, and when she came out Paper Doll had disap peared. “ She must have blown away," said Grandma, who came out to help look for Paper D oll; but, though they looked ull around the yard, and even In the tree, nowhere could she be found. By and by the farm man came along and Betty told him she had lost her doll dressed In her best gold dress, anil nowhere could she find her. Jtist then Jim Crow caine fluttering to the shoulder of the farm man nnd sat there, turning his head from side to side, his bright eyes looking all around. “ Y'our doll wore a gold dress?" asked the man with a smile. Betty told him It was a paper dress, all gold color, and then the man laughed out loud. “ I should not won der If I could find It for you,” he said, going toward the bam. In a few minutes he came out with Paper Doll In his hand. Her dress was all crumpled and her anus bent, but Grandma soon Ironed her into shape and she was as neat and pretty as ever. And where do you think Paper Doll had been? In the bam, where Jim Crow hid all his treasures. He loves bright things, and when he saw Paper Doll and her gold dress he picked her up and car ried her off. Betty thought It was quite an ad venture for Paper Doll, but she watched her things after that when Jim Crow was around, and when Pa per Doll wore her best dresses again she sat In the window Inside the house, where Jim Crow could not reach her. (Oopyrieht.) THE A By MILDRED M A R S H A LL Fact* aient year name; tti aman, - g . 1C tiene* H ICOS derived; lignificane*; your la d y day and lacky in co i A M E L IA A M EI.IA Is derived from that re- h has formed the root o f so many proper names. It appears in practically every language and means "work." As early as the days of the Vikings, it was in corporated into masculine and femi nine names. The first Amilias was an armorer in the court o f King Nielung. Asm- lung. another of the early versions, appears In the "Book of Heroes" as naming Anmlung the Strong and there was a Duke Amelung recorded in Dan ish ballad lore. Amala was the earliest feminine name formed from AmaL It was a favorite In Lombardy, but soon pene trated Germany, where it found vogue as Amalie. Meantime. France and Italy had adopted the Latin Aemilia and through the similarity in sound, the two names were thought to he identical. France compromised the difference between Aemilia and Ama lie and produced Amelie, the name which has such vogue there today. Anuria Is the English version. It has replaced all other forms— even in Germany—the French Amelie alone surviving. The amethyst Is Amelia's talismanlc stone. It will guard its wearer from danger and protect her from con tagion. According to ancient belief, the amethyst has a sobering effect upon rash or impetuous natures. To dream o f it signifies freedom from harm. Saturday Is Amelia's hi ky day and four her lucky number. The prim- roar. signifying simplicity, is her flower. (Cepyrteht.1 R IG H T T H IN G at the R IG H T T IM E By M A R Y M ARSHALL DL’ FFEE D O N ’T BLAM E T N »N'T you get T IIE tired of W A R hearing c - c people say, day after day, “ Well, it was different before the war?" A middle-aged woman said the other day that when she was a child she used to hear her mother and grand mother talk about the good old days before the war. She used to say to herself, with childish satisfaction, “ Well, anyway. I'll never have to do that.” But today she is doing just that same thing—talking about the good old days before the war. Perhaps that is the way of the world. Perhaps our Colonial ances tors used to remember the pleasant conditions before the Revolutionary war. Perhaps France looked long ingly hack a hundred years ago to the days before the Napoleonic war. Perhaps mankind will always talk of pre-war days with longing. But Just remember that the really well-bred thing Just at present is not to refer too often to the war, not to blame everything unpleasant In life to tbe war. You ran find out Just by trying that if you refrain from blaming the war for the unpleasant things of Just one day. you will have made the war seem Just that much farther away. One way for us to help the statesmen and politicians solve the peace problem is to forget the war. (C o p y r lfh t.) --------O ------- YOUR HAND How to Read Your Charset eristic* and Tendencies— the Capabilities cr Weaknesses That Make fcr Success or Failure as Shown in Your Palm. ILLNESS SHOWN IN THE HAND Jk S HI affliction of very many va- of disease, so the signs or marks of these Illnesses in the hand are nituv and varied. A Lne rising from the line of life and ending in sn island on the mount of Saturn. beneath the middle finger. Is a sign of pleurisy. Rheumatism, .*■ a tendency toward that widespread disease is shown hy a skin that has a sa, ny feel. A fork at the termirat n the line o f life is also a sign, with fine lines cress:ng downward at the comroem-emer• of the line o f the heart. Starlet fever is shown by a small squ: r# on the line o f life, the square bearing * Its inside aa upright rasa, 'e r y narrow sad curved sails show ****** spinal disease. Peril mt sun«-rake Is shown by nn Island n* the Lne o f the bead nr-ler the mount of the sun. which lies at tbe base of the ring finger. I f the hand ¿how* a long and wavy line o f the heart, with a line o f health that is also t i n sad has the second phalanx o f the Sngera relatively longer than tbe others th* *ljh.- -t w r fr p<- r be. th
