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War's Effect on the Apple
1'IHILE the piobe of the price em
V food products is being waged by
federal authorities, fruit growers
and dealers are wonderirg what effect
the war in Europe will have on the
pple situation in this 'country. That
the exportation of apples will be cur
tailed is self-evident, but thtB should
it but little figure since the quantity
annually shipped abroad is but a drop
fat the bucket of production.
The importation of foreign fruits and
the foreign demand for dried apples
and peaches from this country will
Modify the apple situation more than
ean now be anticipated. The free en
trance of bananas and the increased
hazard of marketing this tropical fruit
in the waning countries will tend to
foTCe the consumption of laTgoT quan
tities of bananas in the United States.
The enrtaihnent of the fresh and dried
fruits of Southern Europe will aid in
increasing the home consumption of
apples.
It is too early to anticipate what
the situation will be by the time the
apple crop is rolling. By that time the
crisis in the war may have been
reached, and that will materially modi
fy the market condition. There will
then be an outlet for approximately
the usual quantity used abroad, to
gether with the usual demand for dried
fruits. But with the great nations of
Europe at the height of anxiety and
with out own eountry eagerly watch
ing the latest move on the checkerboard
of fate, the demand for apples, both at
home and abroad may be smaller than
can be anticipated at this time.
There probably win be a healthy de
mand for apples of good grades at rea
sonable prices, while low gTades may
be an absolute waste where by-product
plants are not available. There will
undoubtedly be a strong demand for
dried apples. There will be an increased
call for cider, vinegar and otheT stand
ard apple products, and it behooves
apple growers to look more carefully
to the outlet for their low grades than
it does to their storage stock.
Good apples, well graded and well
packed will be good property. Storage
facilities will undoubtedly be taxed to
the utmost, and fruit growers as well
as dealers will find it more important
than ever to advertise appes. The In
ternational Apple Shippers' Association
has well matured plans undcT way
for a systematic campaign of Iimitpd
size, a plan which could be made na
tional or international in its scope if
sufficient funds were available. Such a
campaign should receive the hearty
support of everj' one directly or indi
rectly interested in the apple market.
Mr. U. Grant Border, Baltimore, Md., is
chairman of the committee that will
handle the apple advertising.
Farming in the Back Yard
TODAY in the United States thoa
sands of people are making money
from then back yards. Some are
making their entire livelihoods from a
few hundred feet of ground, while in
other instances incomes are doubled by
the judicious farming of small patches
of ground as a side line or odd-time
job.
More vegetables can be grown in
the city or suburban back yard than
the average family can eat, with a
good quantity to spare.
Intensive cultivation must be re
sorted to. Not an inch of space should
be wasted during the growing season.
As Boon as one vegetable is through
bearing another must be ready to take
its place.
The first thing that the small fanner
should do is to study the nature of the
soil at his disposal. Clay soil, for in
stance, is veTy strong, an(i though dif
ficult to handle vegetables once start
ed in it will develop vigorously.
The best soil, however, consists of
a subsoil of day and a topsoil of
friable loam, which should not be too
light and dry. For the lightening of
tough ground nothing is better than
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exclusive of labor. The total
amount of time spent by him was two
hours a day, and yet this man who
farmed his back yard as a side line
raised last year a crop that returned
him over $800 in net profits.
In Chicago in the center of the
apartment house district is a man who
owns a small farm, a half-square in
area, who has supported his family
for years from the proceeds of his truck
garden.
To avoid the annoyance eaused by
rusty garden tools, apply a coat of lard,
to which a littlo whito lead has been
added, to tho bright portions when
they are not in use. When topis are
found to be rusty, they may be al
lowed to soak for twelve hours in sour
milk when, at the end of which time
the rust can easily bo removed by a
stiff brush or soft cloth, a coat of
kerosene being then applied.
When grafting is being done, con
siderable annoyance often results from
tho sticking of wax to the hands. The
usual remedy is to grease the hands,
but a better plan is to use Indian meal
ot bran, which, if rubbed on the hands
at frequent intervals, will prevent the
wax from adhering to the flesh.
An oil can for filling kerosene lamps
has been patented. The can carries a
funnel so that the OH may bo poured
into the right place without waste.
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sand, lime, compost, wood ashes and
stable manure, and even the toughest
soils treated in this way can be made
to produce profit-getting crops.
Next in importance to the study of
the soil itself is tho question of fer
tilizing. Stable manure that is well
rotted and not too strawy can be used
to advantage on any soil. On the other
hand, chicken droppings and sheep
manure should be used sparingly. In
recent years, however, commercial fer
tilizers have come into great favor, and
as the best of them combine, in proper
proportions, the chief elements of fer-!
tilizntion, they are undoubtedly of
great value to tho yard farmer, espe
cially the beginner.
The selection of the crops to be ;
grown is, of course, of the utmost im- j
portance. Tho size of the garden, the !
nature and condition of t he soil, the!
amount of time to be spent in garden-,
ing and the market conditions must be i
carefully considered, ns well as the cli
matic advantages.
Cucumbers are among the most profit
able of all vegetables. On a bed 16x16,
as an example, 24 hills of cucumbers
were planted. Ten vines wore left in !
each hill and from this patch, which
was kept well watered as the season
grew dry, 800 salable cucumbers were
gathered. Tho price obtained for these
was 20 cents a dozen, from which it
may be seen a comfortable profit was
made from the limited space of ground
occupied. Cucumbers will grow well in ;
almost any climate and soil, provided
proper care is given them, and, in audi-,
tion, they are prolific bearers and good
keepers, all of which makes them an
attractive crop for the back -yard
farmer.
Another good crop is tomatoes. There
is always a good sale for yomg to
matoes, the demand for which exceeds
the supply in most localities.
But few vegetables bring, perhaps,
so good' a price or find so ready Bale
as lima beans. They require a mellow
loamy soil with plenty of sunshine, and
may be planted to great advantage
along an everyday woven -wire fence.
The space occupied, for this reason,
does not really affect the garden at
all, and, as the market price is good,
limas are consequently a necessary and
important crop.
. Of the late spring vegetables peas
are, perhaps, the most delicious and
bring, as well, the bent prices.
There tre several other craps that
may be grown with profit in the ordi
nary backyard, among which may be
mentioned radishes, lettuce, spinach,
garden cress, beets and onions. Brus
sels sprouts are also a profitable crop.
There is a man in New Jersey who
raised twenty-fonr kinds of crops on a
plot of ground 25x60 feet. The total
eost of his farm was $12.50 durintt the
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