HOME AND FARM MAG AZINE SEGTTOX
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Home Fruit Garden Means Additional Health and Vim
Commercial Orchard Temporarily Overshadows Home Growing But Change in Sentiment Comes.
NE OF T H E MOST im p o rtan t fea |
turns of a suburban home, from '
th e stan d p o in t of health, is a
fr u it garden m ain tain ed fo r the pur ;
pose of supplying the fam ily with
President Bryan of W ashington State College Gives Some
fru its. I t is am azing th a t even those
Pointers on Breeding Cavalry Mounts.
who have suitab le situ atio n s and faeili
ties fo r raising fru its, aud who cau
PA RTY of four ju s t retu rn in g from
B i E. A. BRYAN,
higher p ro fit th an in th e low land re
not purchase them because of rem ote
a th e a tre called in a t a fashion-
P resid en t W ashington S ta te College.
gion o f th e M ississippi V alley. The rules
ness from m arkets, have not estab
ablo restau ran t. The prim spin-
H E G OV ERN M ENT has gone into for selection ought n ot to be too n ar
lished home fru it gardens.
the business of breeding cavalry row and rigid and th ey should bo such ste r wno was the guest of the evening
The in h a b itan ts of th is country are
horses. P erhaps this is well enough th a t in case of w ar, th ey are subject was charm ed with everything, especially
notably a fru it loving and fru it eating for the p reservation of a type of horses
the music. While the w aiter was stand*
to n atu ral and easy m odification.
people. N o tw ith stan d in g this, however, th a t otherw ise m ight become extinct.
ing by the table, she asked him to fin d
Draft Tendency Great.
fr u it cu ltu re has grow n to be classed B reeding steeds and frep- service upon
out th e title of the piece the orchestra
The tendency to w ard heavy d ra ft was playing. The w iling w aiter prom
am ong specialities, and few persons certain conditions nevi<rthaless is poor
who consume fru it are actual growers. reliance in case of any great need aris horses all over th e cou ntry is g reat both ised, b u t o th er du ties claim ed him for
The possibilities in fru it culture upon ing, and is perhaps not th e best m eans for city and country use. The demand a while, and when he returned, the lady
outside the arm y fo r the ideal cavalry had com pletely fo rg o tten her request.
restricted areas have been very g en of a tta in in g th e end in view.
horse is slight. The breed is liable to W hen he b en t tow ard her and so ftly
erally overlooked with the result th a t
The very best means is a stead y de
m any persons who own a suburban mand in given regions and at prices extinction. A little heavier an d slower w hispered som ething in her ear, she re
home, or even a farm , now look upon which are rem unerative. In the past, horse well adap ted to farm or road work coiled w ith horror. Then, recovering
fr u it as a luxury. A g reat deal o f the there has alw ays been a disposition to m ight serve th e arm y well. He would from the shock, she turned w ith cold,
land which is now p ractically w asted buy at a price unreasonably low, con not su it so well fo r fan cy riding, but relentless fu ry upon th e hapless man
aud e n tirely unrem u u erativ e can be sidering the conditions which m ust be fo r real w ar service, m ight do even b e t who w aited. “ How dare y o u !’’ It took
ter.
the te rrifie d w aiter quite a tim e to ex
made to produce fru its in su fficien t ,nPt alld the nnrrow hm it8 from which
Y ielding a little in this point tow nrd plain why he had merely breathed the
q u a n tity to give them a regular plac a choice could be made. F nnnorly, per
the
general
u
tility
horse
and
then
pay
upon the fam ily bill of fare, aud a t haps now, only geldings were bought.
title o f the piece so so ftly : “ W hat Cau
the sam e tim e add g reatly to the a t Gut of a large band, w hat w ith the ing fo r those selected, two hundred dol I Do te M ake You Love M e l”
tractiv en ess of th e tab le and h ealth lim itatio n s as to color, age, conform s lars or more, developing the best breed
ing region both by th e proper placing of
ful ness of th e diet.
SCHOOL girl was required to w rite
tion, style, blem ishes, etc., a few would the steeds and th e purchase of th e pro
Home Garden Overshadowed.
an essay of two hundred and f if ty
be picked aud paid for a t a ridiculously geny, the foundation would be quickly
W ith th e grow th of commercial fru it low price.
words about an autom obile. Sho sub
laid
fo
r
a
p
erm
an
en
t
supply.
T
he
best
in te re sts o f the U n ited S ta te s the
R egional Breeding.
aud cheapest region fo r the production m itted the follow ing:
home fr u it garden has been over
“ M y uncle bought an autom obile. Rd
In th e firs t place, there should be an of arm y horses has on« draw back,
shadow ed by th e orchard. W hile both earn est endeavor to select in size, eon
was riding in the country when it bu st
nam
ely
th
e
n
atu
ral
tendency
ow
ing
to
the home garden and the orchard are form ation aud q u ality , horses which
ed going up a hill. I guess th is is about
essential to th e good of th e commun would meet a very general purpose other feed conditions and open a ir life tow ard fifty words. The tw o hundred are w hat
b
ein
g
undersized.
Tbe
use
o
f
lig
h
t
steeds
_ ity , they bear d iffe re n t relatio n s to the th an cav alry service, otherw ise while
my uncle said when he w as w alking
country as a whole. The home garden th ere m ight be a good supply fo r a peace of th e highly nervous ty p e will tend to back to tow n; but I d o n ’t d are w ritg
increase
th
is
defect.
I
f
the
type
ean
is alw ays a fo reru n n er of commercial footiug, in ease of w ar, the supply of
them d ow n.”
developm ent, and even in t h o s e local th e desired ty p e would be in sta n tly ex be made to approach tw elve hundred
pounds
as
near
as
possible,
w
ithout
get
itie s where clim atic and 3oil conditions hnusted and perforce the arm y would be
N ot H is Line.
a re adverse to conducting sueh indus supplied w ith n o n d e sc rip t aud illy tin g too fa r into th e cold blooded,
heavy,
d
ra
f
t
breeds,
the
arm
y
ean
be
Do
yon
tbink your constituents a l
trie s on an extensive scale, the home ad ap ted breeds.
supplied and th e public likew ise will w ays follow your line of re a s o n in g !”
f r u it
g ard en
of
th e
en th u siastic
T here should be a regional breeding not lack fo r a general u tility horse good
“ T h at i s n ’t a line of reasoning.
am ateu r is certain to be found.
firs t, because of th e ad a p ta b ility of cer for alm ost any kind o f service.
T h a t ’s a line of ta lk .”
The home production of fr u it stim u ta in regions and th e in a d a p ta b ility of
lates an in te re st and love fo r n atu ral o th er regions to given breeds; and sec
objects, which can only be acquired by ond, because th ere -hould be regional
th a t fa m ilia rity w ith them which breeding o f all kimio of horses, c a ttle ,
eoines through th e ir culture. The cul sheep, any w ay ; and th ird , because it
tiv a tio n of fru its teaches discrim in a would lesson th e cost of g ath erin g up
While Substance ’lelps as Preservative, Danger to Health
tion. I f every p urchaser w as a good th e supply eith er in peace or war. th e r e
Attends Use.
judge of th e d iffe re n t k inds of fruits, can be no doubt th a t certain regions
th e dem and for fru its of high quality, such as th e Rocky M ountains (S ordiller
H E A TT E N T IO N o f the D epartm ent
In the directions fo r uso the house
to produce w hich is tb e am bition of a n ), are p ecu liarly adapted fo r th e pro-
o f A g ricu ltu re has recently been w ife is told to fill tb« ja r w ith tha
every am ateu r as well as every profes duction of horses w ith th e requisite
called to th e w idespread use, es,»e fru it or vegetables, cover w ith w ater
sional fr u it grow er, would become
bone, bottom and hoof, and th a t th ey ciallv in ru ral com m uuitius, of salieylie and add a teaspoon ful o f the powdust
re ality . The encouragem ent o f the cul can be produced here a t lower cost and
acid in p u ttin g up preserves. The head It is tru e th a t these pow ders may p re
tia v tio n of fin e fru its in th e home
of a large drug and chemical supply vent the decay of the fr u it or vegetable^
garden will do much to w ard teach in g
buyers to d iscrim inate betw een th e loosened a spade depth below the line house sta te s th e people living in South but th ey also encourage uncleanly or
w est V irginia, N orth and South Caro careless work, and th e ir excessive use
good and th e in fe rio r v a rie tie s o f o f excavation. The soil placed immedi
lina, K en tu ck y , Tennessee and W estern may be atten d ed w ith very serious ef-
a
te
ly
in
con
tact
w
ith
th
e
roots
o
f
the
fru it.
new ly set p lan t should be rich top soil, G eorgia, have been purchasing salicylic feets upon the health. S alicylic acid is a
M aintenance Is Pleatmre.
The m aintenance of a f r u it garden fre e from sod or p a rtia lly deeayed or acid in q u arter pound packages fo r a m edieine o f tbe g reatest value in acu te
brings pleasure and h ealth fu l employ ganic m atter. F irm th e soil over the num ber o f y ears aud th a t th is prae a rtic u la r rheum atism an d certain o th er
m ent, and as o n e 's in te re st in grow ing roots by tram pling, as th is brings the tice has grow n to an enormous extent. diseaaes. I t is well known as a poison
p la n ts increases, th is em ploym ent in soil p articles to g eth er and at th e same Thie dealer s ta te s fu rth e r th a t only a ous substance, and one o f the evils whirl»
stead of proving a hardship, w ill be tim e in close eo n tact w ith the su rface few w eeks ago he received an order may accom pany its use is derangem ent
come a g re a t source of pleasure. The o f th e roots. A m ovem ent of soil w ater from one w holesale grocer fo r fifty of th e digestion. I t is therefore plain
gross of these goods.
th a t its extensive use in food may lead
possession of a tre e w hich one has is th u s set up and th e food supply o f
The d ep artm en t is aw are th a t this to disturbance o f digestion and health.
p lanted and reared to fr u it production th e soil brought im m ediately to the use
I t is en tirely p racticab le to p u t up
carries an added in terest in its pro o f th e p lan t. W hen th e operation of p ractice is not confined to salicylic acid
d uet as well as in th e o peration by tra n sp la n tin g is com plete, th e p la n t u n d er its own nam e alone, but th a t both fru its and vegetables in such a
should stan d 1 or 2 inches deeper than large q u a n titie s of th is acid, and of m anner th a t th ey will keep in d efin itely
w hich it was secured.
boric acid as well, are sold under fanei by sterilizin g tho products by m eans o f
Most persons engaged in th e eu ltiv a i t stood in the nursery.
fu
l nam es as preserving pow ders or heat, and th ere is no exeuse for ru n n in g
tion of home fr u it gardens will have
How to Add Interest.
ean n in g compounds a t prices which are any risk by tho using of preserving
as th e ir ch ief aim tb e production of
T he in te re st o f a fr u it garden may
powders.
f r u it fo r th e fam ily tab le, and th e be g reatly enhanced by grow ing in much ut excess o f th e ir real value.
pleasure it affo rd s.
F ru it grow ing them p lan ts not adapted n a tu rally to
Farmers Are Pleased.
port of the auction s ta te s th a t th ere
ahould claim th e a tte n tio n o f th e' pro th e clim atic region in which th e garden
F a n n e rs in the U m atilla and Mor were 12,500 bales, principally cross
ducer from early spring to late autum n. is located, as, for instance, th e grow row C ounties of Oregon are rejoicing breds, offered a t th e opening of the
In order to secure sa tisfa c to ry re ng of fig s as fa r north as the la titu d e over two conditions th a t make up the third series of wool auction sales. Com
nuits in a lim ited area devoted to fru it of P hiladelphia. The summers o f th e p ro sp erity o f an ag ricultural com
p etitio n was active, including a dem and
cu ltu re one must know th e m ethods of region are su fficien tly long an d warm m unity. good crops and an early bar
for A merica. M -rinos and fine cross-
pruning, train in g , and ru ltu re best suit to induce a stro n g grow th in th e fig, vest. In th<s section o f the N orthw est, breds ranged from unchanged to 5 per
ed to tbe space a t command. In pro b u t as tb e fru its norm ally req u ire a especially in U m atilla County, th e erops cent advance and o th er grades were
portion to size, d w arf trees a re more long period in which to m ature, th e will be b e tte r th an th ey have been fo r
firm and unchanged.
,
fru itfu l th an stan d ard s; th e y come in to p la n t becomes useless as a fr u it p ro a long tim e, according to the predictions
b e arin g sooner and are th erefo re of ducer unless su fficien t p ro tectio n is of those w ho ought to know. F avorable
Gilliam County Orr'n.
Special value fo r use in fr u it gardens. affo rd ed to earry over w in ter th e im w eath er has helped th is w onderfully,
F arm ers say w heat is six weeks ahead
Roots Should H ave Boom.
m atu re fr u its set th e previous fait. th e rain s b rin g well tim ed, tbe W inter of last y ear in G illiam County, Oregon.
A t p lan tin g tim e all broken nr de This can be successfully accom plished mild, th e coming of S pring tem perate, G rass is fin e on the ranges al over
eayed roots should be cut aw ay, leaving n several ways. The most h ard y sort and all o th er th in g s in harm ony w ith th e eootity and sheepmen are preparing
• n ty sm ooth-cut surfaces and healthy should be selected, in ad d itio n to w hich Hie fitn ess o f th in g s from the rie w to lam b w ith a prospect o f saving a
wood to eome in en n tact w ith th e toil. the fru itin g shoots may be w rapped in po in t o f th e man w ith ' a farm . The large percentage. C onditions point te
I f a large p s*t of th e root area o f tb e m attin g , covered w ith straw , and tbe h arv est th is y e a r will be several w eeks a prosperous y e a r fo r both farm ers and
p la n t has been lost in tra n sp la n tin g , fru its th u s successfully p ro tected ; or, earlier th a n usual, and th e farm ers are stockm en.
th e top should be cut back in proper if i t seems desirable, tem porary sheds alread y m aking arran g em ents for hiring
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Hon tb th e roots rem aining. By to do may be b u ilt over th e plants, and these help and g ath erin g in th e ir w ealth from
A small, bnt practical, electric raifc
in g the dem and made by th e to p when th atch ed w ith straw or fodder s u f fi the lap o f N atu re,
way haa been installed ia a Paris s e s e a
th e p lan t s ta rts into grow th ean be cien tly to p ro tect them from frost.
In F rance a m ethod has been devefc
m et by the root.
A cozy sum mer veranda may be cov
London Wool Auction.
oped for obtaining casein from nul*
The holes in which trees, vines, or ered by grape vines, thus seeuring th e
In toeal wool eircles there has been
Mfcrubs are to be set should be ample, double ad v an tag e o f a eool. shady nook unusual interest manifested hi tbe Lou by electrolysis,
B rn dum n Peak, Idaho. (he highest nemeg
■o th a t the roots of the p lan ts may d u rin g sum m er snd a supply o f fru it den wool auction. It was predieted by
?-«k in K m state, tv store thso 11,neo I— d
have full spread w ithout bending them in autum n. The vines may be u tilized the buyers now here that the auction iisfc
gsvsrsl iransetsd prake near it -re
o u t of th e ir n atu ral eourse. The earth as a cover for w alks and drives or as would show a weaker market, however, of shoot t il - S o - elocsttaa. i n srs os Ute
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at the bottom of the holes should be a canopy over small outbuildings.
situation was tbe reverse. The re-
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