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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1905)
V i a c t .1 ?1 I I f4 A GREAT CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW GlA LLLIOTT rcrtinps nowhere In the world cnn one And such a varied and nmgnln cent collection of chrysanthemums as may bo aeon every autumn at the Na tion's CapltoL Tbe chrysanthemum chows of Washington have become a fixed Institution so that society diplo matic circles as well look forward In terestedly for the opening of the gov ernment hothouses which display the finest of I'nclo Sam's experiments In this branch of flower growing. 'ill - v,--. ' . SSI ' -rfT r' " Wk THE TWO STAR CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Tha Mrs. EoaeeveXA Yellow Beanty 10 Inches Across, and tho Beatrice filay, . .u., A Dazzling White fialu The annual chrysanthemum ahovf of the Department of Agriculture, un der the auspices of the bureau of plant industry, of which Dr. B. T. Galloway is chief, has Just been held In the new greenhouses of the depart ment, The building was one mass of bloom with its several thousand of plants, representing about 130 cliff-' erent varieties. Many of these are the product of the government's gar deners, artificial pollenation and cross breeding valuable varieties, bringing about most startling results. This year the most successrul of the de partment's efforts is a magnificent yel low flower fully ten inches in diame ter. The petals are extremely heavy, well shaped and all in all the bloom is a huge ball of molten gold. The flower iB not merely one for show; florists who have seen it declare that it is of much commercial value. The Mrs. Roosevelt Chrysanthemum. Secretary Wilson was so pleased With this "Seedling of lOOo" that he authorized it named Mrs. Roosevelt, In honor of the first lady of the land. But the department's experiments along the line of chrysanthemum crossing are not always a success. Last spring efforts were made to cross two varieties Merza and Lleu nant.rninnel Du Crolsset the lar- cest of the white and yellow kind with the hope of producing a combina tion of value. When the flower of the vxaxp nlant unfolded itself it presented en ugly mass of brown, red, yellow ...i.ito mid nf but ordinary size. i.nck. Other hybrids have tendency to go back to single petal 'arhities aynd to distinctly different - h nnrents. And Set each year the efforts of the government lardeners are rewarded, even though eood specimen, iy l.'iio o t,rvnantheinuui of rare UUVll beauty and shape. Good Crafting;. . . the, Denartment's show th year which attracted more than xnis ... K,,.imn about Vl n f V i M 11 I 1 1 It li W a : rv c j vl MITCHUL four feet tall on which grow eighteen different and distinct varieties, some white, some yellow, while others were riuk. brown mill ivd. This was ol- tained by grafting stems from valu able sort on n rood stock. The first chrvsantlioiuuin known to florists was yellow and was grown lu Japan. It was carried over to China and from that country rapidly spread all over the world. The passing years however, wrought wonders, and the chrysanthemum, the "autumn queen," now claims the whole world as Its home. Many of the present generation can remember Low but a compara tively few years ago the only chry santhemums exhibited were to be found in the show windows of flor ists and the flower fanciers were taxed sums ranging from one to three iStim Milk Fed Calves at Supper. dollars for ff slnele blossom. Now, however, when plant experts have simplified the art of cultivating the flower such prices would shock even the most extravagant minueo. Practical Farm Experimeata, Of the various publications f the Department of Agriculture the most useful and probably the most popular, Is a farmer's bulletin issued live or six times a year on experiment station work. "Practical Farm Experiments' would probably be a comprehensive title for these bulletins, as each pamphlet of about 'M pages Is com posed of a dozen or llfteen short de scriptions of practical farm matters. the outcome of Hio experiments and tests of the variocs government ex periment stations all over the coun'ry, J heir value lien largely Jn the ract that each article is only a couple of pages In length and It can be plcKeu up and read through at odd moments, whereas when a farmer receives u longer bulletin be Is more likely to lay It away for some future reading when he has more time, and as time Is usu ally pressing on the farm, it is likely never to get read at all. Farmers' Iiulietln No. 233 Is the last issue of these bulletins and its lit tle stories are 'decidedly Interesting, Information given on the root system of Hold crops will bo a surprise to probably even some of the best in formed farmers. An illustration Is shown of corn roots as they occupy the ground In the corn rows. It shows a myriad of small rootlets, entirely en compassing the ground In every dlrec. tlon for a depth of almost four feet The root systems of various other plants are described. Wheat roots oc cupy the ground to a depth of four feet. Flax roots go down three and tour feet, tlrass roots, four to six feet. Ked clover completely occupies the upper threo feet of soil. Crimson clover roots In a single year grow throe feet. Alfalfa roots go to the enormous depth of twenty to thirty act. All of which may give some tanners new Ideas ns to cultivation which breaks the roots of plants, and the distance at which to plant When late potato hills are three feet apart each ay the soil Is very fully occu pied by the roots to a depth of throe int. Kach invito hill, therefore, oc cupies twcuiveveu cu.'lt t'evt of Ml. Salt Not Needed For Asparagus, Another snort article Is on the Prop er Fertilizers for Asparagus. Allhoiigit salt has Ixvn considered a time-honored necessity for this crop, It has lceu found that asparagus will yield :is veil without as with It except for the fact that the salt prevent the growth of weed. tirowln:? Mushrooms for Home Tse, Is another short article nud Onion Culture covers another. Another short nrtlcle gives the remarkable re sults of forcing early rhubarb with ether. Kalslne Calves on Sklra Milk, sup plemented, of course, iy grain. Is an instructive little article, covering the results of cxivrlments In this line lu the pivornment stations In Iowa, Ida ho, Kansas, Nebraska and I tan. Kn t;i success has Nvn had wit!t th'' sk in milk diet and the practice- 1 considered even more desirable by some authorities than allowing too youngsters to have natural milk. Other topics discussed are Noodles, a product propareu iy f.urope.n housewives and some manufacturer from Hour with the addition of a cer tain amount of cinrs and R.lt the dougU being; rollid into fchoctj and cut into strips or fajciful Shanes; tomll tlon Powder and Special Stlmufcitimr rttd for Fowls and arm An,.niii-; the Relative Cot of Producing Meat fiom the IVef Trr? rnd lie J:iliy Typo of Cattle; the I so of Animal Food for l oun? I'ucks, snowing me gains of ducklings on rations contain lug different proportions of anlmnl food; the Had F.ffoot of T'sing Milk from FNeascd (own aud the FroUuc- tlon of Cider Vinegar. This Is a free bulletin and applica tion should be made to your senator or meintier or ooncress, or to fHH.ro tary James WIIsou at Washington. Coffee For the A nay. The yearly contract for supplying coffee for the I'nited States Army Is altout to le let by the Quartermaster General, ana the Department or Ag riculture lias lepn called uin to de cide which brand shall be purchased. This test was made under the super vision of Dr. v iley, Chief of the I'.u reau of cueinlstry. He selected a Jury of veteran coffee drinkers who know jnd can tell Rood coffee f'o'i bad by flavor and by the odor with the pot at orobably a hundreu varus distant. 'I lie Jury assembled in Dr. Wiley's otllce. where the bureau cook nail prepared several small lots of coffee from the samples submitted. They were tested CEIITSANTTIEMUM WEALTO IN by the jury from cups and spoons. After the test the Jury was dismissed and the members' each wrote a wp arate report, giving his views of the coffee, and stating which of the sam ples Lo considered the best. These were placed In sealed envelopes and sent to Dr. Wiley who opened them and submitted the finding to tho Quar termaster uenerai. Ir. iley also constituted a part of the Jury a fore man, as it were to ascertain whether his findings and judgment of the qual ity of the coffee coincided wltU those of the others. One lllnule Butter, The Instantaneous Ice-crenm maker seeuia about to clve wny to an In Btantancous butter mnker. This l-a churn capable of making butter lu slxtv wcond. The Uiachlne 18 so handy that It might very well be placed on the tea bible an an acces sory to the cups and teapot, and yet not look out of place. All that Is If ' ! 'vl ' -li'.--.VSf:----V'-"'';:,: : :' J I C I . - - mit - r- ' '-1 'aiHi 1 1 1 tJ A FAMILY OP EDIBLE MUSHROOMa. necessary Is to furnish the cream with a temperature of 00 degrees Fahren heit, and butter can be made at any time desired while you wuit The. "Kmplre Churn," reports Consul Me- fold, of Freiburg, linden, does not ren need a apodal vessel for holding the cream. The cream Is placed lu the vessel so that the dasher Is In the center, and alout 1 1-2 Inches Mow tho surface. Tito handle Is then turn d slow It for a few seconds, ana then at a good speed, and within one uiuiuttt butler is lonuou. xucu some ALFALFA TWO YEARS OLTK fresh cold water Is pounnl In aud the hanillo ttinuHl slowly two or thrw times when the butter Is ready for vashing, tutltlug ami eating. OLD JOE i'h'XSJOX, Much Attention Clvcn In France to the Care of the Indigent. France evidently doea not Im-11ov that tho old should be chlorofvirmetl and put otit of the way, for, according to otticlal n'lH'rts reflved from L'ulted States otllcluls located at l'arls. that government has a system of jH-nslon-lug for the used. For more than a century the French government Iins been experimenting with schemes for giving an annuity to the old, not, how ever with entire success. At the present time deposits are re- eclved from any person, regardless of age. but the amount may nut exoeea 5O0 francs (ftslSti) In the course of a year. An : "count may be opened for a child of three years of age; a married woman nay deposit money without her husband's consent. At any age be tween fifty and slxty-tlve (or earlier In enso of permanent disability to work) the detMjsltor may claim his an nulty, which is calculated according to THE OOVEItN'MEN'T GREENnOUSE. the .-mount of hit deposit and Interest and the probabilities Of life, but tho annuity may not exceed 100 frnncs (i.(J0). In rural districts the tax jratherer Is empowiT"d to receive deposits, and In many factories n certain percentage 1 deducted from tho wages aud paid to the C'alsw! in the worliiuan's name. A branch of the Calsse may be founded in any town or Ylllneo, with the per mlHHlon of the prefect of tho depart ment, and there are about 2.o0 of au h branches, wKh nearly 8-10,000 de noflltoro. There are several larco Institutions for the care of the Indigent aped. Homo of these are free and ai others a small charge 1 1 n.ade for board and losing. At Issy, near Turls, Is an Institution for widowers, widows, tr married couples, of whom both are over alxly flve years of age and who have been married at least fifteen years. There are many small institutions founded by private persons for old officials, at some of which tbe charge Is as high as f350 a year, Some re ligious orders still shelter a tow aged persons, either gratuitously tZ ut, u small sum per annum. ! . -,itf i -v. '.r'i -tJH'i T STOP YOUR NONt QTNVINt SAfCTY RCIN t Wl AN 11 &f MIC KU 1 7 caowilrirxt tl MinSKI INDtPf NDFNTLV 0' THl DRIVINd MINI. Writ lor 4Mrlpll clreulir, frts pplloaltoM. Is 47 EXCHANGE PLACC, NEW YORK. Will Stop ttay tor0 or ifoner RtnttHlixl. 9 s AMERICAN CROWN SOAP gTPn temp, contlntfncy of r, wr',' clmnarr for nutmnoUl m- litnery nl l' vclililc will nl h j'ir tlio niot lilhlr nlil.r,l loirUo. M-U (r.m puro prlt)l oil. II yur Jcalrr i'.'r t'l curry America" Crown ttoap In t.n k, kikI ulil namo snl l,!rc nu wiUikmi that your wnl are uppllod. Put up In K miJ to lb pll. James S. Kirk & Company CUICAGOo ILL, Gleanings in Bee Culture trot-hea you ntxmt r, how n hanill lhm f.ir nnvy ami truiu. rcn it irr iy. i. Thrnrott'll w.int to nH rilw. t luuuia'l trial k. IXiol UsUy butOu tl l-ly. A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. EXCAVATION WORK. With Greatest Economy uso tin) Western Elevating Grader and Ditcher. ROAD CONSTRUCTION. Western Wheeled Scraper Co. AUItOllA. ILL. (hod fat 0Ulo. Mirk International Harvester Co. GASOLINE ENGINES VThen eflulpnel with an I. II.C. jrasollno engine, the farrnTtho dairy, tho mill, the thrcHhinjr machine, or tho busker and shrodder con boopcrotod nioro economically than with any other power. Farmers who havo water to pump, -wood to taw, feed to jnind or cora.to.BucU. caa do Una work at A minimum I. II. C HORIZONTAL ENCINB I. H. C casoline engines aro modo In tho following sizes t a, S and 5 FI P., vertical tyje, eUitiouary; 6, 8, 10, n and is H. 1., horisontal typo, stat ionary; and 0, 8, 10, I J and is 1 1. 1'.. boruonUl typo, portable. WRITB TOR CASOLINB ENCINB BOOKLET. International Harvester Co. of America UacorporaUd) V 7 Monroe Street Chicago, ILL, U. S. 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