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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA.
RIGHT WAY TO GROW THE STRAWBERRIES
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CANADA'S PLACE
AS A PRODUCER
Canada Is Getting a Great Many
Americans.
"Thrco young provinces, Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, and Alberta," says a
New York financial Journal, "have al
ready mado Winnipeg ouo of tho great
est primary wheat markets of tho
world. In 1904 they ralaod 68,000,000
bushels of wheat. Plvo years lator
they jvroduccd 150,000,000 bushols. In
1913 the crop .approximated 200,000,
000 bushels. At tho present rato of
progress Canada must eooh pass
Prance and India, and stand third In
tho lino of wheat producers. Ulti
mately it will dispute with Russia and
the Unitod States for tho first position.
Wheat has been tho pioneer of our
development. Undoubtedly it will
provo the samo with Canada. In tho
last calondar year our trade with Can
ada amounted to 407 million dollars.
Only with two countries tho United
Kingdom and Germany Is our trade
greater. No vivid imagination is
needed to sco what tho futuro devel
opment of Canada means to tbo
peoplo of tho United States.
The influx of American settlers to
tho Canadian prairies is now in full
owing. Within tho past few days
over 80 of those, arrived at Bassano
carrying with them effects and capital
to tho valuo of $100,000. Fifty settlers
from Oregon arrived in Alberta a few
days ago; whllo 15 families of settlors
from the otato of Colorado arrived at
Calgary on their Journey northwards.
The goods and personal effects of this
party filled 20 box cars. Of live Btock
alono they had 175 horses, 15 cows
and 2,000 head of poultry. Another
class of settler has arrived at Peers,
110 miles west of Edmonton, where no
fewer than 200 German farmers have
taken up land. Theso nro from, good
farming families and brought with
them a largo amount of capital. ,
Then in South Western Saskatche
wan, there are large numbers settling,
theso from the United States predomi
nating, "whllo in tho northern and cen
tral portions of all these provinces,
the settlement of now peoplo la going
on steadily. Early In April, Peter
Goertz arrived in Cardiff after a six
day Journey from McPherson, Kansas.
Mr, Goertz who had purchased land
here was In chargo of a' party of 38
people from tho samo part of Kansas
and they camo through with a special
train which Included all their stock
and Implements. The equipment was
all Rock Island cars, and was the first
full immigrant train over sent out by
that railroad. Tho farms purchased
by the members of tho party are
amongst tho best in tho district.
When tho Panama exposition opens
next year any of tho three transcon
tinental lines in Canada -will make
convenient moans of transport for
those going to visit, and in doing
bo agricultural districts of Western
Canada can bo seen, and ocular dem
onstration given those who havo heard
but not beforo seen, of that which has
attracted so many hundreds of thou
sands of American settlers. Advertisement
The Inference.
"Are you a policeman?" asked ono
paying guest of another at a charity
picnic dinner.
"No," said tho other. "Why do you
ask?"
-"Merely, that I notice!!," said tho
first speaker, glancing at tho section
of fried chicken in tho other's fin
gers, "that you Tire pulling a tough
Joint"
Wants to See Things.
"Poor old Jagbsby is off the water
wagon again."
"I can't help admiring his frankness,
though."
"Ho doesn't try to oxcuso himself?"
"No. Ho merely says ho prefers a
'acenlc route." Baltimoro Sun.
Jm ;. iftl
Left Cheasapeake. Right Heritage. Center The First or Paront Variety.
(Dy W. II. BimKE.)
Everybody ought to havo a straw
berry patch, llttlo or big as tho case
may be. If ono lives on a town lot, or
is crowded between the high walls of
city houses, or Is blessed with a home
out In tho open, from which broad
acres strotch away in their amplitude
of fresh nlr and Opportunity, It mat
ters not so far as strawberries go
they aro the fruit universal, and all
should enjoy them to the full.
Let us not forget at tho outset that
Just as tho strawberry Is universally
popular, so Is It universal In its adapta
bility to all sorts of soils and cli
mates. Its climatic range Includes
tho tropics and Alaska, and one cnttre
family comes from Switzerland, -whoro
its hardy plants peep out from the
cnows of Jungfrau and Mattorhorn
with tho first signs of spring. And
yet no other fruit responds moro quick
ly nnd profitably to intensive cultural
methods than does the Btrawberry.
Thrco elements necessary to large
success with tho strawberry are: Good
plants, tlioao that havo been selected
from mother plants of known fruiting
vigor; a soil filled with plant-food
chemically well-.balanced, and careful,
frequent and intelligent cultivation.
To these may be added an Important
fourth, and that Is proper mulching,
which serves many purposes protec
tion from alternate freezing and thaw
ing in winter, conservation of mols
turo during the maturing of fruit, and
cleanliness of tho berries; tho mulch
ing matorials forming a clean floor
for the fruit to He upon during tho rip
ening period.
Still preparation Is the first thing to
be considered by the grower at this
time. Assuming that his land 1b now
in good condition of fertility, the first
step for one who Is to set out a patch
of strawberries is to get tho land to
bo devoted to this purpose In shape.
Tho soil Bhould be broken up with
plow or spado to a depth of at least
five Inches, and deeper If tho soil will
permit. However, if tho soli bo very
shallow, one must, seo to it that the
subsoil Is never brought to the sur
face. After breaking, barrow it and re
harrow it until It is as near tho condl-
Wi'iS
this llttlo nnd convenient tool in set
ting plants) and running it into tho
ground, in the lino of tho rows to bo,
to a depth of about six Inches, press It
from you bo ns to make an opening
largo enough to take- in tho roots ot
tho plants.
Lay tho roots Into this opening with
care, seeing to 11 that they aro as
nearly straight as possible; then re
move tho dlbblo and thrust it Into the
soil about two Inches from tho open
ing containing the plant, and draw It
toward you.
This will press tho earth firmly
against tho roots of tho plant, and by
pressing tho surfaco with tho fingers
tho crown will bo properly firmed Into
place.
When set the crown of tho plant
should appear Just abovo tho surfaco
of the ground, tho Bhoulder ot tho
roots being barely covered.
Then comes cultivation, and it Is
surprising What cultivation will accom
plish. With tho strawberry, cultiva
tion boglns JuBt ns goon as the plants
aro in tho ground This Is to conservo
tho moisture In tbo soil at tho tlmo of
planting, which will escape by capil
larity through tho tracks left on the
surface by tho feet of tho Bettor.
In a small patch this work will bo
dono altogether with tho hoe; but if
ono has qulto a sizable patch he should
havo a hand cultivator, and If ho grows
berries for market ho should havo a
12-tooth horse cultivator If ho would
achieve highest success.
Never let a week go by without go
ing ovor tho field or patch With a cul
tivator, and if It rains frequently, go
over the patch after each downfall Just
as soon as tho soil will crumble In tho
hand.
This may appear liko a lot of work;
but It pays and pays big!
CHICKEN WISDOM
IN PARAGRAPHS
The Button Doctor.
During the short seven years of her
life, little Florence Louise hod be
como duly Impressed with the preva
lence of specialists in the medical pro
fession. Ono day, after returning from a visit
to a small playmate, sho calmly an
nounced: "Rena swallowed a button."
"Are you worried about her?" she
was asked.
i "Oh, she will get along all right,"
Florence LouIbo complacently replied.
"They sent for a regular button doc
tor." Judge.
Limited Intentions.
"How do you- propose to support
my daughter, sir?"
"I didn't propose to her to support
ner at alL I only, proposed to her to
marry me." Rehoboth Sunday Hen
aid.
Dlbblea Handy In the Garden.
tlon of fine ashes as you can get it.
Tho tlmo to get soil in condition Is
boforo a plant is set out If the soil
bo sandy, it should bo rolled firmly
before tho plants aro set; it heavy,
presB it lightly once over with tho
roller will bo sufficient
Of course, 'you have ordered your
plants from a reliable dealer. Don't
try any other kinds than such a grow
er will send. Tt 1b a waste of time and
money and a source of bitter llsap
polntment at fruiting tlmo If you set
poor plants.
Poor plants are costly oven as a
gift; Indifferent plants never can sat
isfy your ideals; only perfectly de
veloped plants are good enough for
anybody to buy and set out and work
over; and good plants aro an inspira
tion in themselves.
Having your land prepared and the
plants to hand, get the latter in readi
ness for Betting. By this wo mean
that they should bo pruned by cutting
off about one-third of the roots. It is
tho uniform experience of practical
growers that pruning in this way in
duces a larger root system, which In
turn builds up a larger crown and
tho size and strength of the crown 1b
what determines tho yield and size of
tho berries,
The plant being In readiness, take a
dlbblo (most practical growers use
Both Old and Young Fowls Relish
Scraps From Family Table
If Free From All Bones. "
Brown eggB and whlto eggs do not
hatch well together, either under hens
or in incubators. Shells, sires nnd
vigor aro different.
Feast ono day and famlno the next
aro money losers.
A small family should leave few
tablo scraps, but a large family will
cauBo more. Tho fowls, old and young,
appreciate these, it freo from bones
and not sour.
Eggs can safely be used for hatch
ing purposes a week or ten days after
tho cock has boon Introduced to hens.
It is sate thus to uso eggs only four
to six days after his absence.
Hens and chickens liko alfalfa. It
must, as usual, bo clipped several
times first year. To prevent it being
dug up, cover with, a lattice, through
which' It Is plckod by tho fowls.
Alternate males In tho breeding
pens, using one bird thrco or four
days, then removing him and using
another for the samo length of time.
This practice Insures better fertility.
Injury to Valuable Trees
Not Infrequently valuablo trees aro
killed or Berlously injured by using
them for anchors, for .guy wires, or
for clothesline posts. If a treo Is to
bo used for this purposo only tem
porarily, several blocks of Inch board
two Inches wldo should bo placed
around the trees, ovor which the wire
may pass. This method Is not safo
for more than two or three years. A
better way Is to screw a largo screw
hook Into tho side of tho treo, to
which the wlro may bo attached, oi
for heavy anchorage, a bolt with a
hook at one end, may be put through
tho tree trunk and tho wlro attached
to this.
Proving tho Punch.
Skids You think his story has a
real punch to it?
Skittles Sure thing! You ought to
have seen tho way it put mo to sleep
Puck.
Disasters.
"My baldness dates from that tor
rlblo yoar."
'.'Oh, yes! 1870."
"What do you mean by 1870? I
speak of tho year I was married." La
RIro (Paris). "
A 8uccess.
"Was tho go to church movoment a
success In your neighborhood?"
"Yes, Indeed. Our church was as
full aa it is when they aro serving
something to cat." Detroit Freo
Press.
NOW IT'S ROADS OF CEMENT
Modern Country Thoroughfares Con
structed of Concrete Require Very
Little Repairing.
In n way, It Is forttinnto that tho
United States has been rather, slow In
tho matter of road-making. Tho roads
can now bo built of lasting materials,
such as will withstand tho wear of
motor trafilc, which is fast ruining
Europo's century-old roadways. Last
ing road matorials aro everywhere
presont lr tho form of sand and gravel
from pits nnd stream beds and crushed
voclc from stone quarries. Combined
with Portland cement into concrete;
they form an Inexpensive nnd perma
nent road surface which successfully
resists tho usually destructive action
of automobiles.
Tho first constdorntlon in tho build
ing of concroto roads Is a careful
Btudy of local doposlts of sand, gravol
and rock known as tho "aggregato"
to seo "whether they aro suitable for
concrete. Sand must bo cloan and
hard and must grade uniformly in slzo
of grain from ono-fourth Inch down".
Tho samo applies to gravel and
crushed rock, except that tho largost
particles commonly allowable aro ono
and ono-fourth inches in dlnmotor. If
local materials aro usable, a consider
able saving will bo effected, as only
cement will need bo freighted.
It is much faster and cheaper to mix
tho concrcto with a machine than by
hand. Depending on tho grading of
tho aggregato, tho concroto Is usually
proportioned ono bag of Portland ce
ment to two cubic feet ot sandand
four cubic feet of screened gravel or
crushed rock, or 'ono of cement to two
of sand and throe of gravel or rock.
During the grading and draining of
Mio road, tho "aggregato" Is hauled
and piled at convenient points, Tho
concreto Is mixed mushy wet, Is do
posited to tho thickness of six inches
upon the firm old road-bed, and is
brought to grade and shape by means
of a templet. In order to shed tho
water to tho sldo drains tho surfaco
of tho concroto is glvon a rlso or
crown in tho center of ono one-hundredth
to ono -seventy-fifth tho width
of tho roadway. Tho surface is fin
ished with a wooden float and wlro
broom, by which means thero 4s af
forded perfect footing for horses. At
intervals of 25 feot tho road Is divided
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Modern Type of Concrete Culvert Re
inforced to Bear the Heaviest Load.
Into sections by narrow contraction
Joints extending crosswlso tho road
and entirely through tho concroto.
Theso Joints are formed by means of
a thin metal or wooden cross-form or
divider to which Is tied a single oi
doublo thickness of tar paper with tho
paper face against tho last laid section
of roadway. After tho surfaco of this
section is finished, and while the con
croto for tho adjoining section Is be
ing placed, tho cod holding tho paper
to tho cross-form Is cut and tho cross
form Is removed. Tho tnr paper ad
hercs. to the concreto and stays In tho
Joint, which Is reduced to the thick
ness of tho paper by forcing against It
tho freshly plucod "concreto of the sec
tion under construction.
MEND MARKET ROADS FIRST
A Fine Strawberry Bed.
Country Produce Must Have Easier
Way to Town, Says President
Waters of Kansas College.
Improvo tho rovls first by which
farmera must mailfet tholr produce,
then look to tho betterment of the
cross-country roads. That Is the ad
vlco of Dr. H.J. Waters, president of
tho Kansas Agricultural college
Ten per cent of tho Kansas public
highways carry 76 per cent of tho total
traffic, the president said. Figures In
tho office ot tho state highway onglncor
ehow that it costs $11,000,000 every
year to got tho surplus products from
tho Kansas, farm to thq railway sta
tion. If this ten per cent ot road were
improved, a saving of $3,000,000 a year
to Kansas farmers easily vould bo ttr
fectcd.
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