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-$ ft) -ntirs The Commoner JUNE, 1914 l 23 , f : r- infested lawns, good results may be obtained by.-. spraying with sulphate of iron, Say's tlid Tiotanist of the Min nesota agri.cultu.ral college. Uae 1 1-2 founds of iron sulphate, which can tfd Tiurhas0d at any drug store, to 1 gallon, of water, remembering that it will discblbr clothing or cement walks ..pefore applying the spray, saturate the lawn thoroughly with water. -( Apply the spray three daya after 'ilie lawn is cut, on a bright day wtieri the possibilities of rain are slight. The solution should be "applied with' P- sprayer which gives a .liine mist-likre spray-; a sprinkler is not satisfactory. The lawn should be .sprayed about once a month during the summer, and not cut or watered for three days after tho. solution is applied. Whatever method of eradication is employed, it is always well to re seed the lawn in April, June and Sep tember. For re-seedng, eight or ten pounds of seed should be used ,on a lawn 100 by 150 feet. The seed should be sown broadcast, raked in, then watered. A good lavn mixture is 14 pounds .Kentucky blue-grass, two of white clover and two of red . top seed. Buy good, clean seed and mix. it yourself. With the thicken ing of the grass and the use of a fertilizer, many" of . the dandelion pests will be crowded out.. Besides this reseeding, it is well to scatter nitrate of soda over- the lawn before a rain or just before the lawn is sprinkled. Fifty pounds will fertil ize a lawn 100x150 feet. TO CURE ALFALFA HAY The heatin.g and burning of alfalfa hay in the stack may be avoided by nrorifir curiner. Sometimes weather conditions make it almost impossible tQ put the hay in the stack in good condition, but usually the mischief is 'done by water in the stem of the plant, sars Professor Leidigh of the Kansas agricultural college. A com parison will show why this water did not readily cure out of the stems. If a tree is cut down on a cool-, cloudy day the leaves reman green and fresh for some time. They take the water fro rathe trunk and pass it off 'nto the atmosphere; If the weather is reasonably cool for a few days, the water will all be taken out of the tree. Now if the tree is cut down on a hot, sultry day, the leaves will dry up and fall off. The water is Ftill in the trunk of the tree and there is nd way for it to' get out quickly.' It is the. same with alfalfa. If. the sun is so hot that the leaves are quickly shriveled, the stem will dry diit very slowly. Of several stacks recently burned down, in every case it-Seems the cause seemed to lie the. improper curing of the hay before stacking. When it' is impossibly to wring water out Qf the' bay, says Professor T oidi'gh, "it is dry enough to stack, he best way to cure hay is to rake it into small windrows and let it dry out slowly. If the ground is damp, or if the air is very moist the wind ows must be turned frequently to 'T)ose all th,e hay to the sun. Hay ff-'en heats in the Btack because it is lined on, or because it absorbs moisture frpm the ground. This "Mises'a loss of $5 to $10 worth of lny spoiled at the top and bottom of n 25-foot stack of alfalfa. This loss "iny be avoided by stacking on a foundation', of .poles, or under sheds, ho money saved on a few stacks win pay for the shed. ' ithe' prober1 tjme to cut the hay is .'VJjji it? 13 one-tenth in bloom. If 't has 'made a rank growth and is very succulent, it is better to let'it stand a few days longer before cutting. Then surplus- water in -this, way is giVen a chance to pass off. t i i 'iMfc.k New Model "7" (2gfcpj5& Price $1250 j I I H9jfi This is going to be "Cartercar Year," in the auto mobile world. The Gearless Transmission Carter cars have been giving satisfaction and growing in popularity for the past twelve years, or since the real beginning of the automobile industry. Now comes tho New Model "7" Cartercar at a new price, $1250, which will put this famous car with in the reach of the average man. Model 7 has a wheel base of 106 inches, is made in both two and five passenger bodies. The motor is a bloc ' typo four cylinder, single cam shaft valve action- enclosed, is silent, smooth running and very powerful. Electric starting and lighting are a part of tho regular equipment. A full outfit of tools, extra demountable rim, windshield, mohair top, side curtains,, tools, etc., also a part of tho equipment. Bo sure and see Model 7 Cartercar boforo you" buy r. car. Two other Cartercar Models which are very pqp ular are shown below. .The Sedan and Coupe, both being enclosed, making very comfortable winter care. See tho Colonial Models a. tho nearest Carter car dealers. Cartercar Company Pontiac, Michigan Branches at New York, ClUcago, Dotrolt, Kuiifius City and Atlanta Cartercar Colonial Models 5-D Sedan, Price . . $2000 5-C Coupe, Price . . $1900 ffqpSHnlF yMJSMHESI NOYES ON TUB BIBLE The fine audience at the Columbus School for Girls, last Thursday night, to hear the great poet, Alfred Noyes, was a compliment alike to himself and the community. In this ma terialistic age we turn from poetry as a fancy that has nothing to do with real life. According to Mr. Noyes, it embraces all life, and is a truer representative of truth than philosophy or science, because the poetic sense is a divine expression. We guess that is so, but there is poetry and poetry, some baneful and some inspiring, and one must be care ful to choose the latter. If he does, there is hope for such a one. Tf one takeg Wordsworth, Tennyson, Whit tier, Lowell or 'Noyes, he is likely to be on the safe side, but if he asso ciates with most of the others, he must be careful. Still, it is a good sign if a man or woman loves poetry, where the muse telieves in God and is on its way to the faraway land of the soul. Mr. Noyes quoted the Bible "In the beginning God" and then he stopped, for everything that followed was God all tho philosophies, sciences, arts, economics, progress, everything were subordinate to God and nothing could explain Him but Himself. Here wa. where poetry en joyed its pre-eir.i::ence, for. that en tered into the spirit of God. .There is where it got its truth, and not from, the great fact world, that stands unrelated to the spirit. Iteally it was a great lecture; quite as enter taining as instructive. Ohio State Journal. In tho Rural Jnnglo She was even more afraid of cows than most girls, so when she spied a placid animal recumbent under a tree, peacefully chewing its cud, she at first refused to go through tho pasture at all. Her husband calmed her fears to some extent, and they started by, when the cow slowly com menced to get up, hind legs first as they always do.. At this the little lady shrieked with terror irnd said: "Oh, Bpb, hurry, .hurry! Ho is set ting ready .to spring on us!"-rEx. THE CROCODILE WRENCH 5CREWDRIVER THREADING BLANK BOLT aw m 9 0 $ MONKEY WRENCH I 1 OEOftE AFTER Six Handy Tools in One PIPE WRENCH The OTtOCOniliK WRENCH is drop forged from the finest tool steel and scientifically tempered. Every wrench guaranteed against breakage. It io 8 Inches long and weighs ten ounces. A pipe wrench, a nut wrench, a screw driver and threo dies for cleaning up. and re-threading rusted and battered threads; also for cutting new threads on blank bolts. Dies will fit all bolts used on standard farm machinery. Teeth and dies are case-hardened in bon-bIack, making them hard and keen. 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