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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1905)
fI I 1 The hot unical nalllP of sweet pea Is I l.athYl'lIH odOl'ntlls ( sweet scented ) . . 't'he orlglll,1 , pl'plus was Introdllcell ( to ' gardens In 1 iOU , of which there were \'al'll'tll'I-whltl' ! : , pink anti white , deep purple ulld Il lull red. Previous to lSIiO there \ \ ' ( > I'e 1)'I'huIIS ) ) Il 110en l't'I'ognl7.1'11'III'll'l ' , ' \ los-vi'r. . : Paillted I lady , rose und white ; flu ttonly / , white laced with In'llllllcr ! ; ; airy i Queen , pink ; IlIvlnC'hle ! , Htrlpl'll red allll while ; Scarlet OIIII , scarlet ; King or Prussia , 11111'1111' ) ; Violet Queen , and It variety which was lIenrlf black , ! Jo. RldeH ( u few oilier \ varied \ , names or which I do not now recur : In colmlllg sweet pears have a wider . 1'1' range , with more numerous slllulel ! : , than IIny other ! Hlllgie group ) of plants. It Is true WO huvu not a scarlet us hrlghl ) aH I.obella cIIl'tllnalls or a yellow - low liS gllltering as Il HIIII/lowor / , 01' a IIItIt' ns louse as Delphinium fortno- tHlII ! The "PHI scarlet Is Icing I Edward . ward VII ; he I best yellow , the 11011. 1\11'8. AleKetlyotl ; the hest blue , Flora Norton ; IIlId the ) hest white Is Dol" oth ) ' Ec\eJl'tI \ ( , i\1 r. Ecl\fol'tl , In E ng . land , has ! lone 1II00'e ) In sweet pea ) development . v'lopnwnt thnn uny other person ) , and that within the last twenty.fivo 'oars. 'I'ho oXCJIII-to : shades 'lIotwoen tile , hi ties , reds anti yellows can scarcely I Ill' IlIIugllled , especially aillong the mauves , huffs and pinks It IA not alone III he I colorlllg that such advances - VllnCl'H have hewn made , hilt the Indl- vldllnl flowers are nearly twice as large ] , and three nllll four are often opl'n at one time , whereas with the older Ihllls there were scarcely ever Inure than two /lowers / , IIIHI often one flower , on each slolll. The delicious Ilel'flllllc has been I lIIalnlallled with all these changes. The enormous flllantities of sweet peas sown all over the tcml1Crnto WOl'III SOClll Incl'olllhio. Callfomia Is now the center where the 1II0St sweet pease are grown , sonic firms growing al1 ntany liS WO : and ,100 acres each. 'fheso are grown for seed , of course. Now If wo expect to have fine sweet ] leaS they must ho well and properly treated , otherwise wo cannot get the hest r'sults. Sweet peas delight In good lIvlng--goOlI and deep soil , well drained , plenty of half rotten manure , and lots atlll lots of wllter , and they JllIIAt have sOlllethlng- to cling to. The quantity to ho grown depends ) upon the alllount of room at disposal , the convenience for growlllg them , and Iel'halls the size of ono's 110cliCtuoo : ] ! Where the ) good soil Is not deep It Is hest to dig a trench eighteen Inches del'p and It foot wide , throw out and take away the poor ! soil , he It sand or clay , then fill In with old sods , rotten manure , and other good soil to within . in six Inches of the top. Tread this down lightly , then on this sow two rows of peas , each row three inches from the outside , leaving about six inches space In the center of the trench ) Cover the seed an Inch deep , find as soon as the I1111ntA arc three or four Inches high draw the soil frolll the top of the ground among them and at the tlllle you will prepare ) to put In the wire tr01l\c. \ Secure this thoroughly In the center of the trench , so that the peas can cling on I either stile With copious watering and keeping the 110wers picked off , there should ho ! good picking Into the middle of Octoller. Whether the soil is poor or not , the whole of the ground should have a good heavy drosslng of manure and then dug In. Keep the ground smoothly raked between the rows. A sprlnll/ng / of artificial manure two or three limes during the season will I also bo of great benefit to them. Yet another way to grow sweet pens Is in i , isolated groups In the mixed border , each group ] of separate colors ! . and 1 these to he supported uy shrubbery " - rush , giving the salllo attenton as to those grown In tronches. 'l'hc best sweet : peas I have yet seen wore grown III the city prison gal'den of Torollto , Call1lull. ' 1'he vines were twelve to fourteen feet high , and the fowl'I' ! stunts eighteen Inches long aI' , 10IlgUl' ' 'ren of the new varieties of HJ05 are us follows : Dorothy Echforl-'l'hIH ! Is 1magnlfi. . cent Jllrc white variety uf the largest sl7.0. Flora Norton-The hest blue to date ! , an exqlllsite shacle. Florence Fraser-1'all , strong grow- el' , color clear white I\lId clear pink ; the / Mower SICiliA are 12 to lI t Inches , I stout , 111111 bear three and ! four lowers ! at one time ; quite earl ) . Golden HOAe-A gem , heaullflll fOl'ln , color deep huff yellow hushed ! with rosy plnl Gladys Unwin-A lovely shade of rosy pilll" , carrying throe 01' four low- ! - ers on a stem. icing Edward YII.-'l'he largest , the brightest and ! the hest scarlet. 1\lrs. George ] I1lghuon , JI'-A. . clear , delicate t light hate flower , pure I In color ; a charmlllg and most desirable - I able hilld. Nymphae-Strollg growing variety , having four flowers on a stem , open' lag white I\lId turning pink. SUIII'lse-Large , bright pink , stif- fused with II'lmrosc ) ; a gem. White wOllller-A great novelty the Bowers are large , inure ) white , Ire' fluently having six and eight flowers on a tem. A dozen distinct ! / superb sweet peas : Blanch Durpoe-PIII'o white. Hlcllche Fcrr ' - Plnl , and white ; extra tra carl ' . Ca )11I ) vallon- Deep magen ta , Countess Cadogan-Violet and sky hlue. 1I0n 1\1rs. Ken 'on-Tho best yellow to da te. Katharine TraceY-TII'11\Iant \ plnl Lady Grlsol lIamilton-'l'ho best or all the II1\'enders. Lady Mary Cllrrle-Drlght orange Illnk , shaded rose. 1\lrs. Dugdale-Deop rose and Ilrlm- rose. rose.Navy Navy Dlue-Deep violet ! Jue. Prince of \Vales-Intenso deep rose 01' carmine. Salopll1n- Very bright , deep red , nearly scarlet. D,1n't row peas too thlcl < ly. 1C the plants are four Inches apart they thrive much better and they are better - tel' than when the plants are an Inch apart. Sow each \llId ] in a space hy Itself -and label each Ihlll for refm'once. Get Ull clllbs and huy seeds hy the ounce and divide , so as to get Moro "ariety. Dou't sow too thlclIY-lllIt in the wire for support before the plants get five \ inches high. When you water them soak thorough - ough ! , and UO sure and pick off stale ] flowers to prevent ripening seetl.- John Thorpe In Chicago 'l'riJune. ! Vain Hope. "BallIs , can you remember just how much I owe you ? " 1'hlrteen dollars and twenty-fivo conts. " "That's tlO # exact sum , oh ? Titanic ) 'ou. " \Veil-why did you want to know ? " "I thought perhaps you'd forgotten it , that's all. " - - A Woman Would Ask. "Hero Is an ad in tlis paper about tint dog yet' stole , " said the first tough , "an' It says 'reward it returned an' no questions nsleed. ' " 'No questions asked ? ' " replied the other tOllgh. "Dat can't ue tlls dog ; I stole dls dog from 1\ woman.-Cath. ollc Standard and 'rimcs. , Exchange of Badinage. "He11o , old man , where did you get the suit ? " "nought it. " 'Oh , you needn't be ! afraid to tell mo your tailor's name. I wouldn't go to him. " "I'm not afraid of that. Ho doesn't sive credit at nil Road Foundations. Whenever the question of good roads comes Ul , und that is pretty often In Illinois , where bud roads are the rule in many sections , the argu ments for or against usually hinge on the relative cost of the top dressing which distinguishes the stone or grave ] road from the earth rondo The debaters rarely get below the surface or show practical ] knowledge of the first steps , front IIn onglnoor's point of vIew , In the maldng of good roads In the consideration of the top dressing . lng , the foundation and most essential . tlal feature of any rnnd Is lost sight of. TII many districts , where : crushed stone 01' e\'C'1I gravel ] are not avail- able , where land values are lows and where the population Is scattering , it Is not possible ! ] to persuade the Inhab itants that they can afford time nx- pellse of macadam aI' other costly roads. They are willing to admit the advantages of such highways in on- hancing the value of farms , facilitat- lag the mai'lcetlug of crops and pro 1II0tlng the Itersoral : comfort of tray elers , but when all has been ! said , they fall back upon the unansworallle argument that they can no better afford ford fine roads ! than fine ilottses lijHI that their situation ( doe not justify the outla ) ' . If these people understood that the foundation of Il good road , which , by ! the way , Is not ruinously expensive , Is the main thing , not the I lop dressing , they could perhaps be started In It rational movement for road Improvement that could ] eventually . tually bo carried to perfection. Most or the money and time now expended - ed upon country roads is spent in tlnleerJng with their surfaces , with re- silts so teIll110rl\l' ) that it is practically - cally wasted. The great enemy of roads is water. The chief factor In their improvement , therefore , is drain- ago. In districts characterized hy light , gravelly aI' sandy soIls , we hear little complaint of roads , because time soil itself affords natural drainage ; but- ! tit Illinois , where clay subsoils are the rue ] , under drainage with tile is usually necessary to the securing of a dry , firm , foundation. For this reas on time first item to bo considered In a good roads agitation should UO the amount and cost of the the needed to properly ] underdraln the road bed , the expense of laying same and of grading and side ditching. With the foundation properly laid the top dressing of gravel ] may he ! postponed if necessar ' . Undortlralned roads without grave ] are better than grav- eetl ] roads without untlerdrainage and underdralnago is the Jest ! possible . ule preparation for a gravel ] or stone road.-Farmel's' Rovlow. Bringing Up Ltnd. Recently , in an agricultural paper , I saw an article that intimated that there was much land In the United States , both In what we term the South and In what wo call the North , that 11 man had better let alone ; that It would cost more to bring It up to a state \ of productivity than it would be iVol'th. Ho expressed the opinion that land ] that did not naturally grow sad could not be depended on to grow any- thing. I have traveled extensively in the South and also In the southern part of the northern states , and I am certain that it Is a question of the man rather than the land , provided that he has within reach a market ] In which he can dispose of his crops at a living price. In this the South is at a disadvantage - vantage over many parts of the North . Even where there are railroads : the railroad authorities do not feel like IHllllng themselves out to encourage tile small grower. It is true that If the southern lands . \ are farmed ns they have ueen farmed i'ol' a century and us some of tho. . , . ' . , J. , h . " ' . . . ' -I , . - " - ! j ; 1 northErn lands have been armed for a still longer period of time , they will ' jl not offer great possibilities to men taleing them But is it necessary to \ confine ourselves to the old methods ? . I have In mind some of the lands In , the South that have been talon in oJ ; chal1o by men that had a leaning to. 1. . ward scientific agrlculturo. 1'hOSQ Pieces of land ] have been made to bear . , J , f ahundantl ) . . The work was done by - 'I ( - , cultivating In a way to Increase the 1 plant food in the soil. 1'ho ways of bringing up land are so many that I will not try to discuss them in this letter. What can you think of land on the side of mountains . , that Is put into com and the land is being washed at every rain ? Is that tine way to bring up and ] ? Is It not ; apparent that such land should be clothed with some kind of a verdure that will prevent the washing and that _ this Is the first thing to do in a case of , that kind ? ' - Walter Stinson , Greenup County , Kentucky. The Dll1I-PLIrpose Cow. I have heard a great deal during the last few years about the dual . pur . , pose cow. First It was the genernl- purpose ) cow , but people ) poked so - j much fun at that poor ) animal that She disappeared and n dual'lurpose ) CO\\ tool tier placo. If a man can sell his butter or mill 01' even hIs cream I fall to see the good of keeping n dual-purpose cow. Why do I want to I be ! paying tribute to the Icing of beef when I am not trying to produce beef ! I can keep n. good cow till she would ho too old to malco tender beef any war. Does any man expect that even a dual - pttrpose cow that has been mllled for a dozen years will bring even a fair price for beef ? I believe that the fattening up of such a cow would tale about all the profit at the present high price for corn. The sooner our farmers get out of the notion . ; . . tlon of trying to walk two different WarR at the same time the sooner will they reach some lc1nd of a destin- ation. I can conceive of a man 'pl : malting a dual-pllrposo cow profitable. - I will suppose him to be on an island In the middle of the Pacific ocean , with only his family to support. Ho would not want much milk and we would not be able to use much beef , and the dllal-HU'POSe ) cow would be just the thing for him , as his market for both beef and mille would be decidedly . cidotly ] limited. John Stearns. , Dane County , 'Visconsln. j ' , j The Hoof. 1 With respect to solidity , the dIfferent - ent parts of the hoof vary wldey. ] The middle layer of the wall Is harder . or and more tenacious than the solo , for the latter ] crumbles away or passes off in larger ] or smaller flakes on its under surface , while no such spontaneous . OilS shortening of the wall occurs. Tim white lIne and the frog are soft beta structures , and differ from hard horn In that their horn cells do not , under , natural conditions , become hard and horn1llco. They are very elastic , absorb . I serb moisture rapidly , and as readily : dry out and become hard , brittle and easily fissured. Horn of good quality Is fine.gl'l1lned and tough , while bad horn is coarse.grnlnotl and either mel , _ low and friable or hard and brittle. j AU horn Is a poor conductor of heat , 1 I and the harder ( dryer ) the horn , the more slowly does it transmit extremes of temllol'l1ture.-Prof. John W. Ad' ams. 4- Hens and Gardens. It Is a common saying that hens and .A gardens do not go together and that Ills of no use to attempt to raise hens and keep a garden at the same time. I . It is true that in time spring time , when the seeds are just sending np their tender shoots , the hens are not safe creatures to have in the garden. But when the garden vegetables have obtained their growth or a good share of It the fowls may bo given the run of time gal'tlen. If they touch any or the plants time pruning will often do } the plants good , but most of the efforts . . . of the fowls will ho devoted to ridding .II ! , the garden of bU1s and worms. , \ , 1