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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1905)
- - , - - . , . ' , . _ ' , , u. ' . . . . . . . . "I . ' , ' . " ' 110 IIUJLI'LJR [ Spraying Apple Trccn. Jntnrs ' 'J'/t111110ru / . 1I111'0n ( ' 0" , Ohio , aslc ! y 1110 tWllt than to spiny 111111111 t.'I1 . II 1111 t till' Lent formula to liMO ' 'rhl could ! he mole Infinitely ii \\'I''cl If he hind sal exnrtly whll I hI'I..hcfl . to HIII'II rOl' Scale infests that section to n'ory Ilallltlglll ! extent , and spraying ! for thIs sllollid ho ) dOllo ( before , the buds open 111 the RIII'llIg ) 1'ho ! lime sulphur slllt.wash Is being ! IIl1lto gonomll y 118011. One grout objection to this ror ho I ordinary user not fully provide t with mho necessary 01luIII1I10nt Is the tl'ollhlo III preparing and Iweplng the solution III proper condition until ! rap plied to the trees There Is now llOllIg 11111110 ) prepared / article sold nude various names lllrloll ! on the ml\rlwl L lhrollgh advorlfsolllCllts that does away whit time trouhlo alld ullcertalnty o f IIt\\'llIg to 111'011111'0 the mIxture ut hOllie Crude all alllltlod wIth nn emulsifying spray 111111111 ) In a Hi to 20 ( per cent solution , wIth 1111 oil regIster , log about ,1:1 : degrees Oil the Bamnc scale , will give excellent results when carefully allllllod. For this use 11 HnG spray and apply enough or the liquId only 10 moisten the bark / or the tree , ' hclllg ) sure to reach the upper I1lclo 0 itf the IImll. A preparation of crude , 011 18 now being sold that readily , mlxos su with water IlIId rOlllllllls III sU811enslol1 so that It may lIe applied wIth any ordinary HIII'II'er ' 1'he barh , louse may ho lCSt eyed hy spraying with soap alld water or the kerosene ellluhlolI ! about the seven (1 woolt In , Juno For the codling , motl m apply WOI'III , cIII'cullo , cankerworm , ant d ! the tent . cntet'phliar " spraying should lie gin as soon as time hlossoms ) fall wit Bordeaux mixture of the regula r strength to which Is added from one to three pounds \ ( of senate of lead to fifty gllllons or wate Thereafter , the foliage should lJe kept well covered tllJJjl the fruit Is nearly grown.- Fal'mel' : ; Hovlew , . . - - - Soaps as Insecticides. A communlcatlOIl frolll the New York EXIICI'hnent Station relative to time quality or soaps for Insecticides , says : Whale oil , 01' fish oil , soaps are lllong the best of contact InsecticIdes IC they lure of good : quallly , since they tire Inexpensive , easy to use , safe and effective. In practice , however , they have been found to give varying : I'e' salts , SOIllO lots of time solutions made from such soaps flllllng to Idll many of time sumac hind of Insects that other lots of the same apparent strength destroyed comlllotel The continued occurrence or such failures cast suspicion - plclon upon the soaps , and examina tlons at the experiment station , hy the exact methods of the chemist , pro"ed that they vary to 11 surprising extent. The best sample contaIned four times as much actual soap as the poorest one and one sample or a certain brand I was only half as good a soap as an' other sample of the same hrallll from , 11 different lIaclmgo. So unreliable were these soaps that the best solution - tlon or time lll'OlJlem appeared to lJo for the users to make the soap nt home , If feasible , and 11'C" > ' few trIals showed time process or making to lIe very slmplo and Inoxpenslvc. The soap Is made by thorough mixing . Ing or easily obtained materIals , without . out heating. 1'0 malO10 pounds of soap , contaIning GO Per cent actual soap , requlrc.3 six pounds of caustic soda , 22 pounds of fish all and l1J gallons of water. The soda Is first dissolved In the water and the oil then added gradually , with constant and vigorous stirring. This soap can bo made at 1\ cost of three cents a pOlll.d or leS. ! Used at the rate or one pound to seven gallons of water , the solution will destroy plant lice , scales f and other soft.lJodlcd . sucking Insect 1 without , injury to follagf\ \ , ; Ii < ' . . _ . . . . ! . . , _ . . - , N _ . ' " . ' , " . , , ' ' - .3 ' , _ e. . . . _ _ _ . . _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ . . . . , " < The Hen and the Mortgi1ge. r wllnt to tell the Io'lIrlll'rS' Review how tire have been gcltllll ; along with our 1I10rtgngc. In 11 word ! wu have pitted the hen against It. 'rhe Mortgage . gage used to oe a great hllnlen on our IIIll1ds. ( Father and lI10ther used to lie uwal\f ) nights thlnldllg about It told wishing 1t : coulll lJo pall ! off , liS we were always getting Iehlnd ) wIth the Intercst. OliO day my oIlIer brother was III tow and the banker that hollls the mortgage salll : "Why 1I0n't you set the hens to 11It ) 'lng mho ialer- est rind notice thelll do It ? 'J'hen ! you wOllllll1't have to worry about the 1II0I'gago. I don't want my money. I only want the interest on It , and to Iwow hint ( my Invr > shml"nt IR socuro. Put the hUlls to wOI'I " My hl'Othel' came home and told the rest of us about It , and we dote milled that the bens would have to pay the interest , which was $120 per year . G per ) cent all $2,000. Then we went to studying the matter of pro. ( Iucth'o hells anll found that we dldll't know what our hens were doIng 01' how little they were doing. Wo do- tormilloll that wo would keep not less than 200 Leghorn hens and we bought I UII Incubator to help us get time 200 ft tool , us about a year : to get rId of the old mongrel hock and get 200 I.oghorlls That was about five years , ago. Since that time we have not felt time weIght or the mortgage Time 2P.O BrowII Leghorns turn out enough eggs every year to pay time Interest and the ) ' yield a good deal of revenue heslda.3 The male birds are chipped as broilers to New York when 11 few weeks old It may seem strange to some that we should use the Drown Lcghol'ns for broilers , bat the market there seems to think a good deal of th : t I.hul of 11 broiler The feed for these hens does not , cost a great deal. First and last the farlll produces : n great deal or the food that would go to waste wIthout the Leghorn , especially at threshing time. Time amcumt or green grass consumed hy them Is a big factor In their sup- porI. We have also found that 2QO hens arc 1I0t many hens. As wo see them walking about time farm we are almost sure sometimes that haIr of them ( have dIed 01' beets stolen bat when wo come to count them all are found to bo there. I feel quite sure that on most or our farms time lock / of liens Is too small 1 Uy balf.-PhoelJe Caldwell , Butler Co" + 0. , In Fnrmers' novlew. Finished Lumber for COOPIi The use of finlshod } lumber for coops Is to lIe commonded. It Is 11 mistake to use old half rotten hoards for the construction of such coops , even though they may be used for but one season. The mites will find tile II\lmOI'OUR cracks great harboring nLu'nq ! ' . flllll thn rote will 1" nl.in In . . . . _ _ _ _ . nun . . . _ _ . . _ _ . . . . . _ . . _ . . . . . . . . gnaw through , them Ir they have occa- slon to do so 'rho palntlllg of such Coops Is It discouraging job , while the painting or the smooth lumber Is 11 pleasant IlIlstlme. When properly painted woll-mallo coops may lJe kept for 'ears. They can he Made so that they can lJe easily taken to pIeces when the limo comes to put them away for the win to , ' , Records of Egg Production. Records of egg prollllctlon are generally . orally Incompleto. We have not ) 'et got down to the poInt of keeping n strict account with each hen of 11 large fiocl. On time farm thIs Is ! more )0 than anywhere olse. The farm work c always Interferes wIth any such pas time even If the farmer has 1l1.lng for It. But It Is n. mistake (01' our pOllltr raisers to lJo entirely Ignorant of the individual capacIties of the fowls that constitute their fiocl.s. - - - - . - - - . . - - - - - , - - - - . . . - - . . . . , - - - . . . " . . . - . - - - - . . _ . . , . , . - - . II I I ' r 11 . f . _ Before a single flower / seed Is sown we are going to lake pan ( $ to see that the soil Is In good and Ilropo condi- tlon. It must 00 rich , deep and finely powdered , without .llImp In It , It l11uSt not he wet IIIHI stlel' ) ' . If It Is , we hall better trait n day or two so that It may dry , out a hit. \\'hon the lime cOllies wo are going to take the Seeds In order ; hilt with the understanding that there are to he two 80wlngs In any event , ! 1lnce some of the seeds from tropical countries will lot In time ground Ir It Is too cold for then ! \\'hen wo are quite cure that the weather Is pretty well settled and the ground Is beginning to get warm , wo shall take for our first sowing thc seeds of alyssum , calliopsis , cundylllft , Chinese pllllc , coreopsis , delphlnllll11 , larkspur , mIgnonette , pansy , phlox , sweet William and \'erhena. In ton dn's 01' 80 yell may plant all kinds or aster , and cosmos , hyacInth beans , .Japan mOl'11lng glory , marIgold , nasturtium ! , Ilotllllla , salvia , sallllglos- } sis , scahlosa , tn-weok stocks and 7.lnnia. Packet Also Gives History. Every packet of seed 'tolls ' time , height of the plant , when It ! begins to /lower. / Study this well , and sow the dwarf Idnds In front , the 1I10dillm kinds I behind nlld he t taller kinds at the back , 01' where It Is desired to pro- duce the tallest effects Care mutest be taken not to sow the filler seeds too deep and thIs Is particularly . IIlnrlr true of such seeds as those of alyssum petunia , poppy , salvia , sal Illglossls , ten-week stocks and touac- co. . The grolllld for these seeds must he unusually fine and smooth ; the seeds shollld he sown evenly , thinly covered t with soil , Pressed down firmly wIth a smooth Piece of hoard , and slightly ! sprinkled , either with a waterlllg can hn\'lng 11 fine rose , or wIth a whlsl < broom front a bucket. xcopllng sweet Peas , almost all the other seeds need to he covered wIth from a quarter to haIr an itch of soil Sowing Sweet Peas. Sweet Peas shoulll he sown In 11 trench about three Inches deep , I1 rim which the seeds arc to be placed one and onehalf Inches apart. Hyacinth beans nnd nasturtiums should lJo planted an inch deeD. Bo sure to press e\'or'thlng down solidly , either wIth a hoard or the foot. Thin hoards will m:1I\O : the best possible shade : for the finer seeds , to , . _ , _ I. , _ _ _ _ _ . , . _ . . . L , . . . . ue HUll u\'cr ale snub WIIIIO tllO sun Is \Ip and taken oft at night until time young plants appear. As soon as the plants arc largo enough to handle , If they seem to lJe too thlcl , they may be thinned out. The thlnnlngs can lJo transplanted and savee ) . This Is best done In the evening , the plants wntered , and shaded . cd from the sun for a day 01' two , though } this last Is } sometimes dls- 11ensed with Il is prebable that by this limo the ga1'loners' enemIes will appear li1 the form of Insects and other I1Is. A separate . Ill'ato chapter at the end or this serIes will explain the methods for rIdding your garden of the various pests that are almost certain to beset It. The followIng lists have been pre pared for the three sizes of gardens mentioned in time first pape The packets are the small size , one pack . et only is required , except where noted - od , and the prIce Is G cents 11 packet except where notcd. Garden No.1 , 25x5C ! Feet. Alyssum , sweet , white. Aster , German , comet , mixed , 10 cents , and VIctoria mixed , 10 cents. Oa11l0psls , nuxcd. CoreopsIs Canceolata , fld. Cosmos , early , mixed. Four o'clocl ; mlxc(1. - . . , . . . . 'A- J . , . , . . - , Marigold , French mixed and Atria I ; I t' can , yellow. t" " ' : Nnsturtllllu , dwarf , mixed. I f\:1 \ Mignonette Machct , rod. New pansy , purple and gold. , Pansy , mixed , Chicago prize , 10 ' . . t ' , : , I Portulacca , mixed ; plant In sunny . ; 1 spot. , , cen ts. \ Pinks , Chinese : , mlxod. ( 'Sf } : , Phlox Ilrummondl , mlxod ; IJCautffu1. . ? / 1 Sulvln SIJI011len8 COlllpaetn , scarlet. Ten-week stocks , mIxed . : t ' ZinnIas , dwarf , mixed. . ; ' , ) , - - Balloon \'Ine. ; Canary Bird creepor. Cypress vine. HyacInth lIenns. Japanese hop \'Ine. - - , . Japanese hOI , varIegated. - " " ' ' ' . 'I'hunlJOI'gla. , Nasturtiums. Morning glory. . - . - _ ' " I. . . . Japan mo'mng glory , . Allegheny \'Ine. Scarlet runnel' . . - , , Wild cucumber Slender growIng gourds. , Garden No.2 , 50x75 F'eet. - . _ _ ,4-- In addItion to the foregoIng : ( Aster , VIctoria , mixed 10 cents. ' Aster , tall 'santhemum-flowered ! , mixed 10 conts. Calendula , Meteor [ , mIxed , 10 cents. DelphInium FOl'lnosuUl , lJlue. l ScalJlosa , mixed ' Sunflower , cuclllnber-lea\'od , rollow : Sweet William , mixed ' Sweet peas , one packet : each of ) ( blue ) , Othello ( dark ) , Emily lien- . ( rose ) , Saloplan ( scarlet ) . Kntharlno Tracy ( rose ) , and Blanche Tracy ( plnl and whIte ) . Garden No.3 , 75x100 Feet. ' In addition to all the foregoing : - Candytuft , Hocltet , mixed , pInk and white 4 Gaillardia Grandiflora , orange and gold. - Larl.s1JUr , dwarf , mixed. Mignonette , GrandflorL } . NIght-flowering Tobacco , white . . - sweet. Poppy , Shirley , mixed , beautiful.'w : ' -'w- PetunIa , 'Grandlflorn , mixed 10 "f . , cents 8alplglossls variety , heautlful. , t Verbena Orandll1orl1 , mixed , 10 cents. ( ? ZInnia Elegllns , tall , It.lxed . I Double the quantity of sweet peas given for garden No.2 , anti : double quantities of other seeds deslrod. - " , , ' True Enough. "Now , then , children , " saId the teacher "what Is ! It \0 want most In thIs world \ to make ! us perfectly hap py ? " . . "Do thIngs wo ain't got , " shouted" the rlght boy In time back soat.- Catholic Standard and TImes. Willie's Theory. , T . . .L .n. . . . _ . , _ J..llue W Mme-.7ay ; : : , 11a , wllat IS n J tirunlmrd ? . . . Pa-A man who gets drunk , my } r Son.Little } , Little 'Vlllio-Then I suppose a I tankard Is a man who gets tanked t , ; Isn't he , IJIl ? i k Third Rail . Eastern lan'Isltlllg In the 'Vest- ' I 't ' lIns the thIrd rail reached your town j yet ? Western l\lan-Suro thIng ! We rode _ . a man out of town on Monday , an r , other man \Vudllosday , and time , thIrd was rode out or town tonight ! , -Y otilcers Statesman. , m 1 Test of Companionship. ' "Is It true that you and Dliggins no ' longer speak ? " "of- j' "Yes. He Is one of those hopelessly ' _ disagreeable people He insIsted 011 ( calling attention to how much better t time his dollar watch keeps than any . $200 chronometer " " .r Unfortunate Points. If "Don't you want to do somethIng , to whIch you can poInt with pride ' ( a when you get out of congress ? " m "Xo , " answered ( Senator Sorghum "This amlJltlon to poInt wIth pride \ has been the means of getting too many people out of congress-\Vash' ' 1 Ir gton Star congressVash'j .
