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Continued from Page IS)
i mcnt clo nt hand, so it is well to place
I cither manure or commercial fertilizer
in the hill, covering it with several inches
of earth. If drills are used, the manure
may be spread in them or worked into
the ground as soon as the plants start.
I'liuitiuL' in Town is a good plau in the
home garden. The stalks should stand
about a foot apart, although the early
sorts may Ik? crowded somewhat, and if
the rows are two feet apart, they mny be
worked with the hand hoe. Corn needs
faithful cultivating; but after the first
few weeks, the hoe should not penetrate
deeply, as the rootlets grow near the sur
face. The main thing is to keep n dust
blanket on the ground and to Biibjugate
the weeds.
For the first sowing, uso early varie
ties, then medium sorts and finally the
late kinds up to the middle of July.
Golden Bantam nnd Peep O'Day are un
excelled for the early crops. Potter's
Kxcelsior is a fine medium sort and a
variety that ought to be better known.
No mistake will be made in choosing
Stowell's Kvergreen for the late corn, in
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pARLY AND BIG TOMATOES:
Lj Somebody Iuih said that the weed of
today is the flower of tomorrow, despised
at first and then cultivated and nourished.
Not many years ago the tomato wjis con
sidered poisonous, and nobody dared eat
one. Now, it is one of the highly prized
products of the vegetable garden.
I'se good ground for tomatoes, but no
freFh manure, as the latter will stimulate
plenty of foliage but few fruit. Well
rotted manure or pulverized sheep
manure may lie dug into the groutid to
advnntage, or commercial fertilizer may
be forked into the soil after the plants
have been wet out. A teaspoouful of
nitrate of soda applied just as the to
mntoes begin to turn will help the ripen
ing process and give a rich color.
For an early crop, start seeds in the
hot bed or in boxes in the window in
March. (lover the seeds a quarter of
an inch, and when the plants are an
inch high transfer them to other boxes,
or better still to paper pots or dirt bnnds.
See that they have plenty of air and are
gradually hardened off. If indoors, set
them on the porch on bright days. By
tlio time the plants are six inches high,
begin giving a little liquid manure twice
n week.
Set the plants in the open ground two
feet apart and bend the stalks so that
several inches of stalk, in addition to
tho roots, will lie placed under the sur
face. A short and shallow trench may
be scooped out to facilitate this. This
is a wrinkle new to most people, but
which helps to encourage Hue, strong and
prolific plants, as a result of tho rootlets
that develop all nlong tho buried stalk.
Tall and spindling plnnts may bo reduced
in height ana made more robust by
adopting this simple plan.
Tio the growing plants to stakes or
frames and prune three times. Tho first
time, remove many of tho stalks and
leaves. Tho second time, trim back as
may be needed to let in tho sunlight and
take off tho sido shoots. Tho third time,
remove many of tho small tomatoes to
force growth into tho others. This plan
will insure n crop to bo proud of.
Bo suro to make a second outdoor sow
ing in May, in a sheltered corner or a
seed bed. Thin to five inches and trans
plant in six weeks.
Uso Earliana or Early Jewel for the
first tomatoes, with Stone and Perfection
for later sorts. Many gardeners prefer to
buy their tomato plants, but often are
restricted to Dwarf Champion, which
grows storky and makes a fine appear
ance as a plant. This is by no means
the best tomato, but it is thoroughly re
liable nnd has a long season, so that
soino of tho harsh things said about it
are hardly merited.
Bv all means, plant some of tho hand
somo little preserving tomatoes tho
cherries, nlums. pears and currants. Some
of them aro excellent for eating out of
hand, and aro a novelty when served
whole with powdered sugar. They are a
joy in the garden.
Why Man of Today
Is Only 50 Per Cent Efficient
Copyright by Cius. A. Tyrrell. M. D.
That tho averngo man of today is fn
very lar, beiow normal m eiuciency, is
undeniably true. Wo see the proof of ij
on every hand. '
Tho reason that man of today is onljf
lifty per cent ellicient is that he r.(
"clogged up."
Ask any engineer or any ordinan
skilled mechanic what will happen to a
machine if it is not kept in a cleanly
condition if the dirt that accumulates
as the result of friction is not regularly
removed. He will tell you that with
every day's neglect its efficiency de
creases until finally it becomes useless, in
capable of work, and tho more compli-
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finely adjusted balance that weighs the
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dust would clog its movements. Yet
there are vital processes going on in tho
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During every moment of life, waste is
formed by tho destruction of tissue, nnd
must be promptly removed if tho indi
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'Professor Metchnikoff says: "Partic
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large intestine. Thence they penetrate
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their presence and the products they
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poisoning through microbes is an estab
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