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EASTER LILY TO BECOME AN AMI GUY ELI [OTT I The general policy of the Depart- I ment of Agriculture has been to en deavor to produce at home such plants I as are grown abroad and shipped into the United States. This is just as true with regard to luxuries as to neces sities,. and especially apropos is its referetce to the Bermuda or Easter Lily. For some years efforts have been made to cultivate successfully the Easter lily in the South-eastern States, but it has been found that the climate of that section is not as favorable for the lily bulbs as it is in the Bermudas and Japan. Experiments have demonstrated that bulbs of the Easter ily can be carried over a season in cold storage, with a result that they a:'e benefited very materially as- it subjects them to a condition approaching that existing in Japan, the native country of the spe cies, where the bulbs are heavily cov ered with snow during the resting period. This discovery has opened new possibilities in the cultivation of the lily. Heretofore, bulbs have been planted in some parts of the South early in the fall. with the result that they sprouted considerably before cool weather set in. When severe weather, such as the South gets at some periods of the winter. does coIe, this growth is killed and the.plant more or less in jured. During the period before com ing into bloom, the plants rendered sickly during the winter often suffer severely from lack of moisture, result ing in poorly developed bulbs. On the Blue Bermuda Islands. Lily growing on the Bermuda Islands is an exceedingly profitable industry. Practically all the land available for the production of bulbs is utilized for this purpose, and while the rotation 1 of crops, together with the most ap 411 X~ EECRETARY WILSON AND A LILY GROWN Ar idE proved methods of selection and cul- 3 tivation, would undoubtedly be eventu-t ally a good policy for the growers to 1 pursue, yet, except in the case of the more progressive growers, there is lit tie likelihood of this being done, as it 1 would materially decrease the revenue from lily farming for the time being.t This will readily be understood when it is stated that an acre of lilies will I bring from $1,000 to $2,000. Somei growers on the islands who thoroughlyt appreciate the importance of careful 1 - methods are using small bulbs in preference to scales, and are selectingi and fertilizing carefully, but they are< heavily handicapped by the many small growers who cultivate their crops according to old methods; and . in these cases there is no selection with a view to producing and perpetu ating good types. Little manure is used. The methods of propagation are very faulty and they have not been changed since the beginning of the in-1 dustry in the islands. For instance. in the growing of the bulbs for Amer i(ean markets the smaller sizes are planted in the fall and harvesudr in July. or before the bulbs have thorough ly ripened. In the process of handling, many of the immature scales drop I from the bulbs. These are not thrown away, as they ought to be. but are1 carefully saved and planted with a view1 to raising small bulbs. These bulbs ultimately form a large part of the general crop. As a result of all these conditions the bulbs marketed by Bermuda have become impregnated with disease, so that, at the present time it is almost impossible to secure a bulb or plant which does not show some trace of di-j sease. The American Method. Investigatio~ns made by the Depart ment of Agrieulture have shown that by the uise of seeds instead of scales. hirzce- hasi can be secured in a much shorter time than can be produced by the scale method. Moreover, it has GROWING. :RICAN !NDUSTRY IlTCHELL. )lants can be grown which are en irely free from disease, and most im )ortant of all, that the seedlings give an opportunity to select better types han exist at the present time. The very best of these seedlings, ome of which will undoubtedly show uperiority in several ways over the )arents, can be retained for seeds, and y keeping up the system of selection here will develop in a very few years trains from seed which will be proven >f great value. George W. Oliver, the plant propa ator of the Department of Agriculture ias been working on this particular ine for a number of years, with every ndication of success. In some in tances he has obtained blooming lants in from 7 to 9 months from ermination of the seed, while in re ent trials, as many as twelve mag iificent blossoms have been cut from L plant within fourteen :'onths after he plant has shown itself above ;round. In order to further this class of vork, the Department of Agriculture ias obtained plots of land in California Lnd Oregon where it is believed the 3aster lily can be grown as profitably .f not more so, than it is in either Ber nuda or Japan. A point greatly in favor of raising he Easter lily from.seed, to constitute he crop of marketable bulbs, is that rom one to two years' tirae is saved in he operation over the scale method. rhe results of the work of the Depart nent of Agriculture -n obtaining )looming plants in so short a time after Alanting the seed would probably seem ike a fairy tale to the participants of he lily conference held in London in 901. One of the papers read at that ime states that many species of Lil ium must -have from ten to twelve DiPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FROM SEED. ears to develop a flowering bulb from he seed. A noted scientist who was elieved to be an authority on lily rowing, stated that "In three or four ears at most, flowering bulbs will e produced from seedl if the young lants are properly treated." While he experiments of the Department of griculture have shown that some seed ings are longer than others in coming nto bloom, yet when -hese do flower, hey reward all the cultivator's labor y producing a great amount of flow rs-instances being known of plants -ith from ten to fourteen flowers at ne time. Hybrid Philippine Lily. The Bureau of Plant Industry of he Department of Agriculture last ear rook up the problem of shorten ng the time of growing, as any short ning in the time of growth represents o much gain to the cultivator. With his in view the Department imported tspecies of lily from the Philippines vhich was known to bear flowers in 'rom two to three months after plant ng of the bulb. This lily has been -rossed with the commo'a Easter lily, md the r It has been a hybrid, earing as many flowers as the old rmda lily, with no di:Terence in ap earance from this plant, except that he hybrid will develop in four or five noths, representing a shortening in ie of from one to three months. While the experiments of the Depart nent are not yet completed, the re its attained so far warrant the be ef that the new hyhrid Easter Lily :an be produced cheaper than the old rariety which blooms not less than ~rom six to eight mnonths after plant .ng of the bulb. Men's Trials. See a pin and pick it up-a.nd you an bet your wife'll ask you for it be tore you get a chance to use it. There are Indian millionaires in Iu Orebard Notes. Soon is the tinie wbe the apple bor er will emerge from the trunk of the tree in the shape of a fly and look about for crevices in the tree trunks in which to deposit her eggs. A way often recommended is to take a hoe and hill up each tree about six inches. This will necessitate the laying of the eggs on the trunk where they can be easily gotten at and destroyed later. May will be . good time to walk rapidly through the orchard and-rub off the new shoots, or water sprouts, on the trunks o" the trees. If much pruning has been done these will be' found in abundance. When soft and green, as they are during this month, they can be easily removed, pulled out by the roots, as it were, whereas later they will have to be cut off, causing a liability to sprout again. |, This Magnificent Bouquet was Grown from Seed in Fourteen Months. If any top grafting has been done and the grafts have taken, all sprouts below the grafts should be rubbed off clean, allowing the full vigor to go into the graft. For the best results fruit and other trees should be cultivated early and often during the spring and early sum mer, as that is the time when most growth is made. When the fruit is small there is plenty of sap for vigor ous wood growth, but after the fruit approaches maturity the wood growth decreases. Carkg for Transplanted Trees. It is well the first year a large tree is transplantet to put a tile at its base or a square box five or six inches in diameter, in an upright position, and stimulate the tree by pouring down @oap suds or other water. This furnishes sub-irrigation and allows but little of the water to evaporate. Trees should also be dug around from time to time if rapid growth is desired. A tree can grow up in sod: and practically stand still or by the use of manure and cultivation it can be made to grow as fast as desired. The sod method is frequently followed by the man who has no time to spend on the conveni~ence and appearance of his place. As the warmth of spring approaches the system craves come fresh acid, and nothing is more grateful than rhubarb. A most satisfactory practice is to cover a couple of thrifty stools of rhubarb[ with an old half-barrel, inverted, and pile around it green manure. This will force it Into quick growth. Green Manuring. Very sandy soils are more apt to show a beneficial effect than heavy soils from plowing under green crops as compared with applications of fertil-| izers or manures, for the reason that| in such soils fertilizer or manure leaches quickly away, whereas the humus afforded by the green crop is more entirely retained, itself adding to the body of the soil. Sandy soils, too, are nearly all deficient in vegetable mold, and green manure is the easiest and cheapest ::ethod of supplying this factor. THE PHILIPPINE LILY. Plan ing overgrown nursery stock because it can be secured cheaper than young stock is a serious mistake. In the first place the handling is much greater, andl, again, such trees will never make the sturdy and vigorous growth of the younger ones. To use them at any price is poor economy. The Eskimno gives his doctor a fee as soon as he comes. If the patient recovers, it is kept; if not, it is re turned. The gatesi of Pekin are closed every evening with elaborate and formal cere mony. The closing of the gates is one of the sights which strangers travel far to see. The beautiful patterns which are used for Cashmere shawls are fre quently copied from the leaf of the THE COMING FARMBO Y. The Educated Farmer Becoming Power in State and Nation. The time i3 fast coming , if, indee< it is not already here, when the ii telligent, industrious and energet farmer will occupy a far more prom nent placc in the affairs of State an Nation that ever before. The rapi pace necessarily adopted by those ei gaged in professional and mercantil pursuits, in order to successfully meE the competition assailing them o every hand, is not conducive to th mental endowment of their descent ants, and thc farmboy of rugged cor stitution and industrious habits wil be in ever growing deiand to till thei depleted ranks. Much has been wril ten in regard to the prominent par played by such breeding and earl country training, in the successfu management of great mercantile entei prises and the marvelous discoverie andeachievements of great professiona leaders and much more will still b written upon the same subject. Th farms of the country have been an will continue to be the nurseries fror whence the degenerating forces c those -overworked brains and shattere nerves will be recruited. Aore simportant still, there is als a most promising future for the farn boy who takes up agriculture as a occupation. Farming is no longe mere drudgery and muscular exertio in which man occupies ab1hout the sam place as the beasts of burden, but . is an industry calling for the keenec intelligence and the application o well defined principles. If the farm boy can be made t understand that the cultivation of tI soil and the feeding of stock are base upon principles as clearly defined a those underlying any mechanical c mercantile pursuit, and that the sam skill and energy applied to the forme as to the latter will yield equally pr< fitable returns, he will be more greatl attracted to his home acres. When t these facts are added the opportunit to participate in public affairs an the assurance that because he becomE a farmer, he does not surrender a claim to public recognition and ri nown, he will enter upon the work ( the farm with greater zest and courag and with less foreboding. In order to obtain these results, is necessary that the farm lad be fitte for the work as thoroughly as person are fitted for other professions. H must study agriculture as one who i to become a physician studies med cine, or the one who is to be an a torney studies law. He must not on know how to do all things, but h must also know why the things ar done. He must know the effect upo: the soil of different methods of cultur and the effect upon animals of variou systems of feeding. He must know; thousand things unknown to his at cestors a generation or two ago, an, then-and not till then will he be in ; position to practice farming as intell gently and as successfully as the phy sician practices medicine or the ai torney practices, law. It requires time, hard study ani some money to acquire this knowledg but not so much as is required to pre pare for other occupations and profes sions yielding good returns. There i no study necessary for the labore who uses pick and shovel at a dolla and a half a day, but preparation i ecessary for him who earns thre yr four times that amount in any lin >f work. There is no preparation nec assary for the farmer who is conten :o harvest what the soil produces o its own accord, but preparation i iecessary for the farmer who produce :hree or four times the average yiel > the soil. The man who manipulate he soil and directs the elements o nature in an intelligent manner in th production of that crop is an almos greater factor than the soil itself 'ather and mothers who desire thel ,oys to become or remain farmers should encourage them to make the 'equisite preparation for their lift work and then there will be fewei Landoned farms and fewer dis couraged and disheartened farmers The Joke was Moss Grown. He said it in all innocence. It was at a nice, homelike little part: :he other evening, and Gabley had jus1 old his time-worn story. "Oh, strangle it," called out Jonothat Eapplegood in his sonorous voice which made everybody look. "Thal story is more ancient and rock-ribbei han the hills." Then the three spinster Hill sister: >f uncertain ages got up and stalket stiffly out of the room with that set ard expression which is akin to thb 'automobile face." One or the Ranks. Hello," said the Pipe to the Blac1 Cigar.. In the Smokers' grand parade, "'I see you march with the Cigarettes Instead of your own brigade." The Black Cigar moved down the line Ashamed as he could be, And simply said, with deep-btiwe< head; "I've joined the 'ranks,' you see." Courtesy to the Cloth. Hie was a young and smart-lookini Scots clergyman, and was to preac] a "trial" sermon in a strange churci Fearing that his hair might be disai ranged or that he might have a smudg on his face, he quietly and signif antly said to the beadle, there hein no mirror in the vestry: ".John, could you get me a glass?~ John disappeared. and after a fe' minutes returned with something ur der his coat, which, to the astonist ment of the divine, he produced in th form of a bottle with a gill of whisk~ in it, saying: "Ye mauna let on aboot it, meenistel for I got it as a special favor, and wadna hae got it if I hadna told ther it was for you." The Man of the Hour. Hie stood in the hell at midnight, But the clock was not striking th hour, For his careful touch had stilled it, Ere the storm had time to lower. 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