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THE HOME GARDEN!'
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wet, or the texture will be greatly in- a<
jured and its value as a garden soil | C(
r- decreased. j
FERTILIZERS: A successful gar-|
den must be fertile. Liberal applica- j
tions of both commercial fertilizers ai
and barnyard manures should be gir- , y
en. The animal manure will assure j
a good supply of potash, which is fa- a]
vorable to the growth of most vege- p
tables. A fertilizer containing 8 per "
cent available phosphoric acid, 4 per fc
cent nitrogen and no potash, applied te
at the rate of 800 to 1,000 pounds per 11
acre, will give good results when the 1 cg
physical condition of the garden soil ,
has been corrected by the addition of I
barnyard manure. If woods soil, rich ' j?
in organic matter, is used Instead or ! ~
manure, we suggest the. use of a complete
fertilizer analyzing 8 per cent j
available phosphoric acid, 4 per cent j
nitrogen and 4 per cent potash, ap- a
plied at the rate of 800 to 1,000 pounds th
per acre. If no organic matter is added,
the 84-4 fertilizer should be applied
at the rate of 1,200 to 2,000 di
pounds per acre. ^
Fertilizers, applied either in the drill
or broadcast, should be thoroughly s*
mixed with the soil, to prevent the tj
seeds or plants from being seriously si
injured by burning. L
SEED SELECTION AND PLANTING:
The use of scant quantities of
oh pan. Tioorlv selected seed often j
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The men brought back remarkable.
:counts of Y. M. C. A work even at!
illingen.
"The 'Y' sent us books of all kinds j
id even sporting goods," said Lieut,
uryear. "We played basketball and
jlley ball incessantly- -our space was
10 small for baseball and football. I
ill you, those games were life savers
i us, and they kept us in fair physi11
condition."
It is reported that Puryear and his
jmrades slipped out of the icamp \
iroueh a tunnel under the wire. All i
it the three named were headed off
jfore they reached the river Rhine,
it the intrepid trio swam the river?
terrible feat in itself?and made
ieir way into Holland.
When the "doughboys" were orsred
to go over the top and drive
le enemy from his positions their j
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low equal speed when the Victory |
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TEST YOUR SEED CORN
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Make Sure of a Good Stand
Clemson College.?This is the time
of the year to test seed corn for germination.
The importance of testing
seed corn cannot be over estimated,
for it means a good stand of corn and
a good stand of corn gieans a good
yield of corn.
One of the best and most reliable
ways of testing seed corn is with the
germination box. Any farmer can I
make cheaply his own box. It may I
be any size to suit the needs of the i
individual. The sides should be made \
of 2x4 timbers* the bottom, of any
convenient material. A box the size
suggested here will test two hundred j
ears at one time, enough seed to
plant about sixteen acres. It usually
requires about 12 ears to plant an
acre.
1. Make a box 48 inches long, 28
inches wide, and 4 or 5 inches deep.
2. Procure a good piece of muslin j
one inch larger each way than the
box.
3. Mark this muslin with heavy j
lines into squares 2 inches. Leave a [
margin of 4 inches between the out-1
side row of squares and the edge of J
the cloth.
4. Begin at the left of the upper j
row of squares (top row first) and'
number the squares to the right.
The squares down the left hand side
will then be numbered 1, 21, 41, 61,
and 81.
5. Place 1% bushels of sawdust or
old chaff in a sack and soak well in
warm water (at least two hours).
6. Drain and afterwards press surplus
water out of sawdust.
7. Place about 2 inches of sawdust;
in the box and press firm and smooth j
with a brick.
8. Place marked muslin on this |
sawdust and tack to box around edge. I
9. Prepare another piece of muslin
2 inches shorter each way than
the one marked.
10. Secure another piece of any
coarse, strong cloth twice as long
each way as one mentioned in 9.
The Corn.
11. Number the ears of corn to;
be tested from 1 to 200. Use tag in
'outt of ear fastened by pin or shingle
mail. Preserve the identity of the ear,
until the test is complete. j
12. Remove 6 kernels from each1
ear as follows; two about 12 inches
from the butt ofear; two about mid-'
die; two about 2 inches from tip.
13. Place the kernels from ear No. ^
1 in square No. 1; from' 6ar No. 2 in
iquare.JSo. fete., putting germ side
of kernels up and tips all pointing
toward rows of squares with lower
numbers.
14. We^ small sheets of muslin, as
made in ino. y, ana^piace over tteiueia
to hold in place. ,
15. Place a large sheet of cloth as ' a
made in No. 10 over this.
1G. Put about 2 inches of wet saw-, a
dust on this, press firm, and fold edges d
of cloth over to cover sawdust. '
17. Keep from freezing. If kept!
warm, sprouts should be long enough
in 7 or 8 days. !;
18. Open by rolling the cloth containing
the sawdust; then taking off
the lqose cloth carefully, not disturbing
the kernels.
Reading the Test.
19. Do not read until sprouts are
at least 2 inches long. \
20. If all the six kernels grow well,
the ear is considered "strong.".
21. If the sprouts are weak, call
that a "weak" ear.
22. If two or more kernels do not
grow, call it a "bad" ear.
23. All but strong ears should be
rejected for seed. Have all sawdust
and cloth thoroughly wet. If warm
water is used, it will promote early I
growth. If sawdust and cloths are H
to be used repeatedly, thoroughly I
scald to destroy mold.
PREVENT SWEET POTATO ROTS. I
Increase Production, Decrease Loss. B
Clemson College.?Sweet potato rots ; ^
take a toll from two to four million j jjj
dollars every year from South Caro-! 5
linn, and as the time approaches for,!
bedding, the way in which some of the II
more troublesome of these diseases jS
got into the field should be kept injl
mind. is
Black rot, foot-rot, and scurf live 8
over winter on the potatoes in storage.
When potatoes affected with these M
troubles are used for send, the die- 9
eases get on the sprouts and are car- ;B
ried directly to the field. Seed pot.n-ji
toes should therefore be carefully se- fl
lected and no tuber used whose sur- IS
face shows any sign at all of blae1*- I
ened or discolored areas.
These diseases nlso live over from!
one season to the iH'xt. in the old bods, j
The potatoes should therefore be bedded
e.*'ch year in a new place where j
potatoes have never been grown or i
bedded before. I
These diseases arr so common that I
it is almost impossible to secure potatoes
entirely free from all of them.
Therefore, it is well to soak the tubers
30 minutes in a solution of formaline j
made by adding one pint of formaline
to 30 gallons of water. This treat- j
nient, which will destroy any disease ff
germs \rhicli happen to he on the sur- 1
face of the potatoes, can he made at 1
any time before planting, provided the
r*-tPt.oes are allowed to dry and are
stored in bag3 or bins which have
Ven similarly treated.
Sv .leler.ting and treating your seed
you can increase your production
and at the same time malt*
the potatoes keep better next winter.
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