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Garden VOL. LVIII. INDIANAPOLIS, FEB. 28, 1903.---TWENTY PAGES. NO. 9 gatUjcs' gq>.tvttuettt. Written for the Indiana Fanner: Imperatice Need ln Every Home. (By Kentuckienne.) A yonng wife writes to know if it is essential to clean and fill a lamp every .lay, and if it unhealthy to leave a lamp burning low in- the nursery. I had never thought so seriously npon this subject until a friend's family were nil sick, and in calling the physician in the night, he exclaimed as soon as he entered the room: "No wonder you are all sick." There was a disagreeable odor emanating from a lamp turned low, and it had been the mother's rule to sleep with it thus, night after night. Let me say to the yonng mother who reads this page, to never sleep with it turned low, but if you need it badly turn !.t full up, and nse a shade. Never use any but the best of headlight oil, and fill your lamps full every morning and clean thoroughly. The best way to get the burner and wick freed from sticky, gummy secretions, etc., is to plunge them into a hot suds of gold dust washing powder. and leave it there for a few seconds, stirring it about, then remove and wipe perfectly dry. Clean and polish the chimney every morning. Use tissue paper ;*t cleaning the chimneys; it makes them >I.-ine as clear ns you need. Gather up ;;11 your lamps every morning and have plenty of hot water and cloths to clean with. Poor lights mean poor health. It :<*■ imperative to have clean lamps. The doctor's bills and oculist's charges are not small, usually, hence consider this question from all standpoints. Written for tbe Indiana Farmer: Birthdays. (By Peggy.) Do not forget the birthdays in the family. Older people are not generally so anxious to have them appear as the children are, but it is a great pleasure for the younger ones to prepare a bit of surprise for mamma or papa in the way of a book, picture or package of carmels to be laid beside their plate at breakfast; and it is good for the children to plan for these birthday tokens, for it helps to make them unselfish and thoughtful for others. No matter how hard poverty presses, do not let one of the children's birthdays pass without notice. Money is not necessary for this, if you must do without it. A small birthday cake, very common but tastefully trimmed and placed before him to cnt and serve will make him feel happy and honored. But if possible, invite the neighbor schoolmates and cousins, and have games of their own choosing. IB you live in the country go into the woods and dig up a tree and plant for the boy on your land. He will take pride in its growth, and will watch it with interest because it is his own. There are hundreds of little things that can mark the day, which will only need thought and good will to carry them out. Happiness is as cheap as sunlight, and childhood's capacity for pleasure illimitable. There is no reason why birthdays may not be celebrated in a cottage as well as in a mansion. They are the mile stones on the journey which will never be passed again, and they may mean much for future memory. Written for the Indiana Farmer: To Remove Stains. (By Eleanor R. Parker). Every housekeeper has experienced the annoyance of finding good garments, table linen, etc., seemingly ruined by accidents. If she knows just the right remedy, however, and applies it in time, what is to all appearances a hopeless case, may sometimes be remedied. To remove scorched spots from linen, make a paste of half an ounce of white eastile soap, finely shaved, half an ounce of pulverized borax, two ounces of earth secured at the druggist's, the juice of two onions and one cupful of vinegar, stir well and let boil. When cool spread over the scorched place and let it remain until dry. Blood stains should be dipped lirst in Horticulture. The great peach farms of J. H. Hale, part in Connecticut, but mostly in Georgia, comprise 2,500 acres, and in the hight of the season as many as 125 carloads are shipped daily. Flowers For the Home. Kditora Indiana Farmer: You can at this time, and all through February start all kinds of Beeds in little cigar boxes, of sueh kinds as can be had now at any seed store. Call with your l'.orist and he will supply you, if you want new kinds of mums or carnations. Some new kinds are being sold for thousands of dollars. Get a package of each and try your luck; place these see.ls in* a kitchen window or bay window, ami when ihey come np prick out into other little boxes, until Bpring) when they can lie Packing poaches on farm of Wesley Love, near Jacksonville, T.\*s. Cotton Belt It ..if. kerosene oil anal then washed. Peroxide ni hydrogen will also remove them and tiny will sometimes disappear by simply washing in lukewarm water. Grass stains may be removed by covering the spot with molasses nnd then washing, and many kinds of fruit stains will disappear if wet with whiskey before washing. Coffee stains may usually be removed by moistening the spots and holding them (.ver the fumes of a small piece of sulphur placed in an iron vessel. Sulphur being an acid, the stained parts must be carefully washed at once in water containing a little soda and ammonia. If the spot is small it may be held over a burning match. The vapor from burning sulphur will often* remove stains that nothing else will affect. If ink spots are treated at once they will usually yield to application of salt a*r sweet milk; where the ink has dried, oxalic acid may be necessary to remove it. Many housekeepers use no other method )f removing coffee, fresh fruit stains, etc., than simply pouring boiling water baok nnd forth over them and then letting the article soak over night in strong borax water. Written for the Indiana Farmer: Economical Shopping. (By Mrs. Jack Robinson.) In purchasing supplies for the store room it is always economical to pay cash, to buy the best and to buy in quantity. It took Jack and me quite a long time to learn how to do that, but when* we had Continued on page 12. planted out. If any geranium has grown too tall, cut slips three inches long and put these into a shallow box or pan, two inches deep of sand, pressing tight the sand about the cuttings, and keeping same moist, and in this way you can increase your new kinds or any kinds. If you wnnt a new supply of umbrella plant, cut off close to the top, the umbrella or top, with the blossoms that have gone to seed in this condition; put them in a saucer or plate, filling the saucer with fresh, clean water, renewing the water every day. In four weeks you will haye nice new plants. This species of plants thrive best grown in an aquarium. .>Iow is a good time. If your palms and roses nre infested wilh slugs, get some soap suds anal brush ainl soak them well with your suds; then go over them once more with fresh, clean water. These vermin are like some people; they don't like soap and water. Now is a goo.l time to visit your home greenhouses, for nt this time of a year you can get plants for a winter garden* at jour own pi-ices, such as eyclaman, prim- ioses ,.in,I Ij]i,,s „f t),e va]|PVi 0-alis> j,nt_ ter cup. carnations and roses. All these •rill bloom beautifully iu a window during February and March. Hamilton Co. An Old Florist. Sweet Pees. Editors Indiana Firmer: The old time sweet pea, with its many variations, is still a favorite Bowel among growers, its delightful fragratree. beauty of form and texture, profusion of bloom throughout the summer, and adaptability to cutting for nil occasions combining to render it most useful. To secure the best results seeds should be sown very early. Some successful growers prefer to do this in the fall, and thus secure growth in the first sunny days.- This plan is a good one where the soil does not incline to heave out too much with freezing, but if the latter condition prevails it is not always a net When the sowing is deferred until spring it should be done as soon* as the ground can be worked. Do not wait until pleasant weather or until the soil warms up. To do this is not only to lose much valuable time, but robustness of growth is thereby more or less sacrificed. Dig a trench six inches deep and fill in two inches with well decayed eow manure. Plant the seeds about three inches apart in a double row, zigzag, and covet- well with soil, but do not ridge up. Tho support should be given at this time I never after can it be put in so firmly, md there is more cr less danger of disturbing the plants when deferred until Inter. Poultry netting is the best material, though if this cannot be afforded a very pretty hedge may be made by brush alone. As growth increases keep the soil light about the roots.*This is highly essential in drought, the loose soil gathering tha moisture in the atmosphere at night and transmitting it to the roots. If the continued drought compels the use of the watering ean, use it freely, thoroughly watering the roots. Then put it away for a while. If but a scant watering is given every day the growing rootlets seek the surPace and are then much more susceptible to drought. When the watering is thorough they grow deep, and do not dry up so completely in the hot August days. Do not hesitate to pick the flowers freely. If they are picked every morning buds will form more freely and the suc- ctssion of bloom will be rendered continuous until cut short by frost. Even two or three seed pods allowed to form and mature are a heavy drain upon the plant's vitality, ainl the fact is soon officially announced by a dearth of new 1 uds. As we grow flowers for the flowers, it will be found more profitable to buy (iir seed each year and enjoy our own plants in the hight of their glory. Among the numerous varieties now offered, none are more pleasing than the old colors, pink and white, though in improved form. The Blanche Ferry is a happy combination of these colors, as is also tho Bride of Xiagara. The latter :'* double. An.l hy the way, the grace and symmetry too often lost in the multiplication of petals, is retained in the RWeet pea. Blanche Burpee and Emily Henderson are standard white varieties of large size and pure color. Yellow is 1 color which in the sweet peas as in the hyacinth signifies not the highest quality, yet the Mrs. Eckford is of fairly good size and texture. Lottie Eckford is a lovely variety in white and lavender, nnd Venus is a beautiful salmon pink. If the seeds are named, colors can be arranged tastefully in planting, though a mixed packet is a far cheaper way of getting a variety. On cutting, place several stems of each color together, and group the colors in harmony. Bessie L. Putnam. Reg-aiding Jncubatore. With many the incubator has passed Ihe experimental stage; and the vast majority unite in pronouncing it a great Improvement over the old methods. Some. it is true, are dissatisfied. Yet when we come to trace the source of their dissatisfaction* it frequently resolves itself
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1903, v. 58, no. 09 (Feb. 28) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA5809 |
Date of Original | 1903 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
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Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
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Transcript | Garden VOL. LVIII. INDIANAPOLIS, FEB. 28, 1903.---TWENTY PAGES. NO. 9 gatUjcs' gq>.tvttuettt. Written for the Indiana Fanner: Imperatice Need ln Every Home. (By Kentuckienne.) A yonng wife writes to know if it is essential to clean and fill a lamp every .lay, and if it unhealthy to leave a lamp burning low in- the nursery. I had never thought so seriously npon this subject until a friend's family were nil sick, and in calling the physician in the night, he exclaimed as soon as he entered the room: "No wonder you are all sick." There was a disagreeable odor emanating from a lamp turned low, and it had been the mother's rule to sleep with it thus, night after night. Let me say to the yonng mother who reads this page, to never sleep with it turned low, but if you need it badly turn !.t full up, and nse a shade. Never use any but the best of headlight oil, and fill your lamps full every morning and clean thoroughly. The best way to get the burner and wick freed from sticky, gummy secretions, etc., is to plunge them into a hot suds of gold dust washing powder. and leave it there for a few seconds, stirring it about, then remove and wipe perfectly dry. Clean and polish the chimney every morning. Use tissue paper ;*t cleaning the chimneys; it makes them >I.-ine as clear ns you need. Gather up ;;11 your lamps every morning and have plenty of hot water and cloths to clean with. Poor lights mean poor health. It :<*■ imperative to have clean lamps. The doctor's bills and oculist's charges are not small, usually, hence consider this question from all standpoints. Written for tbe Indiana Farmer: Birthdays. (By Peggy.) Do not forget the birthdays in the family. Older people are not generally so anxious to have them appear as the children are, but it is a great pleasure for the younger ones to prepare a bit of surprise for mamma or papa in the way of a book, picture or package of carmels to be laid beside their plate at breakfast; and it is good for the children to plan for these birthday tokens, for it helps to make them unselfish and thoughtful for others. No matter how hard poverty presses, do not let one of the children's birthdays pass without notice. Money is not necessary for this, if you must do without it. A small birthday cake, very common but tastefully trimmed and placed before him to cnt and serve will make him feel happy and honored. But if possible, invite the neighbor schoolmates and cousins, and have games of their own choosing. IB you live in the country go into the woods and dig up a tree and plant for the boy on your land. He will take pride in its growth, and will watch it with interest because it is his own. There are hundreds of little things that can mark the day, which will only need thought and good will to carry them out. Happiness is as cheap as sunlight, and childhood's capacity for pleasure illimitable. There is no reason why birthdays may not be celebrated in a cottage as well as in a mansion. They are the mile stones on the journey which will never be passed again, and they may mean much for future memory. Written for the Indiana Farmer: To Remove Stains. (By Eleanor R. Parker). Every housekeeper has experienced the annoyance of finding good garments, table linen, etc., seemingly ruined by accidents. If she knows just the right remedy, however, and applies it in time, what is to all appearances a hopeless case, may sometimes be remedied. To remove scorched spots from linen, make a paste of half an ounce of white eastile soap, finely shaved, half an ounce of pulverized borax, two ounces of earth secured at the druggist's, the juice of two onions and one cupful of vinegar, stir well and let boil. When cool spread over the scorched place and let it remain until dry. Blood stains should be dipped lirst in Horticulture. The great peach farms of J. H. Hale, part in Connecticut, but mostly in Georgia, comprise 2,500 acres, and in the hight of the season as many as 125 carloads are shipped daily. Flowers For the Home. Kditora Indiana Farmer: You can at this time, and all through February start all kinds of Beeds in little cigar boxes, of sueh kinds as can be had now at any seed store. Call with your l'.orist and he will supply you, if you want new kinds of mums or carnations. Some new kinds are being sold for thousands of dollars. Get a package of each and try your luck; place these see.ls in* a kitchen window or bay window, ami when ihey come np prick out into other little boxes, until Bpring) when they can lie Packing poaches on farm of Wesley Love, near Jacksonville, T.\*s. Cotton Belt It ..if. kerosene oil anal then washed. Peroxide ni hydrogen will also remove them and tiny will sometimes disappear by simply washing in lukewarm water. Grass stains may be removed by covering the spot with molasses nnd then washing, and many kinds of fruit stains will disappear if wet with whiskey before washing. Coffee stains may usually be removed by moistening the spots and holding them (.ver the fumes of a small piece of sulphur placed in an iron vessel. Sulphur being an acid, the stained parts must be carefully washed at once in water containing a little soda and ammonia. If the spot is small it may be held over a burning match. The vapor from burning sulphur will often* remove stains that nothing else will affect. If ink spots are treated at once they will usually yield to application of salt a*r sweet milk; where the ink has dried, oxalic acid may be necessary to remove it. Many housekeepers use no other method )f removing coffee, fresh fruit stains, etc., than simply pouring boiling water baok nnd forth over them and then letting the article soak over night in strong borax water. Written for the Indiana Farmer: Economical Shopping. (By Mrs. Jack Robinson.) In purchasing supplies for the store room it is always economical to pay cash, to buy the best and to buy in quantity. It took Jack and me quite a long time to learn how to do that, but when* we had Continued on page 12. planted out. If any geranium has grown too tall, cut slips three inches long and put these into a shallow box or pan, two inches deep of sand, pressing tight the sand about the cuttings, and keeping same moist, and in this way you can increase your new kinds or any kinds. If you wnnt a new supply of umbrella plant, cut off close to the top, the umbrella or top, with the blossoms that have gone to seed in this condition; put them in a saucer or plate, filling the saucer with fresh, clean water, renewing the water every day. In four weeks you will haye nice new plants. This species of plants thrive best grown in an aquarium. .>Iow is a good time. If your palms and roses nre infested wilh slugs, get some soap suds anal brush ainl soak them well with your suds; then go over them once more with fresh, clean water. These vermin are like some people; they don't like soap and water. Now is a goo.l time to visit your home greenhouses, for nt this time of a year you can get plants for a winter garden* at jour own pi-ices, such as eyclaman, prim- ioses ,.in,I Ij]i,,s „f t),e va]|PVi 0-alis> j,nt_ ter cup. carnations and roses. All these •rill bloom beautifully iu a window during February and March. Hamilton Co. An Old Florist. Sweet Pees. Editors Indiana Firmer: The old time sweet pea, with its many variations, is still a favorite Bowel among growers, its delightful fragratree. beauty of form and texture, profusion of bloom throughout the summer, and adaptability to cutting for nil occasions combining to render it most useful. To secure the best results seeds should be sown very early. Some successful growers prefer to do this in the fall, and thus secure growth in the first sunny days.- This plan is a good one where the soil does not incline to heave out too much with freezing, but if the latter condition prevails it is not always a net When the sowing is deferred until spring it should be done as soon* as the ground can be worked. Do not wait until pleasant weather or until the soil warms up. To do this is not only to lose much valuable time, but robustness of growth is thereby more or less sacrificed. Dig a trench six inches deep and fill in two inches with well decayed eow manure. Plant the seeds about three inches apart in a double row, zigzag, and covet- well with soil, but do not ridge up. Tho support should be given at this time I never after can it be put in so firmly, md there is more cr less danger of disturbing the plants when deferred until Inter. Poultry netting is the best material, though if this cannot be afforded a very pretty hedge may be made by brush alone. As growth increases keep the soil light about the roots.*This is highly essential in drought, the loose soil gathering tha moisture in the atmosphere at night and transmitting it to the roots. If the continued drought compels the use of the watering ean, use it freely, thoroughly watering the roots. Then put it away for a while. If but a scant watering is given every day the growing rootlets seek the surPace and are then much more susceptible to drought. When the watering is thorough they grow deep, and do not dry up so completely in the hot August days. Do not hesitate to pick the flowers freely. If they are picked every morning buds will form more freely and the suc- ctssion of bloom will be rendered continuous until cut short by frost. Even two or three seed pods allowed to form and mature are a heavy drain upon the plant's vitality, ainl the fact is soon officially announced by a dearth of new 1 uds. As we grow flowers for the flowers, it will be found more profitable to buy (iir seed each year and enjoy our own plants in the hight of their glory. Among the numerous varieties now offered, none are more pleasing than the old colors, pink and white, though in improved form. The Blanche Ferry is a happy combination of these colors, as is also tho Bride of Xiagara. The latter :'* double. An.l hy the way, the grace and symmetry too often lost in the multiplication of petals, is retained in the RWeet pea. Blanche Burpee and Emily Henderson are standard white varieties of large size and pure color. Yellow is 1 color which in the sweet peas as in the hyacinth signifies not the highest quality, yet the Mrs. Eckford is of fairly good size and texture. Lottie Eckford is a lovely variety in white and lavender, nnd Venus is a beautiful salmon pink. If the seeds are named, colors can be arranged tastefully in planting, though a mixed packet is a far cheaper way of getting a variety. On cutting, place several stems of each color together, and group the colors in harmony. Bessie L. Putnam. Reg-aiding Jncubatore. With many the incubator has passed Ihe experimental stage; and the vast majority unite in pronouncing it a great Improvement over the old methods. Some. it is true, are dissatisfied. Yet when we come to trace the source of their dissatisfaction* it frequently resolves itself |
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