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sotales, but he did notice that cer-
(�rew Corn BIef ore
tain plants yielded more and stood
Columbus Landed drought better.
--- - He saved the best plants for seed
It is something of a shock to instead of eating thein. And that's
realize that, except for the recent all white men did about cornbreed-
development of hybrid corn, the ing until 30 years ago.
ancient Americans knew just about Origin of corn is lost in the dis-
as- much as we do now. tint shadows of time. Archaeolo-
Think what the Indians were gists have found ears of coin cobs
doing before Columbus sighted the in tombs, campsites and trash heaps
New World in 1492! They were that existed a thousand years be -
using fertilizers, building terraces fore America was discovered. Cen-
and irrigation ditches. The yde- tral or South America was where
veloped special planting methods to Corti originated, researchers guess.
iitdry-land areas. They had found By the time Columbus carne,
that two non -competing crops corn was grown from southern Ca -
grown in the .same field—such as nada to southern Chile. Most in -
corn and beans or corn and squash
—gave a greater total yield than lit the corn pit sec lou area cess
in three distinct sections—Iwfextco,
either crop grown separately. Peru and the Guatemala -Yucatan
They had developed practically area. Those areas supported the
all the basic varieties of corn by three ancient American civilizations
the time Columbus came—pop, —_Aztec, Inca, Mayan.
sweet, waxy, dent, floury, flint. The But what is now the great Am -
Indian corn grower didn't knowanything about genes or chromo- erican Corti belt supported compar-
atively little corn. The open prairies
rr/ /r/�/ // / ��.• did not have trees to give Indians
shelter and water. And the tough
A prairie grasses made a sod that
the Indian cultivation could not
lick.
Indians found it easier to terrace
wtd ww� d "I •,, % mountains, dig irrigation ditches
and kill trees. Cultivation methods
4 l �� �/// � lt� fi dui /i/� were simple, IF ground was bare,
Corti was planted in holes punched
�, / • ___ I d i ., � iu ala soil with a sharp stick. Sonne-
i d 1 t times the soil ws wworr-ed over with
wooden hoes or nntssel shells. If
-t 114 d w there was much vegetation,' it was
' 1 owl cut, left to dry,- then burned off.
r� it i Indians learned long ago, how
o "r e # wn u 1 to get rid of trees without a lot
° 1 f of work. They girdled them (hacked
j// away the bark in a circle around
0,
0
j the tree). Then Corti was planted
fi /�/' between the dead' trunks.
`i�w 1 d Once cleared, ground was plant -
z. r W - �i d' ed to Corti until continuous crop-
%: r 1 m � a � ping and erosion drained fertility
from the soil. Then •alae Ilidians
either moved on or used fertilizer.
A fish was placed in each hill
of cora. One acre planted with fish
�/1/1e Ci / / / / was aid to yield as much corn as
three acres without fish. In South
" \ America, the guano beds wereOnly One 1d 35 prized as highly then as now.
FOR JUMPER SIZE -2 Special tillage methods were de -
482,% SIZES 1-6 yrs, veloped to fit dry -land conditions.
Alotn; the sandy" Peruvian coast,
dry sand several feet deep was
-,; \. �• dug away. Then corn was planted
in the moist soil +underneath.
1 lit what is now the soutinwest
United States, corn was planted
In hills 6 to 10 feet apart, with as
Gwaa many as 15 or 20 plants in a hill.
Thin practice persists to this day.
Dale yard, 35 -inch fabric for this �� hyo it produces more earn than
+darling pinafore -juniper ill size 2. any ether method. Plants oil the
One yard for bolero, three quarters juin-outside of tare hills protect the in-
nif a and for blouse! She wears juin- neer ph nts front the hot, dry winds.
per as sundress now, later the wwhole Indians usee corn d th
outfit will niake a slit at binder- rain prin-
:rten! Pattern 4827, 'Toddler sizes cipatlly as food. They parched, pop-
] 2, ,� K 6.
pad and ground it, They ate it as
This pattern, easy to use, sum- roa.,ting ears. Early records also
ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has tell 14oww Indians fermented corn,
,zornplete ilhratrated instructions, tiiacde alcoholic, beverages.
Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Other parts of the corn . plant
425ci in coins (stanips cannot be were not wasted, 1-iusks were woven
accepted) for this pattern. Print into sandals and mats, Stalks were
plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, tied to horizontal railings to form
STYLE NUMBER. walk of building:i and fences. in
Send order to Box 1, 133 bight- :Mexico and Guatemala, these build-
,ectith Street, New Toronto, Orit, in;s still are common today.
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/ HRONICLES .
Gowen.dol.in.e• D C1.Qxke
With so many storms wandering
around in this district during the
last few weeks it seems marvellous
that our wheat should be curt and
stooked without damage or hin-
drance. But so it is. However, it is
still in the field and ww•eclave lead
another bad storm this afternoon
so it will he a fete days yet before
:cheat will be fit to come ins—al-
though a good, drying wind can
w:•ork !wonders in a hurry.
It has been quite a week, espec-
ially last Thursday, In the morning
%while the men were busy with the
binder I went off to get lily cherries
for canning. In the afternoon, in
the Middle of the inevitable ch'erry-
pitting ,rob along came Johnny —
tw•ho makes his home here in be-
tween jobs. He was in distress, his
latest adventure in farming not hav-
ing panned out the sway it should
---although through no fault of
Johnny's. So here now was
Johnny, bag and baggage, including
a week-old calf! Then came milking
time --and I had reached the stage
of getting some of my cherries into
jars. Before I could finish Partner
asked tine to phone the "vet" and
to call Bob from the field as he
would probably be needed.. Why?
A young heifer was apparently go-
ing to have plenty of trouble giving
birth to her first calf—she had al-
ready ].leen uneasy most of the day.
So I pushed my cherries to one side
and did as I was told. Bob, of
course, was at the far end of the
farm, In due time lie toi d I came
crown the back lane; the vet arrived
from the opposite direction and
when we all assembled in.the barn
yard we found the heifer had pro-
duced her calf unaided and alone—
probably about two minutes prev-
iously. Actually the vet wwasu't
needed at all but that is something
you call newer be sure about. It is
better to be safe than sorry any-
ay—especially with beef the price
it is. Iutaginc what we would have
lost it the heifer had died!
Well, it was after supper before
I got back to illy cherries and 10.30
-,Chen I finished them. But don't
accuse me of being too terribly slow
—I did four small baskets before
1 was through.
Next morning at breakfast I ask-
ed Partner if the heifer was all
right. "Sure," lie answered, "but
her sister also calved during the
night so now we have two fresh
heifers and two bull calves,"
And that's the -,way it goes . . ,
newer a dull moment on a farni.
And 'When you're the busiest that
is always the time ww•heu the unex-
pecten happens.
Olt dear, another storm coming
tip. Well, it may not be good for
the wheat but it's grand for the
clover and gardens, I am particu-
larly interested in my vegetable
garden this year because I am try-
ing a few . experiments. For one
thing our garden. isn't where it
should have been. The garden plot
and the yard surrounding it was
fenced off and givers over to the
cows for a cupie of weeks. That was
in the early spring when there was
so very little pasture and Partner
figured feed for the cows was more
importaint than garden for our-
selves. Eventually I was allowed a
little corner off the oat field. It
was the end of June so it didn't
seem worthwhile putting in very
much anyway—a few beets, carrots,
peas and beans and one dozen to-
lnato plants. But what we had we
looked after properly, Partner car- i
ried gallons of water when the
weather was dry and I hoed and
weeded our little patch very thor-
oughly.
My first experiment was in pant-
ing the tomatoes, Following direc.
tions which I had read in the Farm-
er's Magazine I dug a hole 18 incises
deep for each Plant, stripped off all
tile leaves except the last two which
just rested on top of the ground
when planted. Those plants are now
bigger and more healthy looking
than Solite plants. I have seen start-
ed several weeks earlier than mine.
I have them staked and keep the
suckers nipped off. I expect the
fruit will be too late to ripen but
at least it will be all experiment in
growing.
And then the peas and beans,
Peas, as you know, don't like hot
weather so I am giving them 'a
mulch treatment—pulling up weeds
and laying them in thick rotes either
side of the peas and beans. The
bean§ are in bloom and the peas
have ever so many pods. Now I am
anxiously waiting to see if the pods
will fill properly with this treat-
rneut which should prevent tile,
roots front drying out. And of
course, once you mulch the plants
your hoeing job is over qs none of
the rows are much more than a
foot apart. That is one of Louis
kir m theories—less o fle1d.. theories le.s ground
under cultivation, mulch treatment
and better results. And less -world
Another idea I heard about—but
wt Rich I forgot at the tirne—is to
sprinkle corn ileal thickly around
the root of the tomato plaits when
setting them in the ground. That
is supposed to prevent stern rot.
:baa SCHOOL
LESSON
By Rev. R. B. Warren, B.A., B.D.
John, Preacher of Repentance
Luke 3: 7-29
t;I pen Text: Bring forth fruits
w `Mthy of repentance. Luise 3:8a.
John the .Baptist was the last
prophet before tine presentation of
the Messiah. He had been pre-
announced. (Isaiah 40, illaiachi 4).
171is mother, Elizabeth, was a cou-
sill of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
John was a few .mont-11R older than
Jesus.
John was sent of God to prepare,
the way for the ministry of Jesus.
Re called the people to repentance.
Repentance, as John saw it, was
not merely regretting that you had
done wrong. It was turning from
that wrong forever. These people
who expressed, even wvith tears,
their concern over their sun, but
die not break 'Nvith it, had no place
-with those in need. If there were
snore of that today, the seeds of
('ouimunisin would not find such
fertile soil in our country. To the
inquiring tax -collectors lie said,
"Exact no more than that which
is appointed you." While our tax-
ing system is different today, John's
thrust at the spirit of greed and
t:aortion has a thousand applica-
tions. Likewise, the soldiers, who
were the police of the day, must not
use their authority to procure
bribes. They were to be content
with their wages. The three points
accorded* havt to do wvith wealth.
Those who have it, are to share it.
'chose who are malting their living
must do it in an honest and up-
right way.
Put John was merely preparing
the people for the corning of
Christ, who was greater, John bap-
tized with water; Jesus Christ bap-
tized with the Holy Gllost,
John got into trouble for his
rugged preaching on repentance.
Id'erod, living in adultery with his
brothers wife, did not like being
reproved. He imprisoned John.
Later, - at the instigation of the
wicked adulteress, John was be-
headed. But the judgment will vin-
dicate John in his faithfulness to
God and his message.
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Pumping steani from •a ' thresh.-
ing'machlne etigiteeer has keen eon-
tibuous for "veral days: -Council
i'lttff's palaver.
Our shall Boys have avoided
Inany bruises on the edge of their
sandbox since we've placed their
sand inside the circle of a large,
discarded tritctor' tire. .Pililated a
bright color, this adds a gay note
to their corner of the yard.
A rubber . heel nailed, on each
"foot" of our household ladder pre-
v.ents slipping on uncarpeted floors,
It keeps the ladder from marring
them, too,
Use a handy half -bushel basket
for serving popcorn at parties. Make
a lining for the basket from bright
red oilcloth. (This can be removed
easily and washed after use,) Then,
enamel the outside of the basket
and add gay designs, such as a
scallop around the top or fire-
crackers. .For serving bowls, I. de-
corate coffee tins to match the bas-
h et.
1\Alen making pot holders, I had
no "stuffing" handy so I tried using
a few of the strainer pads from our
filter -type mills strainer. They quilt
beautifully, wash equally well, and
.ire already cut for round pads. t
intend to try them in ;t fancier
`'dress" to use as hot -dish pads on
the dining -room table.
When a recipe calls for crumbled
potato chips, cooky or cracker
crumbs, there's no fuss or muss if
you place them in a transparent',
plastic bag, then roll quickly with a
rolling pin. You can see when the
crumbs are just the right consist-
ency, and there's no spilling. A
ripper -top refrigerator case is ideal;
otherwise, simply fold the open end
over and fasten it firmly with a
paper clip,
To prevent furniture scratches on
your floors, remove the cork sec-
tions from bottle caps and glue to
the legs of offending chairs.
Treat your next batch of cup•
calces to a simple and tasty frosting
that's made in a minute. 'lust add
a thin chocolate -covered cream mint
to the top of each cake as t ou take
the pan from the oven. The mints
will melt and add an unusually
delicious touch.
When bedroom - slipper soles
hear out before the tops, I trace
the outer edge of each slipper - on
heavy mattress ticking, Tien I cut
around the outline and press a %-
inch edge under. I sew the new
sole over tate old ere, tucking and
tacking the edge under carefully.
The result looks fine, wear well,
and slides easily across the floor,
hor added comfort, the soles can
be innerlined with dd€ton .padding
or comfortable sponge rubber cut
to fit.
Pockets oil dresses and aprons
won't tear at the corners if you lay
o small pleat in the top of the
pc.cket before sewing it on. This
leaves plenty of room to put your
!land in -,without strain on the cor-
n er.
A flat curtain rod such as used
for draperies makes all ideal shoe
rack if fastened about four inches
irons the floor.
e� s:
I\:tachine-stitch down the center
of your cloth tape measure (a long,
loose stitch) to keep it from tangl-
ing easily. Makes it last longer,
too.
I put nay cut-outs that colic o A
cereal boles, paper dolls from Sun -
(lay comic strips,ax other little•
trinkets that Youngs' Airs alight Co. -
joy. When friends come calling:
with their families, my surprise- bona
keeps all the children royally ens-
tertailled,
Those who look into such platter
professionally insist that crows eat
bugs, beetles and worms. Such diet-
ary habits are much to be admired
in lairds, But the layman, particular-
ly the country layman who cherishes
his final hour of sleep on a summer
morning. wishes that more robins,
say, and fewer crows, were addicte4
to the early bug, beetle, and worm.
Crows, to be blunt about it, get up
much too early in the morning.
And they get up much too full
of noise. Noise, not song. Compared
to a crow, a robin is a shy, retiring
—virtually—voiceless bird.
How a crow can eat anything and
still snake all the noise he does is a
major mystery. Particularly in the
early morning. He doesn't pause
long enough between squawks to
swallow a gnat, When he does
pause for breath it is only to fly to
the next tree. Three crows can keep
everybody within a mile's radius
from sleeping, lour crowns can
rouse the whole countryside.
It wouldn't be so bad if a crow
could sing, All birds have a vested
right in song. Put the crow is simp-
ly the loudmoutll of birddom, the
antithesis of song. If his diet were
keyed to his voice lie would subsist
entirely on coarse gravel, cockle-
burs, rusty nails and broken glass.
Instead, he eats corn and beans and
fruit and little birds and small
chickens and eggs—and, of course,
bugs, beetles and worms. Anel on
such a diet lie manages the rough.
est, toughest, least musical sounds
on -wings.
Of one thing Nye can be thank-
ful. Nature saw to it that • crows
don't cross with owls or whippoor-
wills or other night birds, it some-
times seems that that fortunate
circumstance is all that enables any-
one in the country to get any sleep
at all.—The New York Times.
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