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.Although the following remarks
refer specifically to gardening, :f
feel that they are not out of place
in a farm. column, In fact nothing
that has to do with enriching the
soil—or preventing already -rich soil
from becoming starved—could be
out of place here. And I feel sure
that Helen M. Fox, who wrote the
article, and The New York Times
from which I snitched it, won't
mind my passing this valuable ili-
lormation aloItg.
Gardens, originally, were supplied
rvith humus via a mixture of mail -
tire and hay that was dumped along-
side barns, where it was allowed to
rot and where much of the .nitro-
gen evaporated, Today, when such
material is expensive and difficult
to obtain, no such wasteful method
could be advised. The most econ-
omical and practical way to feed
the garden is to male a compost
heap, -shied becomes humus.
1 Different schemes of composting
have been evolved but, basically,
three hinds of material are required.
They are: manure. vegetable waste
and earth. rhe hest might consist
t
of sweepings front the barn,, chicken
house or pig pen. Vegetable waste
includes leaves, grass cuttings, prun-
ings, pea, bean and corn stalks, left-
over hatter from vegetables pre-
pared for the table, faded flowers
and unused hay. "Earth" may be
sod, top -,oil, river -soil or peat.
The compost heap should not be
far from the garden and ought to
stance on well -drained ground.
Where the climate is particularly
dry, the pile is placed in a pit about
tivo feet deep, This, too, must have
drainage so that it will no,, become
xvater-logged. The. size of the heap
should be five feet high and five
to eight or ten feet wide, depend-
ing on th•c amount of material avail-
able. It is easiest, however, to make
5ecCons of five feet at a time.
There must be space near the
compost heap to collect and accu-
mulate material to be used. Man-
ure should be kept in a shed where
rain cannot reach it, but it should
not be stored long since it ought
to be applied fresh. Twigs and
branches are broken before being
put 013 the pile.
The foundation of the compost
:heap is a nine -inch layer of good
earth, preferably sod turned upside
down. Then comes a layer of vege-
table matter six inches thick. This
is covered with an inch -thick layer
of earth, which is sprinkled with
wood ashes, and sometimes lime
to sweeten the soil. Provided the
day is a dry one, watering follows.
The layers are then repeated, in
the sante order, until the pile is
five feet high. It should be nar-
rower at the top than at the bot-
tom. At the very top, a hollow
is made in which the water can
settle so it will seep through the
pile slowly. Compost should be
kept moist—but not soggy. If too
wet, air will be unable to circulate
:freely and decomposition will halt.
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After this. holes, four inches wide
;ire made with a crowbar through
The center of the heap, from top
10 bottom. In a heap five feet long
there would be three holes. Soon
;after the appearance of fungus
growth, the pile will begin to shrink
until it is thrity-six inches or so
high. The first turning (so that
the outside comes inside) is made in
about three weeks; the second turn-
ing, about five Weeks later.
Inside the pit the temperature
-will be 150 to 160 degrees, hot
enough to destroy weed seeds and
diseases. After three months the
heap should be ready to spread an
the land, and this is clone as soon
as possible to prevent the loss of
efficiency. The finished product is
a fine quality humus.
The humus is a (lark brown or
almost black, 'fine -textured sub-
stance. The decaying organisms in
it bring stored -up energy to the
soil and make it "dynamic." They
stimulate the decomposition of ele-
ments present in the suit, supply
nutrients essential to- growth, and
also destroy injurious substances.
Humus binds light, crumbly soil
and makes heavy soil marc friable.
Then, too, it increases the moisture -
holding capacity of the soil. .
It is necessary to renew the soil
every time a new crop is to be
planted. A fertile soil retiuires an
adequate supply of neater, air and
space in which roots can spread.
The humus from the compost heap
helps provide these conditions, as
-sell as certain chemicals like
phosphorus, hydrogen, carbon, ni-
trogen, potassium, lime and others
in smaller percentages. 'I•t is gen-
erally agreed that a well-balanced
soil containing all the essential ele-
nients is needed to produce healthy
plants.
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There has been and still is much
discussion as to whether it is bet-
ter to fertilize with humus or with
chemicals. Many authorities seem
to agree that chemicals must be
used by experts, whereas any ama-
teur can make and handle a com-
post heap. Moreover, gardeners who
use compost alone are of the opin-
ion the crops produced are of higher
quality than is the case when chemi-
cals alone have been applied. At
first it may be necessary to use a
little of both, but after a good
supply of compost is available,
chemicals will not be needed.
A well-known industrialist has
recently been experimenting with
composts and is now establishing
with a plant near the Chicago stock-
yards in order to utilize the waste
material farmers have found too
expensive to ship back to their
farms. He plans to sell his product
at fifty dollars a ton and estimates
it requires one ton to fertilize an
acre which produces two crops a
year, and that it would take two
years to bring land into good tilth.
Scientists at work on this project
have found the humus he made
contains beneficial soil microorgan-
isms, such as penicillin and strepto-
mycin in minute quantities, and two
per cent each of nitrogen, potash
and phosphorus.
,United Again—British, American and Scottish. soldiers CO
"arms at a South Korean port, as additional countries throw
g)routitl troops into the United Nations' fight against Morth
Narean Reds. 'I`he hien are: Sgt. Frank Redpath of London,
`191. l om—ild Decclsta of Honolulu, and Sgt. Erin Phillips of
Glasgow, Scotland.
fur Texas gals "pitched". woo at
their men, and "forced" them into
lruple wedding, amid flowers and
s "balled," the girls took a "full
n the aisle under a canopy of bats, ,
ms. The players are now definitely
elation "at home."
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We are taking it for granted that
the Philadelphia Phillies are the
1950 champions of the National
League. At the time of writing,
with about three weeks to.go, they
are six and a half games in front
of the Brooklyn Dodgers;,.and if
they can't hold that kind of a lead,
over such a short stretch, it will be
about the biggest surprise since„the+
one Tom Dewey got one November
mooring almost two years ago.
And if the Phils, aN expected,
win their first pennant in thirty-five
years, a huge gob of the credit —
as well as sizeable hunks of cash—
Should go to one James Xonstanty
who, back in 1946, used 'fo: `do his
throwing in the uniform -of The To-
ronto Maple L eats. (R'ciiiernber
them?).
In the Phils 112 games Konstanty
has matte 53 relief appearances,
which is just about every other,day,
or as nearly that as makes no iia f- '
ter. Beeping up that gait, by the
time the season ends he may well
have topped the modern National
League record in that regard
was set by Ace Adams, of ilie'New
York Giants in. 1943, with' a marl:
of seventy games.
However, it seems improbable at
this juncture, that Konstanty will
equal or exceed the remarka4le-per-
formance of one Williaril White,
Who appeared in an almost unbe-
lievable 75 games one season for
Cincinnati. NO, WE -DO NOT
personally recall just what sort. of a
heaver Mr. White was—as it hap-
pened back in 1879, and 'our baseball
memories do not go back that far.
Not quite, that is.
They say that a te'aiif•without a
great relief pitcher doesn't win any
pennants; and while they may 'not
have been strictly true'a generation
back, when a pitcher expected to
start every fourth . day =- aila to
finish what he started too — its As salt arrests decay, purifies,
pretty much the case in these times, preserves, and helps to feed and
when. a hurler who lasts a full nine nourish in its various usages, so
innings gets his name in. big type does a Christian • in the society
headlines. where he. lives.. Ten such would
have saved Sodom from destruc-
Coming into the galiie — ,as he tion. The. world is in clue need
generally does — with men on the of such today, Jesus said, "I am
bases, a relief pitcher must have the light of the world.” It was no
far better control than is necessary contradiction when he said to his
for a starting checker. The one or disciples, "Ye are the light of the
two bases on balls tlia.t a starter world." The . Christian reflects
often gives tip, without any dire Christ to, the world. We must let
results, would be fatal" to the reliefi. Him shine. The Christian is the
er. So he must have a pitching arm only Bible tiiat many people read.
that "warms up" fast. Also, it The Christian observes the laws
mustn't "cool off" quickly, seeing of God, yet he is not a legalist, If
that he often has to start ijirowing any man have not the spirit of
in the bull -pen three or four times Christ, he is none of His. The
before he is finally caused flito',real Christian imitates his master. His
action.- concern is to let the world
4 * n know of Christ, even though it
One former National League i.e:`• means suffering.
lief pitcher puts it this way;, '!For Two wrongs level- make a right,
some reason pitchers just can't iyork hence the' Christian returns good
regularly and then relieve as' well. for evil, The'law which said, "an
Those able to do so can be counted eye for all eye and a tooth for a
on the fingers of one hand —alien tooth is superseded by the law of
like Bob Lennon, for example. Christian love. "Love your enem-
k = +k ies.,,
"But look at Bearden and Claude• • •Tire Christian is always Happy,
Passeau, who worked out of� tttrll prayerful, and thankful. He does
and relieved until it filially caught not delight in seeing how near he
up with them, They say Dizzy can get to being a sinner and yet
Dean was ruined by breasting his remain a Christian, Rather he ah -
toe, which caused itim. to change stains from the very appearance of
his pitching stance. But I've al- evil, Paul prays that he may live
ways thought it was just plai'll over- a life separated to God and pure
warlc. He was one of:thou„eggs 'front sin and ilius Ile preserved
who wanted to pitch eveey LI;' , vi'thout 'Islatnie• until Jestis conies.
and you just can't get away”with We cannot be faultless in this life,
that, At least the guys who are but we can be blameless,
really hard throwers can't. James emphasizis the practical
* side of Christian living, Works must
"ikanstanty is different" — the . demonstrate faith, He who doesn't
speaker, who was limit Kush., for- know how to put a bridle on his
mer reliefer for the Chicago Cubs, tongue, deceives himseif, We must
"He's smart and saves his arm. Jim help the needy and at the sante tillic
is a big Iii; i, six feet tall awl weigli- be .separated from the sinful world.
ing around two hundred. He looks We call only live ilia life wheni
as though he could throw (bat ball Christ has conic into Our Heart,
:• through a brick wall -:-• but Instead
xrc dishL'"'otlt soft, cute stuffy which
doesn't put such a strain on his
aril.";
Herman Hesse, who was with the
Maple Leafs back in 1946 but is
now playing for Los Angeles, had
Inore to say along the same lines.
"Kinstanty was a starting pitcher in
those Toronto clays," he said, "but
I guests lie still throws about the
same. He threw his palm ball a
let' then, •anti used his curve ball
and fast one to set it up.. -Maybe
he'd .throw' his fast ball a few inches
off tine plate. Then, with exactly
t1ko same motion, he'd colic back
ivith his palm ball, and have the
batters busting their backs before
it was. halfway to the, plate.
But the principal asset of a suc-
cessful relief pitcher would seem to
be confidence.., A really good re-
liefer conies into a game dead sure
he can get the other side out. The
other players on the team also feel
certain that lie can do that very lit-
tle thing — which helps a heap too.
Control —' a limber arm. — anti
confidence with a capital "C". That
seems to be all you need, kiddies,
if you want to be a really good re-
lief pitcher and make yourself a lot
of dough. Jim Konstanty is a
really good reliefer — one of the
best that ever came tip; and Ontario
fans by the hundreds of thousands
will be watching, with intense. in-
terest, his work in the 'World Ser-
ies.
When, if and as the Phillies get
into same, that is,
'Carolina Peach—Pretty Caro-
lyn Edwards,' 18, -does her bit
—and bite—to help open the
Carolina peach season by Sam-
pling this years crop. Carolyn
represented her state in the
`Miss America" contest at
.Atlantic City.
.: NDAYSCHOOL
LESSON
By Rev. R. B. Warren, B.A., B.D.
What Is' Christian Living?
l`tatt. 5:13-16, 20: Phillipians 1:27-
30: 1 T Ness. 5:1.5-23; Jas. 1:22, 26,
27.
Golden Text: Let your conversa-
tion be as it beconieth the gospel
of Christ. — it.
1:27a.
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A farmer and a city man were
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They saw approaching them a girl
just out of the beauty parlour—
tinted hair, scarlet fingernails, very
heavy snake -up and gaudy lipstick,
"Well, what do you think of
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The farmer looked the girl over
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"Speaking as a farmer, I should
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Father tools his small son to
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the clergyman announced: "We
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hundred and twenty-two. 'Ten
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hundred and twenty-two."
The puzzled lad nudged his father,
"Dad," he whispered, "do we have
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AIDE XIII
With the expert help of Wolsey
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ISSUE 38 — 1950