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The Exeter Advocate, 1918-5-30, Page 6-.re' 1'hle Department la for the use of our farm readers who want thti rori expert on any question regarding soil, seed, crops, etc,. If your gLeaaetloa/ is o4` aufficleet, general interest, It will be answered through this column 4, ramped and addressed envelope is encIoeed with your letter, a complete aa'aawerwitl be rraalled:to you. Addroa>s Agronomlatt "res of Wtlaora Pubtlaahing 'Co,e Ltd., 79 �ldgtalde gt. VM•, "9"orontc.. TIIE LURE or A KITCHEN GARDEN, For four seasonswe havehad a In the meantime we had set 48 pot- Rai'den plot only 20 x 25 feet. On this ;gown tomato plants, each plant with small tract of ground we have grown a piece of paper wrapped around and all the vegeables, e;ept potatoes and extending from just beneath the soil sweet corn, needed for our family of to about two inches above, as a pro- three persons. Furthermore, the tection against cut -worms. A dozen surplus garden produots given away red -pepper plants—more than we would, if sold, have more than paid needed—had been started. By the time for all the roasting ears and potatoes the first tomatoes were ripe, the gar- that we bought. The results we have den is made up of beans, tomatoes, obtained with our small garden can cucumbers, peppers, and perhaps some be greatly increased where more gar- late beets, Again the garden seems den space is available and there is the full so that a visitor viewing it for spare (help to take care of it. the first time would conclude that we Last year in this little backyard had grown no early garden. garden we grew lettuce, radishes, By the time the bunch beans are onions, peas, beets, bunch and stick gone, the taller varieties grown beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, red pep- around the edge of the garden and al- pers, and celery. lowed to trail on the woven -wire fence Peas, to be at. their best, should be are ready for use, and cont nue gathered while still small and tender. throughout practically the entire sea Furthermore, the chemical changes son. Beans and tomatoesmake up that take place in this vegetable are the most of the late summer garden, more marked and more rapid than in but before cold weather head lettuce almost any other, There is all the and celery are growing between the difference in sweetness and in flavor rows of tomatoes. Celery, as every between peas that have been off the experienced gardener knows, heads vine from twenty-four to forty-eight best in cool weather only, the growth hours when compared with those gath- here being made principally in Sep- ered in the forenoon and served at tember. the midday meal. So we say that While we enjoy growing all vege- for one who really cares for peas the tables for -which we find room, toms- best way to have then is to grow toes afford; us our greatest pleasure them. and largest profits. In growing peas the have not found For tomatoes the most satisfactory the strictly dwarf varieties best: stakethat we have ever tried con - Personally we prefer the semi -dwarf sists of two pieces split from heavy binds, as they require less room and boards, such as are used in shipping yield more abundantly. If bits of boxes. One piece is sharpened and brush are not available for sticks, a this ,railed to another. Two 4 -foot few short kindling pieces may be pieces will give a 7 -foot stake, allow- drive_i into the ground on each side of the rows about 8 or 10 feet apart.1 ing one foot for lap. Th shoulders Binder twine or cord of any kind may formed where the pieces are nailed to - then be strung on these, a round be- gether, affords an excellent place on ing added from time to time. as the { which to hammer when the stakes are i vines gain in height, being set. We keep. all suckers pick - Our little garden s of was not -na- turally ed off the tomato vines, allowing only turally fertile, but a few loads of one or two main central stems. Dur-' ing the manure the first year, followed by. growing season the vines from 20 to 30 wheel-barrowloads of should be gone over, suckered and; stable manure each year thereafter, tied up every few days. Cloth strings keep it productive. In spading it we —from rags of any kind—should be have always gone as deep as the spade used so as not to cut or otherwise in- ing-fork tines would allow. In the dune the vines, I d t soft, mellow, humus -filled sail. spading In the autumn after havings rea p -r 1 to this depth is a comparatively easy 30 wheel -barrow loads of well -rotted task. Beginning with good soil and 1 stable manure over the surface, the deep tillage, the conservation of moil- entire garden patch was spaded good ture, even in a dry season, is not dif- ficult. After each rainfall, and as soon as the ground was dry enough to be worked, it was stirred so as to pre- vent the formation of any crust and to provide instead a thorough dust mulch A slight sprinkling of the and deep. This fall clean-up and spading of the soil of the entire garden are of much importance for several reasons.. The turning over and mixing of the soil and manure allows the rain and melting snow tofill the subsoil with moisture, the plant food in the ma - garden every few days induces a nure is less likely to be lost by wash - shallow root growth, and more harm ing and leaching, and the insect pests than good is done. We practice level that have hibernated in the leaves,; planting exclusively, making no hills rubbish, and top soil are in 'great or ridges. With this method and in measure destroyed. Last, but not rich soil, rows may be only half the least, the lower soil stratum turned ordinary distance apart. In planting the earliest vegetables we always plan to let later growths come in between. For this reason, to one unacquainted with our plan, it would seem that when the early let- tuce, radishes, onions, beets, and peas are in the whole garden has been planted and that there is no room for less they spring is so dry as to en anything else. A. little later, though, danger the moisture supply by evapor- rows of other vegetables are seeded anon. But should continued drying. right in between these, just as if they were not there. By this time it must be acknow- up better receives` the frost action, and in consequence is in condition to be much more easily brought into good tilth in the spring. 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Currier, care of Wilson Publishing Co., 78 Adelaide St. West Toronto. Falling Of The Stomach. I have been asked to write an weather prevail before planting time, article on gastroptosis, or falling of spading and a surface mulch check! the stomach—what it means, and. the escape of moisture. In any case,) what are some of its symptoms. ledged, things are pretty badly crowd- nothing isgained by trying to hurry; The stomach is very movable; he- ed. In our little garden we have had plants into the ground before condi- l ing in the upper part of the abdominal 20 rows of vegetables all at once, tions are favorable for their growth. with double plantings, such as toma- From our little garden we have toes, set in the radish rows. Neces- averaged annually $50 worth of vege- sarily, this condition made even hoe- 'tables. Furthermore, 'Nee have had ing difficult, so that mast of the work vegetables of a quality such as we of cultivating, for the time being, was could not have bought ou the mar- done by using a hand weeder and ket. Best of all, we have .addedto spading fork. Soon, though, the rows our 'health and happiness while doing. of radishes, early peas, lettuce and aur bit in food production and cor- onions—ten in all—were removed. servation. Have a Bird Sanctuary. It is patriotic to save the birds.. Birds eat insects. Insects destroy about $1,300,000,000 worth of grain, fruit, vegetables, and trees every year. Now the birds can save all that money but they can help to save' a big portion o: it. In the great scheme of nature, birds were created to keep the insects in check, They car do, it and do it well. hey ,.r much mismanagement, lack of foresight and many ether reasons, we have wiped out nearly ninety' per cent. of our bird life. Now, it's tip to us to use all means possible to bring back the right balance of bird life,' When you destroy the balance of anything, 'something happens, The POULTRY,, EGGS .and FEATHERS Highest PrIcee Paid Prompt Rdtttuns--k'I'o CommleeL.on P. POUJL lN' CO, 8 Bononan ra l srkOt ileo utroe 1 cavity, extending from right to left and held in place by the food tube or gullet, and by loose bands or ligaments attached to the dia- phragm, to the liver on the right, and the spleen on the left. balance of bird life has been upset; that's one: of the reasons why the farmers of the great potato bearing countries are compelled to pay mil- lions for materials to kill potato- bugs. Quail, rose -breasted grosbeaks and other species consider potato - bugs the greatest delicacy, but we haven't enough of these birds t� do, the work. What are the worst enemies of birds? Man, cats, English sparrows, red squirrels, continued rains and late cold weather In spring, floods, ice storms, rats, snakes, Cooper's pige- on, niarsh and sharp -shinned hawks; and in some places blue jays, crows, grackles and cowbirds. How can cats be prevented from getting birds? Get rid of the cats, or . use tin funnel -shaped guards around trees and poles; also by plant- ing a Dorothy Perkins rosebush around trees which contain nests. What birds walk instead of hop? Blackbird, cow, meadow -lark, " cow- bird and ovenbird. Should bird -houses he cleaned in the spring? The largest manufactur- er of bird -houses and a sincere lover of birds says, "No," and we agree with him. Leave the houses alone, Why get mad when an idea strikes yea? It may be the rnakdng of yolk. Though so loosely held, it is in motion most of. the time, particul larly when food is churned about in it, and undergoing digestion. The tissues of the stomach and its ligaments stretch easily and, lacking the resiliency of an elastic tissue, they do not return to their normal bound- aries after a certain number of s•tretchings. ` The stomach of a full grown adult holds one to three pints, and you can imagine how much it is distended and 'CUT OUT At4D FOLD ON DOTTED ,LINES ICUSCOMMI Foto BRCta1 — FOLD FORe5AriD7. { get my ,,pun from my mania, eyeare pa'S, you sre; So pet'the'n& both together,�and The ere tet ---•well, it's nee . overtaxed by those who eat and drink to excess. It is not unusual for guzzlers of beer, wine, whiskey, gin, etc., to drink several quarts at a sitting, and for thosewhoare intemperate in eating, to eat far more than the proper capa- city of the stomach. The kidneys and intestines do their best to relieve such sinners, but all these organs are sooner or•: later in- volved in the penaitieseof over -eating. and drinking. ' Continued abuse of the stomach must ultiinately result in persistent dilatation, the organ loses its natural load than you are able to carry. If you could get a rest for a few weeks, having somebody do your work for you; and just play and sleep for a time, I think you will get a new start. I should be glad to hear if you are able to do this. • tive operation can sometimes be suc- cessfully done. Many cases, however, are much re- lieved by a properly adjusted belt, and this should be tried in preference to an operation, when possible. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS J. K. -Am weak and not able to do my housework well. Get very short of breath and my heart beats rapidly. I feel better when I can lie down and take a rest. Please tell me what is Wrong with m e . Answer—My opinion would be that you are trying ' to carry a bigger shape, constant fermentation and gas formation balloon it into a great bag, and it encroaches upon neighboring organs and causes unlimited discom- fort. From dilatation to relaxation of 't'he loose supporting bands of t'he stomach, is but a step. When the bands begin to give way, there is nothing to bring them, back to their normal state. > The more they arepulled, the more they stretch, and the less able they become to sustain the over -distended and over -weighted stomach: Then the latter drops, sometimes horizontally ;and sometimes bow or stern, first, the intestines can offer little resistance, and in time the. stomach distends and drops until it reaches the pelvis. Others who suffer with falling of the stomach are the people of lax fibre,' who have 'little muscular strength to begin with, and who have been overpowered by bard work or imprciper,food. Included in this group, are hard- working women burdened with the care of families among the poor and neglected: Only recently has this condition been accurately recognized, only re- cently have the •stomach and its dis- orders formed a group of diseases for -careful investigation. The X-ray, and abdominal surgery, have illumineted the subject, and though we are lar from getting ideal results in;the treatment of many Stom- ach diseases, we have certainly made great gains and will gain much more. Some of the symptoms of falling' of the stomach are general discomfort, want of {ambition for ordinary duties, constipation: and poor nutrition. The !treatment; may be medical, sur- gical, or instrumental If the abdomen is opened, a repara- ed. Destroy The Cutworms. Early though the season is, 'the in- sect world is already "on the job." Cutworms destroy thousands of dol- lars' worth of vegetable crops every year§. Gardeners must aid in the campaign to save the crops by de- stroying these pests. Watch for their appearance as they are already at work. They suit through the stems of the young beans and tomato plants at the ground line during the night and leave: the young plant dying on the ground. Investigation in the loose soil will generally . discover the miscreant a few inches away, half an inch or so below the surface"; when he can be summarily squashed. They can. be killed wholesale' by scattering along the rows poisoned bait made as follows: Bran, 20 lbs., cheap molasses, 1.quart; Paris green or white arsenic, half a pound; water front 2 to 21 gallons. Mix the bran and. Paris green (or white 'arsenic) thoroughly in a wash tub while dry. Dissolve the molasses in the; water and wet the bran and poison with the same, atir- ring well so ae to dampen the bran thoroughly. War Time Cook Book. An excellent war -time cook book hes been issued by the Women's 1tr etitutes of Onto to and copies may be secured by writing to the Ont is pertinent of Agriculture for eelreukl No, 11. Various lease and Meows or saving and substituting are suggea !