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Entered as Second-Class Matter June 12, 1909. at Sound Beach Post Office, under Act of March 3, 1897. 



Volume VII 



APRIL. 



Number 11 



Interested in Wild Birds and Animals. 



Mrs. Russell Sage is taking- a com- 

 mendable active interest both finan- 

 cially and personally in various forms 

 of outdoor life and nature study. 

 "Bird-Lore" in a recent number of that 

 magazine mentions her various gifts in 

 behalf of bird protection and adds the 

 following, which we are sure will be of 

 especial interest to our readers : 



"Mrs. Russell Sage is greatly in- 

 terested in everything that makes for 

 the up-building - of the human race; and 

 among her wide range of benefactions 

 has not neglected the wild birds and 

 animals, which she often enjoys in her 

 walks afield within Central Park, 

 where she is on intimate terms with 

 the squirrels, or at her country place, 

 where no doubt the birds know her as 

 well as she knows them." 



Through the courtesy of that maga- 

 zine and of the Audubon Societies, we 

 present to our readers the beautiful full 

 page illustration showing Mrs. Sage 

 on friendly terms with a wild gray 

 squirrel that she is feeding in a grove 

 in Central Park. This picture will bear 

 careful study as a photograph and as 

 a picture of an interesting incident in 

 the life of a wild animal. It is valu- 

 able not only because it is picturesque, 

 but because it preaches a sermon in 

 nature study more effective than words. 



Growing Tomatoes on Trellises. 



The public schools of Bloomington, 

 Illinois, in their school gardening are de- 

 voting special attention to tomatoes. For 

 several years three thousand Grand Pa- 

 cific tomato plants have been distributed 

 annually among school children, giving 

 to each a single plant or at most only 

 two. The children were to set the plants 

 in their home gardens, cultivate them, 

 care for them in every way, and in Sep- 

 tember bring the finest of the fruit for 

 tomato exhibits at the different ward 

 schools. Prizes were awarded for the 

 finest specimens. Last year fifteen 

 thousand tomato plants were distributed 

 with the following instructions 



How to Grow Grand Pacific Tomatoes* 



Select a spot of ground with full exposure 

 to the sun. When the soil will crumble nicely, 

 spade the ground the full depth of the spad- 

 ing fork. 



After the ground has been carefully pre- 

 pared set the posts or stakes for the trellis 

 making it from six to eight feet high. 



I f the plants are to be set along a fence or 

 building they can be fastened to the fence or 

 building in place of a trellis by using strips 

 of cloth around the vines and tacking the cloth 

 to the wall or fence. 



Set the plants one foot apart in a row along 

 the trellis, fence, or wall. As they grow, trim 

 them to single stems or not more than two 

 stems. Continue the trimming throughout the 

 whole season. Close trimming turns the sap 

 of the plants to the fruit clusters and produces 

 fine clusters of fine large tomatoes. 



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