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Planting Narcissus, Daffodil and Tulip 

 Bulbs for Next Spring 

 There is niithini,' tliiit will lieaiitify a 

 lawn (|uik' so imich as a bed of tulips, 

 dafTodils and narcissus blooniini' in the 

 early spring. The beds should be pre- 

 pared in the fall. As a general rule 

 bulbs should be jdanted in October and 

 November, so that the roots may make 

 a good growth before cold weather sets 

 in. Bulbs require a moderately rich 

 soil that is well drained. Narcissus 

 and daffodil bulbs should be set about 

 ten inches apart and live inches deep, 

 and tulip bulbs should be set five inches 

 apart and four inches deep, but this 

 will depend largely on the size of the 

 bulb. A good rule to go by is to cover 

 the bulbs with soil one and one-half 

 times their depth. When the ground 

 freezes it is a good idea to cover the 

 beds with a light mulch of straw or 

 leaves, which should be removed early 

 in the spring. After blossoming in the 

 spring allow from six to ten weeks for 

 the foliage to die, when the bulbs can 

 be taken up. Shake the soil from the 

 roots and put them in a cool place 

 where they will ripen, until time for 

 planting in the fall. If bulbs are wanted 



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for house culture the soil should be 

 light and rich, one-third good soil, one- 

 third sand and one-third thoroughly 

 rotted manure, and the bulbs planted 

 thickly, so they almost touih. As soon 

 as planted they should be well watered 

 and pul away in a cool dry place. If 

 the room is light they should be covered 

 to keep them dark. If the soil gets dr\ 

 water them, but not oftener than everx 

 two weeks. Bring them out after about 

 lour to six weeks, when they should be 

 watered freely. A very good idea, if 

 one has several pots of bulbs, is to 

 bring them out about two weeks apart, 

 and in this way a succession of flowers 

 can be had all winter and spring. 



The North Pacific Fruit Distributors 

 through their manager, J. H. Bobbins, 

 stale that they will control about the 

 same percentage of tonnage this year 

 as last year. J. H. Bobbins, manager, 

 attendeil the Inlernational Ajjple Ship- 

 pers" convention at Chicago and re- 

 ported the apple crop of the United 

 Slates much less than last year — ap- 

 proximately about 50 per cent. 



Mr. AVilmer Sieg, sales manager of 

 the Hood Biver Apple Growers' Asso- 

 ciation, attended the International 

 .\p|)le Shippers' Association meeting 

 held in Chicago in August, reporting 

 the apple situation as much more 

 favorable in the way of prices this 

 year. In fact Mr. Sieg is optimistic 

 about obtaining reasonably good prices 

 this year. 



B. \. Perhani, sales manger of the 

 North Pacific Fruit Distributors, re- 

 I)orted in August that the peach crop 

 would amount to 1,200 carloads, and il 

 is also his ojjinion that the crop will be 

 marketed west of Kansas City and 

 .Minnea|)olis. 



Mr. ,Iohn Steel of Parma, Idaho, who 

 is one of the largest prune orchardists 

 in that state, owning about U)v\y acres 

 in ijrunes and sixty acres in apples, has 

 signed up his crop with the North 

 Pacific Fruit Distributors. 



Mr. L. J. Blot, formerly of the North 

 Pacific Fruit Distributors, is sales man- 

 ager of the Spokane Fruit tirowers 

 Co., a man credited with having splen- 

 did salesman ability and an extensive 

 accpiaintance with the tratle. 



'file strawbeny weevil pest is re- 

 l)orted as doing extensive damage to 

 the stiawberry patches aroimd Ken- 

 newick. 



Loganberry juice has been given a 

 .great boost through the i)raise awarded 

 it by William ,)ennings Bryan. 



The pear crop of all of the Eastern 

 States is reported much less than last 

 year. 



Rats. 



H. D. Swarts, of Scranton, Pa., has 

 invented a ral catcher thai caught over 

 100 rats in a month in one establish- 

 ment. See his ad. in this issue. — Adv. 



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