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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 1909 



The AristOCrat Of Moderate 



W^e are often asked the reason for the great success of the 



United States Separator 



Priced 

 Cream 

 Separators 



In a nut shell it is this : 



U. S. Cream Separators are made of the best material, are most thorough in skimming and most 



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In every line there is one best. Why ? Because that one is the standard. So it is with 

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Promises and Performances. There are cream separator manufacturers that promise great 

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When some glib salesman claims he has something equal to the United States, 

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The United States has the proof. For it Holds the World's "Record 



for closest skimming in fifty consecutive runs, covering one month, at the 

 Pan-American Exposition from the milk of ten different breeds of cows, a 

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oftener, because the pile presents more surface 

 from which the moisture can evaporate. Turn 

 the heap of leaves occasionally, and in two years 

 the leafmold will be in usable condition. 



Never bury leaves in your garden where you 

 intend to grow plants next year. The heat caused 

 by the fermentation will injure the roots of the 

 growing plants. 



Muck, from either a fresh water or salt water 

 marsh is equally good as leafmold, but it must 

 be dug at least one winter before using. After 

 digging place it on the upland, away from tides 

 and floods, in triangular-shaped piles about three 

 feet wide, three feet high and as long as necessary. 

 By putting it in such small piles the frost and air 

 have a much better chance to work through it 

 than if it is in larger piles. Under ordinary cir- 

 cumstances exposure to the weather for one 

 winter will sweeten it. But if not add a little 

 lime; this will quickly neutralize any acidity. 



VALUE OF DRAINAGE 



One of the most important things in a soil to 

 provide for is drainage. This is best secured by 

 adding sand. Use a clean, sharp sand such as 

 a mason would use for making mortar. If you 

 cannot secure this from a nearby sand bank, you 

 can buy bird sand, if only small quantities ate 

 needed, from the grocer. It comes put up in 

 small packages. If sand from the seashore is 

 used, get from the shore side of the sandhills and 

 wash it thoroughly before using in order to remove 

 any salt. Although I have never done it myself, 

 I have seen coal ashes successfully used as a 

 substitute for sand. They were, of course, screened 

 to remove the coarse matter. On heavy soils 

 coal ashes sometimes are a positive detriment, 

 however, by making the clay into a sort of 

 cement. 



Where better drainage is wanted than can be 

 given by simply adding sand, add charcoal. If 

 the plants are to stay for a year or so in single 

 pots without repotting (as is the case with palms) 

 the charcoal is a distinct advantage, not only 

 because of the better drainage it affords, but also 

 because it prevents the soil from souring. Char- 

 coal is cheap, and a little of it goes a long way. 



It is very important to have on hand at all times 

 the ingredients necessary to make up a good 

 potting-soil, so in an outbuilding away from the 

 weather or in the cellar, have bins in which a six 

 months', if not a year's supply, of the articles 

 just mentioned can be stored. You will find this 

 a very decided advantage, especially in the winter, 

 when the ground is frozen. Even the manure 

 can be stored in the cellar, if it is well decayed, 

 without the least inconvenience. 



No hard and fast rule can be laid down for 

 amounts of the different ingredients of a potting 

 soil. They will vary with the character of the 

 soil in your locality. I have found that a soil 

 composed of equal parts of sand, rotted sod, 

 leafmold, and manure will give excellent results 

 with plants ordinarily grown in the house. If the 

 rotted sod has been composted then it will be neces- 

 sary to add only sand and leafmold. 



Mix the soil thoroughly before planting. The 

 best way to do this is to get the component parts 

 together in layers and then throwing the mass 

 over to make a new pile. Always shovel from 

 the bottom of the pile and always throw the added 

 matter on the apex of the new pile so that the 

 soil can roll down the sides. If this is done and 

 the pile turned three of four times the soil will 

 be thoroughly mixed. 



Before mixing the soil determine whether it 

 is sufficiently moist. This may be told by taking 

 a handful of the soil and pressing it firmly in the 

 hand. If water can be squeezed out the soil is 

 too damp and ought not to be worked over until 

 enough dry soil has been added to take up the 

 surplus moisture. 



If after having been pressed in the hand the soil 

 remains together but will break upon being lightly 

 touched, it contains the proper amount of moisture. 

 If it will not remain in a lump but breaks up imme- 

 diately the pressure is released, it needs more 

 water. Add it by means of a watering pot, the 

 amount necessary can be judged better from ex- 

 perience than bv any rules which can be given. 



Pennsylvania.' - P. T. Barnes. 



