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sHsgcslions jor the care oj livestock THE GARDEN ]MAGAZINE 



October, 1910 



LONG 



DISTANCE 

 JELEPHOHE 



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Millions of people 



touch elbows and 



are kept in constant 



personal contact by the 



Bell System. 



There are all kinds of 

 people, but only one kind of 

 telephone service that brings 

 them all together. They have 

 varying needs, an infinite 

 variety, but the same Bell sys- 

 tem and the same Bell telephone 

 fits them all. 



Each Bell Station, no matter where 



located, is virtually the center of the 



system, readily connected with other 



stations, whether one or a thousand 



miles away. 



Only by such a universal system 

 can a nation be bound together. 



American Telephone and Telegraph Company 

 And Associated Companies 



For Liquor and 



Drug Using 



A scientific remedy which has been 

 skilfully and successfully administered by 

 medical specialists for the past 30 years 



AT THE FOLLOWING KEELEY INSTITUTES: 



Hot Springs, Ark. 

 I>enver, Col. 

 West Haven, Conn. 

 Washliidirton, D. C. 

 Jacksonville, Fla. 



Atlanta, Ga. 

 nwlght, 111. 

 Marlon, Ind. 

 Lexlneton, Mass. 

 Portland, Me. 



Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



St. Lonls. Mo., 3801 Locust St. 



Manchester, I^. U. 



Buffalo, N. Y. 



White Plains, N. T. 

 Columbus, Ohio. 

 Portland, Oregon. 

 Philadelphia* Pa., 



81 SN. Broad St. 



Pittsburg, Pa., 



4246 Fifth Ave. 

 Providence, R. I. 

 Winnlpeer. Manitoba. 

 London, Kneland. 



Plant Bulbs Now 



BULB-PLANTING time is again at hand. 

 Plant very early; lily bulbs may still be 

 put in for flowers in late spring and summer. 



For a good crop of strawberries next spring, set 

 out the plants early in the month. Get good-sized 

 plants, make the soil loose and fine, and fertilize 

 well with both cow manure and commercial fer- 

 tilizer. A fertiUzer containing 8 per cent, phos- 

 phoric acid, 7 per cent, potash, and 4 per cent, 

 nitrogen is good for strawberries. Cultivate the 

 plants until the first of December, then place pine 

 needles around them (not over them) to protect 

 them from the weather and keep the berries from 

 getting sandy in the spring. Excelsior, Texas, 

 Clyde, Lady Thompson, and Klondike are good 

 early varieties for the South; and Glen Mary, 

 Brandywine, Gandy, Sample and Bubach will pro- 

 vide a late crop. 



Plant out onion sets early in the month. Fer- 

 tilize and cultivate them well. In two or three 

 months they will be large enough to eat, and the 

 bulbs will be from two to two and a half inches in 

 diameter. 



Dig sweet potatoes, also late white potatoes, 

 during the month. 



Give late cabbage frequent cultivation. A good 

 dressing of nitrate of soda will also help wonder- 

 fully to promote rapid growth. 



Continue to sow seed of turnips, radishes, beets,, 

 carrots, kale, and mustard. 



Gather winter squashes and pumpkins toward 

 the last of the month, and store in dry hay. 



Do not allow farm and garden tools to stay out all 

 winter, and then blame the manufacturers for sell- 

 ing poor tools. Keep them in the tool-shed when 

 not in use, and oil them with kerosene to keep off 

 rust. 



Continue to sow pansy seed. Plants of holly- 

 hocks and perennial phlox may be set out during 

 the month for spring and summer flowers. 



Sow cabbage seed in the open for setting out in 

 early spring. Plant more than you really want; 

 the cutworm and other insects will surely spoil some 

 heads. 



Harvest corn now before bad weather damages it. 

 Select seed now for next year's planting, and store 

 in a mouse-proof box. 



Continue to plant out peonies, and sow seed of 

 sweet peas for spring flowers. 



Toward the last of the month take in the house 

 plants which have been out in the garden all 

 summer. 



Gather cow peas for seed; if they remain in the 

 field very long at this time of year, they will rot. 



Continue to sow crimson clover, rye, and dwarf 

 Essex rape for winter pasture. 



Prepare the soil now for planting trees and shrubs 

 next month. Make the soil loose and deep and fer- 

 tilize well. Cow-barn manure is good for this 



purpose. 

 Georgia. 



Thomas J. Steed. 



Growing Sweet Peas in the South 



MUCH has already been written about sweet- 

 pea culture which in most cases refers 

 to their cultivation in the North and East, 

 where climatic conditions are ideal. In the South, 

 however, there are many difficulties to overcomt, 

 which necessitates planting and cultivation many 

 months before perfection is reached. The sweet 

 pea thrives best in a cool climate; therefore, 

 in the South, it is necessary to sow the seed at the 



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