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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 19 12 



The World's Work 



What a Contemporary Says of It. 



THE WORLD'S WORK 

 is undoubtedly among 

 the best and most 

 reliable interpreters of the 

 times in which we live. It is, 

 above all things, constructive, 

 and therefore optimistic. It 

 is refreshing to read its ac- 

 counts of the world's work — 

 which is not all about politics 

 and flag-waving — but about 

 successful attacks on those 

 social, economic and scientific 

 problems that are full of 

 meaning to the average house- 

 hold. In the current number 

 (September) President B. F. 

 Yoakum, of the St. Louis and 

 San Francisco Railroad, ex- 

 plains some of the reasons of 

 the high cost of farming, due, 

 he thinks, to the lack of 

 machinery to supply the 

 farmer with capital, and "no 

 encouragement from the Gov- 

 ernment at Washington, D. 

 C." Frank Parker Stock- 

 bridge supplements Mr. 

 Yoakum's article by one de- 

 scriptive of the new economic 

 order in the Northwest, which 

 gets $1.08 worth of goods for 

 every $1.00 it spends. Worth 

 looking into. Dr. Page, the 

 editor, writes an account of the 

 war on the hookworm. It is 

 a highly important description 

 of the way in which science is 

 slowly but surely banishing 

 disease and making most im- 

 pressive the victories of peace. 

 Secretary Meyer, of the navy, 

 tells what he is trying to do. 

 He is trying to secure effici- 

 ency by economy and econ- 

 omy by efficiency. Other 

 attractive articles are those 

 on the great Chautauqua 

 movement, community con- 

 trol in Canada, sanitary Sara- 

 nac Lake and personal 

 sketches of Wilson, Taft, and 

 Teddy by "A Common Ac- 

 quaintance," and by "A 



TT/~iri^i rm/ir " From Philadelphia 

 T Orciglier. Evening Telegraph. 



An "Irrigating System" Instead 

 of a Watering Can 



FOR individual plants and very small areas the 

 hose and watering can may serve to keep the 

 garden sufficiently moist during an ordinary sum- 

 mer; but any person who has tried it during weeks 

 of drought knows that it is a rather tiresome opera- 

 tion to say the least. Too little water is always 

 worse than none for it moistens the soil only one or 

 two inches deep and brings the roots to the surface. 



Water to be of any practical benefit to growing 

 crops should be applied at the rate of 12,000 to 

 30,000 gallons per acre, which would be about 30c 

 gallons for a 100 x 100 ft. garden. The person with 

 a very small garden usually gets his water from 

 either the city water supply or by a pipe line from 

 a spring running either by gravity or a small pump. 

 In either case the pipe is likely to be not larger than 

 one half or three quarter inch, the pressure either 

 not enough or too much and the supply therefore 

 irregular. Before I installed a system of irrigation 

 in my garden the water came through a half-inch 

 lead pipe by gravity from a spring about a quarter 

 of a mile away. This supplied the house and barn 

 as well as the garden. 



My first idea was to buy a wood or steel tank but 

 this was too expensive so we made one. We got 

 from the grocer twelve pork and pickle barrels, 

 costing from twenty-five to forty cents each. These 

 were connected together and elevated on a sub- 

 stantial platform (supported by posts that we cut 

 in the woods) which was placed in the shed as 

 near the roof as possible (leaving just room for the 

 barrels) and as high as gravity would force the 

 water. A half-inch iron pipe taps the bottom of 

 each barrel made tight with lock nuts and washers, 

 and extends down to the main fine placed directly 

 below the barrels from which it can be carried to 

 greenhouse, coldframes or garden as required. 



For the main pipe either three-quarter or one- 

 inch pipe may be used but the latter is by far the 

 best as the pressure is not very strong and the 

 larger volume of water delivered makes it possible 

 to do the watering in quick time. 



For larger areas, however, a system of the over- 

 head type of irrigation will prove more efficient and 

 economical in operation and can easily be installed 

 with a set of pipe tools as a drilling machine comes 

 with the sprinkler nozzles which are the main 

 feature 01 a "system" of irrigation. The only thing 

 necessary for the installation of an overhead system 

 such as this is an abundant supply of water and a 

 pressure of from twenty to fifty pounds, supplied 

 by most city water works or by a drop of forty feet 

 or over between the source of supply and the garden 

 level. 



The principal features of this system are the spray 

 nozzles which throw the water in a fine rain or 

 rather a heavy mist for a distance of twenty-five 

 feet, and the special unions at the end of the line 

 which makes possible the turning of the whole line 

 from side to side so that a space fifty feet wide and 

 as long as the line itself may be covered. The water 

 is applied with absolute uniformity, so that every 

 square foot receives its share and no spots are over- 

 watered or left too dry, as is pretty sure to be the 

 case in watering with a hose or sprinkler. The 

 plants are not beaten down or spattered with mud, 

 and the ground is not made hard and crusty, a 

 condition which is particularly unfavorable to 

 plant growth. 



The nozzle lines are supported on posts usually 

 about six feet above the ground to facilitate 

 cultivation, but they may be run in the same 

 direction as the rows and put near the ground if 

 desired. In fact, for a small garden, there is no 

 reason why they should not be hung along a fence 

 or even made part of it. 



The nozzles cost but a few cents apiece, are made 

 of brass so that they last practically forever, and 

 are placed at intervals of four feet. For short runs, 

 up to 150 feet, such as would be sufficient for the 

 largest home garden, three quarter-inch pipe is all 

 that is needed with a half-inch or two-inch main or 

 feed line running along one side or through the 

 middle of the garden below the surface or along 

 the fence, where it will be out of the way. The 

 cost of installing such a system for a garden of a 

 quarter of an acre should be between $20 and S35, 

 I depending largely on the market price of pipe. 



This New Book - 

 on Shade Trees 

 Is Free to You 



It shows you how much it pays 

 to plant for shade and beauty about 

 your home and farm, the actual 

 cash value that such comfort brings, 

 and how cheaply it may be had with 

 Harrison's hardy trees and shrubs. 



The book tells you what evergreens to plant in 

 different soils and climates, how to have good 

 hedges, and how to set out trees and shrubs so they 

 will thrive; contains 64 pages, 46 pictures; helpful 

 and interesting. If you own land and are thinking 

 of planting trees, we will be glad to send you a 

 copy of "The Why and How of Shade Trees and 

 Evergreens," free. 



How to Grow and Market Fruit 



Our guide book, 150 pages, tells how to get 30 ox 

 40 cents more per bushel for your fruit, how to have 

 young trees bear paying crops earlier, and how to make 

 established orchards produce from S200 to S500 profit pei. 

 acre yearly; contains 50,000 words and 200 special pic- 

 tures showing up-to-date methods. Price, 

 50 cents, rebated on $5 order for trees. 



Complete catalog of fruit and shade 

 trees free on request. 



Come to Berlin and see how we grow 

 superior trees. 



Eastern shore of Maryland farms for 

 sale — send for list. 



HARRISON'S NURSERIES 



Main Ave, BERLIN. MD. < ^ M 



Consider The Lilies 



How They Grow 



The best way to get back to nature is 

 to cultivate flowers. A love for 

 flowers is rooted deep in the 

 human heart. Thoreau says: 

 "There is something primeval 

 in the desire that most of us 

 evince, to dig in the earth 

 and stir up the soil. 

 All that is necessary is 

 a little systematic 

 care, and lo ! we 

 blossom forth as 



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 culturists. 



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Now is the 

 time of year 

 hen you 

 should be plant- 

 ing your hardy 

 plants, lilies, tulips, 

 daffodils and vines 

 that thrive so lustily 

 in our northern climes. 

 They will then get rooted 

 before winter. Shrubs and 

 trees may wait until November. 

 Our Autumn supplement offers 

 rare bargains of surplus stock, be- 

 sides other things you need. Plants 

 from the North stand hard winters. 

 Catalogue and supplement free. Address 

 F. H. HORSFORD, Charlotte, Vt. 



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Plant Peonies Now 



Pick out the spots 

 where you would like 

 to see them blooming 

 and plant now. Next 

 spring you will be re- 

 warded with their beau- 

 tiful fragrant flowers 

 and they will increase 

 in size and profusion of 

 bloom fromyear to year. 

 This climate and rich 

 soil are particularly 

 adapted to Peonies. Our 

 Peony roots are full of 

 real life and vigorous 

 promise. No flower can 

 be grown with greater 

 ease or less attention. 

 No matter where you 



are we are near to you who want the best. 



Send for our catalog now and plant them early. 



Wild Bros. Nursery Co., Box 514, Sarcoxie, Mo. 



