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mean much more to her than the mascu¬ 
line members of the family can realize. 
Tile ideal plan. then, from the viewpoint 
of both the farmer and his wife, is to 
have a special window where the plants 
can he grown and where they will receive 
an abundance of sunlight, without inter¬ 
fering with the routine of family life. 
Such a window can readily be attached 
to any house. There is no necessity of 
having a foundation : it can be supported 
by brackets. There is an advantage in 
having double windows, but there should 
be at least one pane of glass which can 
be opened. While there are many plants 
which can be grown in the house, the 
number which will actually thrive in the 
average living room is comparatively 
small. Among the very best are geran¬ 
iums. Chinese primroses, Malaeoides 
primroses. Cyclamens, Begonias, Impa- 
tiens. Abutilons, lobster cactus and the 
Godfrey calla. Begonias and primroses 
are the easiest of all to handle. It is not 
Potted Too Shallow. Fig. 625 
even necessary to have very much direct 
sunlight for I lie small-flowered Begonias, 
although it is useless to try to grow them 
in a dark corner. Geraniums, on the 
other hand, will not flower unless they 
have an abundance of sunlight. One 
mistake in handling geraniums is giving 
| them pots which are over size. In order 
to bloom freely they must have their roots 
somewhat crowded, so that smaller pots 
are advisable. They like rather a moist 
atmosphere, too, which perhaps explains 
why they thrive so well in the average 
kitchen. Indeed, none of the plants men¬ 
tioned will make first-class growth if the 
air is too hot or dry. The room should 
be ventilated every day, although the air 
should not be allowed to blow directly 
upon the plants. Plants which become 
infested with insects of any kind may be 
rid of these pests by dipping -them in 
soapy water. This is readily done by 
Dipping Pot Plants. Fig. 626 
the pots. Otherwise the water may run 
down the sidos instead of percolating 
through the soil. If you have a north 
window there is no better plant to use 
there than a good fern. Ferns do not 
require direct sunlight, although they are 
not injured by it. On the other hand, 
they will not thrive in a dark corner. If 
you are growing one of the newer forms 
<>f the Boston fern, with the crinkled and 
crested leaves, be particularly careful 
about giving it all the light you can, 
otherwise it will soon revert to the com¬ 
mon Boston fern, from which it was 
evolved. If you must have a plant to 
grow away from the window, choose 
either the Aspidistra or the Sansevieria, 
both of which will thrive amazingly well 
under conditions which would mean the 
prompt demise of almost any other kind 
Gathefuxg Ferns.—I n the western 
part of New England a very large busi¬ 
ness is done in gathering ferns, which are 
shipped to the city market. This is not 
necessarily a holiday business however, as 
ferns are use the year round. An 
establishment was recently erected in 
North Adams, Mass., which cost $40 000 
and contains 1.750 square feet of floor 
space to he given over entirely to the 
storage of ferns which have been har¬ 
vested in Northern Massachusetts and 
Southern 1 ermont. This building will 
contain 42.000.000 ferns, which is practi¬ 
cally a year’s supply. It has a refriger¬ 
ating system by which the temperature 
can be kept at 30 degrees, and walls, 
floors and ceilings are completely sealed 
with cork sheathing, the cork alone cost¬ 
ing nearly $0,000. Any farmer who has 
a generous supply of native ferns ran 
usually turn them into a source of con¬ 
siderable profit. 
Maine Potatoes.— According to what 
I learn from men in the trade who have 
been traveling through Maine, the crop 
of potatoes in that State is quite as large 
as the papers have led the public to be¬ 
lieve. The average yield is said to have 
run well towards 150 barrels an acre. 
One farmer produced over 4,700 barrels! 
Prices have gone down pretty low of 
late: the growers have been receiving $2, 
but a considerable number of them made 
contracts earlier in the season at the rate 
of $3.50, and they naturally are well 
pleased. Storage houses and warehouses 
are packed with potatoes, but it seems to 
he the general opinion that prices will go 
up after the immediate surplus has been 
consumed. and many growers are 
prompted to store large quantities. The 
result of the good crop is being seen 
throughout the State in the freer circu¬ 
lation of money and in the paying up of 
old accounts. e. i. Farrington. 
CONTENTS 
THE BUBAL NEW-YOBKEB, DEC. 17, 1921 
FABM TOPICS 
Planting- vs. Fanning in the Cotton Country 1446 
What About Asparagus Tops!. 1446 
Straw for Killing Quack Grass. 1446 
Lime on Sandy Soil. ] 45 i 
Farm Bureau Meeting—Part II. 14^1 
Leading Agricultural Counties. 1457 
Hope Farm Notes.1454, 1463 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIBY 
Amendment to the Stock Trespass Law.... 1447 
Milk Problems . 1457 
Feeding Grade Holsteins. 1460 
Several Cow Questions. 1460 
Cow and Poultry Questions. 1450 
Low-arade Feeds Unprofitable. 1463 
Feeding Gra-’e Herd. 1463 
Grain with Poor Hay. 1443 
Profitable Pork-making . 1463 
THE HENYABD 
Egg-laying Contest . 1464 
Number of Birds in House. 1464 
Treatment of Chicken Pox. 1464 
Lice on Chickens. 1454 
Limberneck . 1454 
Salt for Poultry.’ 1454 
Damp Henhouse . 1454 
Grain Treated with Carbon Bisu’phide. 1464 
Sawdust for Litter. 1454 
HOKTICULTUBE 
A Tall-growing Tomato. 1445 
Garden Notes from New England.... 1447. 1448 
Notes from a Maryland Garden. 1449 
Dahlia Injured by Borers. 1449 
A Mulch for Strawberries. 1451 
Dewberries from Boot Cuttings. 1451 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day. 1458 
Spongy and Creamy Taffy. 1458 
The Bural Patterns. j458 
Home-grown Sweets . 1458 
Clean Out the Chimneys. 1458 
Tennessee Notes . 1458 
Wild Crabapple Jelly. 1453 
An Old-time B, N.-Y. 1459 
Painting a Carpet. 1459 
What to Do with Dates. 1459 
A Perfect One-egg Cake. 1459 
MISCELLANEOUS 
cutting a notch in a piece of cardboard 
and slipping the notch around the stem 
of the plant. The pot can then be in¬ 
verted. the hands being held over the 
cardboard, without the earth coming out. 
It is a common mistake to pot plants too 
shallow, so that the earth must be 
mounded up to the very top of the pot in 
order to cover the roots. Then there is 
no opportunity for applying water with¬ 
out having it immediately run off. When 
a plant is properly potted the surface of 
the soil will be half an inch below the 
top of the pot. Of course the opposite 
mistake should not be made of potting lie 
plant too deeply. And at all times he 
earth should be pressed down with he 
fingers or with a stick, so that it will 
The Forestry Problem in New York.. 1445. 1446 
Forest Leaves for Keeping Ice. 1446 
Buying Bees by the Pound. 144G 
Help for the Starving. 1453 
Working Men and Prize Fighters. 3453 
Kitchen Sink and Hound Dog. 3453 
The Bailroad Man’s Wages. 34 r 3 
A Japanese on Eastern Culture. 14 c 3 
Primer of Economics—Part LV. 1455 
Marking a Sundial. 1455 
The President’s Message. 1457 
The Betts Trespass Bill. 1457 
Ear Corn as Fuel. 1457 
How to Make a Broom. 1462 
Waterproofing a Cistern. 1492 
Cistern for Septic Tank. 1462 
B’ow Torch Boils Water in Wooden Barrel. 34 62 
Bemoving Scale from Boilers. 1462 
Making a Box Kite. . 3462 
Cleaning Old Barrels. 14 '2 
Sheathing for Walls. 1462 
Suggestions About Fence Building. 1462 
Publisher’s Desk . 1466 
