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Culture  of  Broom  Corn 
Will  you  tell  me  how  to  grow  broom 
corn ;  when  to  start,  how  to  plant,  to 
drill  like  wheat  or  like  field  corn?  It 
planted  like  corn,  how  many  stalks  should 
be  in  hill?  When  is  proper  time  to  break 
head  so  it  will  hang  down?  When  and 
how  to  harvest,  conditions  of  soil,  how 
much  in  pounds  can  be  raised  to  acre? 
Friendship,  N.  Y.  E.  v. 
Broom  com  is  a  very  easy  crop  to 
grow.  Drill  the  seed  in  rows  far  enough 
apart  for  easy  cultivation  arid  thin  to  »: 
iu.  or  8  in.  in  the  row.  Plant  at  the 
same  time  you  would  field  corn,  use  the 
same  fertilizer  and  give  the  same  cultiva¬ 
tion  and  treatment. 
Some  growers  bend  the  tops  over  when 
the  seed  is  nearly  ripe,  thinking  the 
spreading  panicle  at  the  top  will  remain 
straight  and  lend  itself  more  readily  to 
making  a  fine,  straight  broom.  Others 
say  this  cuts  off  the  sap.  arresting  de¬ 
velopment.  and  the  result  is  a  broom  with 
a  very  much  shorter  life.  It  is  easy  to 
experiment  and  find  out  which  gives  the 
best  all-round  results. 
How  to  Raise  Celery  Plants 
In  reading  “An  Ohio  Woman’s  Gar¬ 
den,”  on  page  34G,  I  noticed  a  request  as 
to  raising  celery  plants.  I  have  had  good 
success  by  sowing  the  seed  in  the  garden, 
no  hotbed  or  sash  needed,  as  they  are 
more  hardy  when  grown  outside.  After 
the  ground  is  dry  and  works  up  fine  1 
sow  the  seed,  make  a  bed  2  in.  high  or  a 
little  more  with  the  rake,  and  as  long  as 
you  wish.  We  plow  our  garden  and  plant 
in  rows,  and  this  will  prevent  little  plants 
from  drowning  out.  Have  the  soil  as  fine 
as  you  can  make  it,  and  have  the  rows 
about  0  in.  apart  and  three  rows  to  a 
bed;  cover  seeds  very  little,  as  they  will 
come  up  better.  Tariip  down  a  little  with 
rake,  then  cover  with  an  old  fertilizer 
sack  or  carpet,  lay  stones  on  the  corners 
to  keep  from  blowing  off  and  leave  the 
carpet  or  covering  on  until  the  seeds  come 
up,  which  will  take  two  or  three  weeks. 
Then  uncover;  wrhen  the  plants  are  grow¬ 
ing  keep  weeds  well  picked  out  and  work  ! 
soil  between  the  plants  with  an  old  table  < 
fork  or  hand  weeder.  This  is  the  easiest 
and  best  way  tve  have  found  to  raise  cel-  1 
ery  plants.  No  garden  is  complete  with¬ 
out  a  row  or  two  of  this  splendid  vege¬ 
table.  The  mature  celery  is  well  kept  in 
a  large  crock  or  tub  with  a  little  water 
iu  bottom.  The  celery  should  not  be 
crowded  too  much.  topsy. 
The  McIntosh  Apple 
I  observe  you  are  highly  recommend¬ 
ing  the  McIntosh  apple,  i'lease  be  care¬ 
ful  how  you  do  this,  as  you  may  do  the 
Middle  States  a  great  injury.  You  can- 
say  too  much  as  to  its  quality.  In  In¬ 
diana  it  is  entirely  worthless  as  a  market  I 
apple.  It  takes  on  no  color  till  entirely  j 
ripe  and  ready  to  fall.  Only  a  few  ripen-  j 
ing  at  the  same  time,  they  ripen  during  a  j 
period  of  about  two  months.  One  tree  for  j 
family  use  is  ideal,  but  that  is  all. 
Indiana.  joe  a.  burton. 
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Hash  Leads  the  World  in  Motor  Car  Value 
Ne  w  Carriole 
Four  Cylinders 
Five  Passengers 
*1275 
/.  o.  b.  Factory 
Now  you  can  have  an  enclosed  car  that  will  stand 
up  under  the  “ racketing ”  of  country  driving. 
The  new  Nash  Carriole  for  five  people  is  built  with 
surplus  strength  and  solidity  in  every  unit.  And 
the  body  is  of  all-metal  construction.  Along  with 
this  greater  endurance  Nash  has  also  given  the 
motor  greater  power,  intensified  smoothness,  and 
increased  economy  in  operation. 
FOURS  and  SIXES 
Prices  range  from  $915  to  $2190,  f.  o.  b.  factory 
The  Nash  Motors  Company,  Kenosha,  Wisconsin 
(1290) 
Naturally  wur  remarks  about  McIntosh 
refer  particularly  to  the  northeast  corner 
of  the  country.  The  apple  does  well  in 
New  York  and  New  England,  and  parts 
of  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania.  With 
us  the  color  and  quality  are  both  superior, 
but  it  ripens  too  early,  thus  coming  into 
competition  with  the  flood  of  late  Summer 
and  Fall  fruit.  We  hope  that  Cortland 
will  prove  as  good  in  quality,  and  ripen 
later  with  us. 
Crude  Oil  Paint 
Referring  to  article  on  page  304,  ask¬ 
ing  your  readers’  experience  in  using 
crude  oil  in  painting,  about  10  years  ago 
I  bought  a  place  on  which  stood  a  large, 
«>ld  barn,  which  had  never  been  painted,  j 
I  wanted  to  paint  the  barn,  but  dreaded 
the  expense.  After  quite  some  cogitation 
I  obtained  10  gallons  crude  oil,  and  with 
it  I  made  a  red  paint  by  incorporating 
into  the  crude  oil  a  quantity  of  metallic 
red  in  oil.  The  result  was  a  dark  red 
paint,  which  I  applied  to  the  barn,  and 
it  has  held  its  color  there  ever  since.  Of 
course,  the  reason  why  I  used  crude  oil 
was  because  of  its  comparative  cheap¬ 
ness  in  price,  and  while  this  combination 
made  a  red  paint  all  right,  yet  I  would 
not  by  any  means  wish  to  convey  the  im¬ 
pression  that  the  quality  of  my  paint 
would  compare  at  all  favorably  with  a  j 
linseed  oil  or  lead  paint. 
New  Jersey.  Charles  roth. 
Little  Robert  while  out  walking  with 
his  nurse  saw  a  blacksmith  shoeing  a 
horse,  and  upon  returning  home  said : 
“Mamma,  I  saw  the  man  who  makes  j 
horses  today.’”  “Are  you  sure  you  did?”  J 
asked  the  mamma.  “Of  course,  I  am."  j 
replied  Robert.  “He  had  one  nearly  fin-  . 
islied  whenT  saw  him.  lie  was  just  nail-  ' 
ing  on  its  hind  feet.” — New  York  Globe. 
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