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This year the blue Tris cristata be- 
came dormant before the Amethyst. 
Have not yet discovered the reason. 
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Mustard did well in my slop jar 
gardening, but runs tall more quick- 
ly than in the open ground. One row 
of turnips across a tub filled with 
rich dirt gave us three meals of tur- 
nips and several salads. Early Beets 
did well, even permitted a bit of can- 
ning, but later plantings a failure. 
Cabbage did so poorly, I pulled them 
up a gave them to the cow. Radishes 
ran all the leaves. 
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You know, part of my work is to 
discover and “monkey” with little 
known plants. Kalanchoe fedschen- 
koi seems to me as nearly fool-proof 
as a fine pot plant can be. 
winter bloomer with handsome foli- 
age and lavender flowers, ity néeds 
less care, less water and less sun 
than a Geranium. 
The people of Arkansas are to vote 
on two propositions, this coming 
November, which are vitally con- 
nected with our American ideals. The 
first is intended as a step toward the 
socialization of medicine, though 
dressed up as reform. It is a plan for . 
state hospitals supported by more 
burden on the already overburdened 
taxpayer. Individualism was intro- 
uced by Jesus and I cannot see that 
we have yet outgrown His teachings. 
Satan oftimes disguises himself as 
an angel of Light, and this propo- 
sition seems to me one of his at- 
tempts in that disguise. 
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The other clearly affirms the 
right of the individual to support his 
family without paying tribute to 
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any organization, nor having such 
tribute deducted from his pay check, 
except at his request. 
I am praying for the defeat of the 
first and the success of the second; 
but no telling. The Lord may intend 
to punish our national sins this com- 
ing election. ' 
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a The ‘poultry industry has noy 
‘reached the point where the greatest 
advances will be made by the small 
scale breeder, who can know his hens 
individually. "The big scale operator 
is economically compelled to sell his 
before they pass their prime. Occasi- 
onally there is a hen who continues 
profitable for several years. The 
next goal, the thousand egg hen, 
must be reached by such hens and 
their daughters, and the profit on 
\ f Fi rig breeding stock will be attract- 
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ive. The safest rule for the back lot- 
_ tery is — know your hens individually 
and cull accordingly. 
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Part of the loneliness of old age. 
is due to the fact that some old per- 
one take pride in being “too old to 
learn”, They have nothing to think 
about, but the personal affairs of 
others, and their own memories, and 
thus become nuisances. If they will 
read the True Christian Religion, by 
Emmanuel Swedenborg, trace out 
the Bible references and study them, 
they may not agree with him on ail 
points (I don’t), but a whole flood of 
light will be poured into their souls 
and, if intelligent, they will be too 
interested te bother with loneliness. 
The book can be obtained from the 
Swedenkorg Foundation, 51 EK. 42nd 
St., New York 17, N. Y., if not in 
your Library. 
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