Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1936, Page 30

‘Bedtime Storigs Chattere ;‘:firu. dtonit ] o'b‘: .“ldldlll,mlll r Cbig - and Cletom Mother Nature. S A RULE Chatterer the Red Squirrel is not given to worry- ing. No, sir, Chatterer is not | the worrying kind. One rea- son is that he is smart and he knows | He thinks himself | that he is smart. smart enough to avoid things that might cause him worry. However, for | once Chatterer really was worrying. ‘The worst of it was, he didn‘t know if | there was any real cause for worry. Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's | Boy had visited the tree in which Chatterer had made his home, and Farmer Brown's Boy had driven his ax into the base of that tree. There was just one blow, but that one blow was the cause of all Chatterer's wor- ries. He couldn't forget it. “What did it mean?” he would ask himself over and over. “Will they come back and cut this tree down? I've seen them cut trees down and, now that I think of it, they were dead trees, like this one. What would I do if they should come and cut this tree down after I have filled my store- houses with nuts and seeds? What could I do? It would be dreadful to have that happen when it was too late to get a new supply of food.” The more Chatterer thought of this possibility, the more he worried. The days passed and Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's Boy did not return It was close to harvest time now. The nuts and the acorns would soon be rattling down and “the pine cones would soon be ready to cut. In fact, they were practically ready now. Chatterer likes to cut the cones from the trees before they have opened. Therefore he always culs them a little bit green. If he waited until the cones were open the seeds would 1all out and be scattered, and so hard r Worries | wmmpe |\ Z#%# | 277 | 734 s LIVING IN IT. think I'll look around a little and see if I can find another home, just in case I should suddenly make up my | mind to move.” | Now, Chatterer didn't need to look | around. He knew every hole in the trees anywhere in that vicinity. In fact, he knew every hole for a con- | siderable distance. Just the same, he | made the rounds once more, to look them over, and none suited him, with |one exception. There was another tree, also partly dead, in which was a | hole quite as good as the one he was | now occupying. There was only one | trouble with it. 1t was occupied. Spooky the Screech Owl was living |in it. Spooky had moved over there | from the Old Orchard early in the | Summer and he was still living there. | “If only there were some way of getting that fellow out of there, I be- | lieve 1 would move in,” said Chatterer to himself. “Yes, sir, I.believe I'd {move in. There are no other store- SPOOKY THE SCREECH OWL WAS | | early enough in the Spring. so that to find. By cutting the cones before |T00MS in that tree, but I know a hol- they have opened he is sure of having | 10 stump close by, and a hollow log. @ supply of seeds all in one place, and | They would make very good store- | it is no trouble at all for him to open those cones with his sharp teeth, So Chatterer was just about ready to begin work, and the nearer the time to begin approached the more worried he became. He just couldn’t forget that visit from Farmer Brown and tried to think of some way to | and Farmer Brown's Boy. “I suppose I'm foolish,” he would | that comfortable home of his, but | say to himself. “Yes, sir, 1 suppose I'm foolish to worry. Farmer Brown's Boy may have just happened to hit this tree, but somehow I can't rid myself of the feeling that they'll come back some day and cut this tree. I Nature’s | houses. I wonder how I can get | Spooky out of there. If I could give him & good scare he might leave and not come back.” Chatterer went thought this matter over. back home and He tried | make Spooky the Screech Owl leave 1nol an idea that was worth anything at all come to him. “If only T were big enough to drive | him out, I'd do it. But I'm not,” he | sighed. (Copyright, 1936.) Children Alfalfa (Medicago sativa.) BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Persia has proven worthy and valuable friend, in- deed, since its entrance into the United States. There are records to show that alfalfa originated in the southwestern part of Asia. It was first cultivated in Persia. point it was taken to the Mediter- ranean countries, and then to North America. i tizen from ’ l S e o e liselt | cent in 10 years, This record will, of The first record of planting alfalfa in the United States is an account of an attempt in 1736 in Georgia. Along about 1850, some seeds were taken to California from Chile, and from this date the steady progress of the plant bas been watched with interest. It is now one of the most impor- | tant forage crops of the United States, | and is only exceeded by timothy alone or mixed with red clover. It is making such rapid strides that the acres planted to alfalfa are mounting to un- believable numbers. In the year 1929 | there were 11,515.811 acres planted. | which meant an increase of 33.5 per | course, be duplicated in the following i 10 years. | There are many varieties of com- | mercial value. Some do better in one | this union a third with the best quali- ties results. If planting a field to al- CRYSTAL ROOM De Luxe Dinners From $'|.50 10-DAY SALE! 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Alfalfa Joves lime and requires more for its needs than nny* other forage crop. It is a heavy feeder. Many methods are used for sowing the seeds. Some like tae drill with & seeder attuchment, others broad- cast the seed by hand, still others use what is known as hand seeder and the seeds covered with a brush-drag. ‘The success of the crop often de- pends on getting the seeds planted the young. tender plants will have a good start before the rains or droughts come along. ‘The yields are much larger if the | cutting of the crop is postponed until the plants are in heavy bloom. The average yield per acre of seed is from two to four bushels. This amount 1s | profitable to the planter. All classes of farm animals are fond | of this forage plant, which is a mem- ber of the clover, bean and pea fam- | ily. As a pasture plant, it is highly | appreciated. Care must be taken that it 1s not overgrazed the first year. | Animals are wont to overeat this fa- vorite plant, sheep and cattle espe- cially. They have what is known as “bloats” from overeating. Horses, mules and hogs merely take on obesity. Weeds come first in the enemy list of alfalfa. The dodder, a famous para- site, is a dreaded foe. Kentucky blue- grass and quackgrass are two more. Grasshoppers are the most formid- able pests. You have to feed them poison to check their onslaughts. The alfalfa weevil is a determined enemy | in the West, controlled by cutting the young plants and letting the weevils perish with the heat, as the cuttings dry in the sun. Last but not least are the ground squirrels, prairie dogs, mice and go- phers, which try the patience of ths Western farmer. These creatures feast upon the roots of the plants, Poison- ing. trapping, and drowning by irriga- tion check these enemies. You can see that even a worthy forage plant has many handicaps to hurdle in its effort to make a success in life. (Copyright. 1936.) | | climate or soil than others. Those hav- | From this | ing good traits are crossed, and from | | Psychology | Sonnysayings BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS, First Impressions. IMIANY persons argue that first im- pressions are the ones that are | likely to stick in the mind of a new | acquaintance, While most of us do readjust our first impressions, the fact | remains that readjustments are not easy to make. Human beings aré ca- | pable of .carrying an enormous num- | ber of prejudices which constantly in- | fluence their judgments. So you will | be safe to abide by the rule of first impressions. What are the personality attribules which go Lo make up first impressions? | The one that stands in position num- | ber one is dress. An appropriately | dressed moron can travel a long way on sheer appearance. | The trait occupying number two is voice. 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