Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 11, 1912, Page 2

THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAR PAGE TWO NO MATTER HOW BADLY YOUR AUTO IS CRIPPLED we can perform the necessary opera- tion to restore it to usefulness. This is an auto hospital where all s&ts of fractures and injuries are skill- VALUABLE HINTS ON CULTIVATION OF CORN fully treated. not exorbitant. The House of the FORD AND CADILLAC. UNION GARAGE West Main St. JUST RECEIVED Full Line Reach’s Base Ball Goods Our 50 cents Book Sale Is Still On Stationery in All Shapes Post Cards 1 cent Each IDBOPOSUPOPOIOP LAKELAND BOOK STORXE DEOBOEOTOGHOI OO IO B0 IH SEEDS POTATOES BEANS ALL SEEDS Don't send away for such. I have as good as money and experience can command. N.Y. and Eastern grown. Some from other sections wherever the best grow. FRESH, PURE, TRUE, RELIABLE Car of Pure Maine Bliss Potatoes ALSO FERTILIZERS D. B. Dickson FOR SALE Lands, Choice Colinization Tracts st Low Prices, Florida Homes and Groves on High Rolling Land, Situated on Beautiful Lakes, Paying Straw- as represented by us, For reliable information see & Alfield LAKELAND MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS, Located on East Lake Morton, Solicts the orders of all requiring anything in this line. s SATTE e S , —— e e e e s Send your car here and you'll find that though we are specialists of high rlass our fees are PHONE 65 g John Edmunds, Prop, in the Southern States is very low. These averages are typical of condi- tions prevailing in the Gulf and At- lantic States and show that the corn crop on an average scarcely pays .the cost of production. This condition is the more humiliating because it is totally unnecessary. Under a good system of farming the corn crop of these states should show an increase of 300 per cent. How the Crop Can Be Increased. Improve the condition and fertil- ity of the soil by rotation of crops, by planting cowpeas or other le,- gumes, or by the use of stable ma- nure or compost. Corn requires a deep and thoroughly pulverized seed bed. For the best results on mosi soils the seed bed should usually be not less than 8, 10 or 14 inches deep. Harrow occasionally to keep the s0il in good tilth and free from weeds if there is no winter cover crop. Where there is a winter cover crop break as early as possible in the spring, going the depth usual for that field. If that field has usually been broken in the fall €, 8, 10 or 12 inches deep, the spring breaking for corn should be the same. Plant only the best selected seed, such as will produce uniform ears of excellent quality and a large crop. Plant as early as the season allows in rows four feet apart on well- drained, fairly good sandy loam soils, On rather poor uplands wide rows with a row of cowpeas in the mid- dle of each row are preferred. On flat lands with a close subsoil wide rows and ridge planting appear to be the best; otherwise flat cultiva- tion is preferable. One inch is sufficient depth to plant for quick germination in a well-pulverized, moist soil, but soils and conditions are so variable that the farmer must use his judgment as to the depth of planting. Cross-harrow corn before and aft- er planting and after the corn is up to kill weeds and prevent the for- mation of a soll crust. Then give shallow cultivation once in ten days, and always after a rain, until i is time to lay by. For cultivation use the harrow, the weeder, or the sweep. Flat sweeps or heel sweeps are preferable to long, sharp-pointed sweeps. Keep the middles well cul- Timber, Turpentine, Cut-over & g No rule tlilt will apply in all % | cases can be given for depth of cul- 2| tivation. _‘:_ pared as we direct, the great body of and Trucking Farms.” We guarantee all gg|corn roots under fair rainfall will beary g iy e property just % |lle from three to twelve inches deep 3 and will send their feeders within If the soil has been pre- two inches of the surface. In drier regions the roots seek more depth % |(and when planted with a lister are: 3 | still deeper. In states having thirty-: five inches of rainfall reasonably| #!well distributed, the evidence at, ‘_fi hand shows that surface cultivation two inches deep will generally re- White Af:'cans, That race in northern Africa known as the Berbers is white, and It they ' dressed like our own people and had the habits of Americans or Europeans they could easily pass for such. The Berbers are belleved to be descend- ants of the white inhabitants of an. dans. Blue eyes, fair halr and rosy | cheeks are quite common among them, and many of the women are ;;rlklngly handsome.—Harper's Week. Kodak Booklets. 1 A Kodak owner printed some good | Degatives in soft sepla shades and mounted them in books made from [ bird has brought 12 bables, including clent Europe. They are Mohamme- | dng. ELAND, FLA\., MARCH 11, 1912, IT'S SPRINGTIM RIGHT Now At this store and spring clothes are plenty. If there is a man or bogjthat necq or Furnishings, we are ready to put him nobbiest goods at the lowest prices. sult in a larger yield of corn than deeper cultivation. The first three or four inches of soil under normal conditions are richer in available plant food than any equal space be- low. Preventing the corn plant, by deep cultivation, from using these richer foods ' simply reduces the yield. On good soil properly prepared. here-..jp s Clothes finto 1 [Men’s Spring Suits $10 to $16 Boys’' Suits cultivated, and fertilized, thin be- fore the corn is eight inches tall to a single stalk fifteen inches in the row. When the corn is on land long in cultivation and but little fertilizer is used, two feet in the row will be nearer right. On very rich soll prop- erly prepared and tilled and progres- sively fertilized, the stalks may stand singly a foot apart in the row. Here the farmer must use his judg- ment, but if a large crop of corn is expected there must be a good stand and more stalks left in the row than usual. The thicker stand is support- ed by better cultivation and fertiliz- $4.50 to $8.00 Our Spring Opening March 16t THE HUB _ JOSEPH LeVAY 118 North Kentucky Avenue, Lakeland Putting in Thi New Bat and toilet will not tuke much if we do the certainly ought to room in the house or the lack of it like Have us come and m: of the cost of remod: 3 8 handsome, sanitary room not be much. plenty of cowpeas and when the corn // is gathered the field will furnish a hay crop or a rich pasture for the stock. As soon as the cowpeas are harvested or fed, deep break and sow to oats, winter barley, rye, or vetch for a winter cover. Where the seasons are too short for this method sow crimson clover or rye and vetch at the last working of the corn crop. When the ears begin to set cut out all weak or diseased stalks. Select the seed with care and store it in a dry place. It pays to use commercial fertiliz- ers on corn. The corn crop requires more nitrogen than cotton, It should be fertilized liberally. The kind of fertilizer used, the quantity, and the time of application must be deter- mined by the soil, climate, season, and other conditions, and can not be stated in any general rule, In fact, all the foregoing directions are subject to some modification to meet conditions of climate, soil, and sea- son. Generally a fertilizer that an- alyzes 5 to 6 per cent of phosphoric acid, 3 per cent of nitrogen, and 4 per cent of potash does well for corn. Well-rotted stable manure is good and produces better results if applied in the winter, 80 as to become incor- porated with the soil. The six items to be emphasized in makiag & corn crop are the follow- ing: (1) Good drainage; (2) soil preparation; 3) selection of seed; (4) excellent cultivation; (5) fer- tilization; (6) removing the tassels from bastard and inferior stalks. A good corn crop is of great im- portance. BRADFORD KNAPP, Special Agent in Charge. W. Y. CARTER, Agent for Polk Co. Lakeland; Hardware & Plumbing ROSEDALE ng. Never lay by the corn without Tse ! /1)) planting a cover crop in it, Use 7] o%//fi Lakeland's only exclusive sub-divisiongis [now{on the market, Wide Streets, Shade we. Trees, Fertile Soil, Building Restrictions. Inside the city onefblock from Lake Morton Smith & Steitz jand C.[G. Rogan Rosms 19-23 Raymendo Bidg. When you take a walk or ride, gothrough Rosedale ; the newest part of Lakcate ' 8tork Partial to Miner's Domicile, There seems to be an especial af- finity between the stork and the fam. {ly of Frank Bartofski, a miner at Dickson City, Pa. In ten years the R R A Charming Entertaine is the Bjur Bros 7.7 three pairs of twins, and one set of triplets. Ten of the children are,lly- Use of Cement Saved Bridges. \ At Hamburg there are two bridges the masonry of which was threatening to fall in ruins, being traverse by innumerable cracks of varying size. A remarkable process has just been made use of to rejuvenate these ! bridges. A number of holes vol'o| played. 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