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PICKLE GROWING AND j ITS MANY RAMIFICATION®S Wednesday, July 14th, 1920 Cut worms sometimes cause trouwble. I would recommend plowing the ground early and keep all weeds down so there will not be anything for the worm to feed on, but ‘before you plant, it is always best to test your ground for cut worms. To make this test, cut a few handfuls of white clover or grass and place in your field; ‘ If you have cut worms you will find them under the clover or grass the next morning. The best time to get rid of the worm is before you plant, for as soon as your crop is up they will iged on the crop and it is hard to get rid of them. aubm m Nren Snimens sn es ol i ne ids 4+ + us : ind iss t â€" > poearance as soon as the plants are up and sometimes ruins the whole crop. I us the plants so they are white and the bugs will leave. This will not kill them, but i: Another method for yellow or striped bug, mix one part airâ€"slacked lime, one Sprinkle over the plants by use of a cheese cloth sack. W HpOUiheSHIREE: To t . rals s uen apnrinent s it uic unsc trs jy banttih t Mivdrc t ui): w mix cais B â€" B fan ie t x w t ds d hh s 2 s o) ts 10 6 c B No n c a ns o9 Green lice is another enemy of the cucumber. The first sign is when the leaves begin to curl up. If you examine, you will find the under side of the leaf to be covered with lice. If you find but few hills affected, I would advise pulling up the plants affected and remove same from the field and burn; but if a large percent of your crop is affected use the following remedy; 1 .part of nicotine and 500 parts of water. Spray the plants two or three times and you will get rid of them. The striped bug is another common insect that feeds on the cucumber. It generally makes its apâ€" pearance 38 SoO0Ff #s the blants are‘ nn andk anmatimaa mina) tha urhnnIo Aerel N o ahoe an poves mM _ qevenee s o * it PRBPC DISEASES AND INSECTS THAT DESTROY THE CUCUMBER . Blight is the worst and most common disease of the cucumber. Blight is a fungus that works on the plant. If it is taken in time it can be checked so that the crop will mature, but if left until it is thoroughâ€" ly seated, it will spoil the crop. I have treated this disease with good resultsâ€"using Bordeaux mixture made by using 3 Ibs of sulphate of copper and 8 Ibs of lime reduced in 50 gallons of water. Spray the plants as soon as the first sign of blight appears, and once each week until you have spraved three times Under your old system of letting the vines grow wild, you walk a distance of eight miles in picking over one acre of ground. Your back is bent, your head is hot, your hands are working to find pickles inâ€" stead of picking them, and in short, your vines are master of you and your family. You cannot find your pickles at all. They have been playing hideâ€"andâ€"goâ€"seeck with you, have become large in feeling and monâ€" strous in size. The large pickles have robbed the vines of new germination, and when you go back toâ€" morrow you find less small pickles. In this system of training you ‘become master of your crop. You can find your pickles, you can pick them with oneâ€"quarter of the labor of the old way. One man can go over one acre in a day and pick every pickle down to one inch in lengtn. Picking in this way, you can go over one acre in the distance of one mile instead of eight. After the crop is harvested the old pickles that may be left in the field should be buried deep or burned. The vines should be gathered together and burned. If possible, plow the land about six or seven inches deep in the fall. Apply the manure with a spreader in the winter or early spring. Then plow about twelve inches deep and disc and harrow thoroughly. Manure must be finely divided and thoroughly mixed with the soil to become effective. A manure spreader is the most valuable implement a farmer can use. Do not harrow fall plowing, but spread manure over it and plow again in the springâ€"get a 12 inch seed bed for pickles. To ue Lo. "oacudls is d i ci ie dn e Ap ie in eana sns h kdistir in i tss â€"Aliatrctint wl at Wnn madh cA n xh indb â€" D ds the i cnie ce c bo c from thg pickle vines trained to grow east than any other direction. Experienced vine men tell us that the morning sun is the germinating sun for all vines. In training the vines tq grow east, the fine spungoids in which the germination takes place are in position to receive the pollen aided by the rays of the mornâ€" ing sun. The spungoids are opened, making them susceptible to pollen. If these spungoids are not opened by rays of the morning light, they stay closed under the action of stronger light later in the day and pollen cannot get in to do the work of pollenization. By training the vines you can get the barren vines in contact with those laden with germination, and all the vines become fruitful. In this system of training you not only get full germination by morning sun rays and contact of drone with pregnant vines, but you place your vines where you get the advantages of §ultivation, heat and moisture. You also grow your vines in such a way that you know where your pickles are. AIRâ€"Without air in the soil you cannot get pla cover the ground around the tap root with Kheavy pap so the wind will not blow it away. Go back in twely in twentyâ€"four hours and the vine is badly wilted, and done? You have shut out the air from getting on the On the earth‘s surface we have fifteen pounds of part in the growing of crops than light or rain. Und the goil because the vines covered the ground. Unde fortyâ€"eight hours, and keep the soil loose. Tinder th Vines handled in this way will yield more than in any other. Training to grow east, they get the morning sun for germination. The training in rows enables you to find them easily and pick them clean when small. The moisture stays in the ground longer around the roots of the vines. The warmth stays in the ground longer on a cold night. You can cultivate the soil between the rows. The resu‘ts are better in every way. You can pick the pickles for less than oneâ€"quarter of the cost of the old way. We urge you to use this system. It is the best way known to the best pickle growers in the world. You should get about 4,000 vines to the acre. Hach vine will yielG about 1"Ib of 1 to %3%% inch pickles each 48 hours when in bearing. The season lasts about 45 days.. You wXl reduce your yield greatly if you leave large pickles on the vines or by allowing land to get hard, or by letting vines run wild. 9. Cultivate albout one and oneâ€"half inches deep until your vine has started to run and covers one square foot, then cultivate two and oneâ€"half inches deep. This will prune the ends of the roots. Where these roots are cut off, there will be from 4 to $ feeders start out and will make a network of roots. This will multiply the feeding capacity‘of the vine. Then cultivate shallow, not over one inch deep, so as not to cut off the feeders. The shallow cultivation will keep all weeds out and will prevent loss of moisture from capillary attraction. Immediately after you have picked over your field You must cultivate it thorâ€" oughly. Cultivate your ground deep, at least every fortyâ€"eight hours. This is very important, as the cuâ€" cumber plant is an air plant, and unless you keep the soil loose you cripple the vine by shutting off the air. Your pickle field handled in this way will not need to be picked only every other day. Picked every other day clean, down to one inch in length, and cultivated deep right after each picking will make for you & new crop every fortyâ€"eight hours. - HOW TO GET MOISTUREâ€"You get moisture by deer You get control of your mOisture in this way. In a season you do deep and frequent cultivation, you get moisture thrc practice will not hold for all cropping, and it is not claimed hold good, as it is a deep tap root plant. For lack of this c the pickle crop has often been a failure. _ MOISTUREâ€"Pickles are composed of 96 percent amount. Thus you see how important it is that you h that your pickle patch should be in & lake of water. soil under the right kind of treatment to supply the n 8. PICKINGâ€"Cucumbers should be cut off from the vine leaving about oneâ€"quarter inch of stem on the fruit. They should be picked just as often as the market demands so as not to have a large number of overâ€"ripe cucumbers, as two or three of these over"ripe cucumbers will sap and destroy your vine. For pickling purposes it will be found necessary to go over the patch at least every other day, depending on the season and growth. Put your basket on the ground between two rows. Get on the ground on your knees. Put your hand under the row of vines and roll them up. You can see every pickle and you can pick them clean. Pick everything down to one inch in length. Pick two rows at a time. Let the vines fall back in former place and go on your knees to the next pickles. 7. ~When the runners are 10 to 12 inches long take a threeâ€"tined pitchâ€"fork and train to the east, and pull them all in close to the row. Keep them all growing towards the e them all in close to the row. You may have to fork them in three times before picking. The system we give you here is the result of the experiments of vine culturists, soil experts afnd pickle growers. Those who adopt the methods we lay down herein, will find ‘the growing of pickles the most profitable crop known to man. Those who continue in the old way, the same way as two thousand years ago. will still have much hard labor, and very little clear profit from the growing of pickles. Cucumbers can be grown on any good soil that will produce good corn or potatoes, except muck and gravelly soil. I prefer clay, sand or loam. The soil should be well fertilized. The very best fertilizer is stable manure. This should be spread on the ground, 20 to 50 loads to.the acre, according to the condiâ€" tion of the soil. More manure will be even better. You cannot get too much manure into the ground for pickles. 3. Disc the ground whout 6 times and harrow 6 times. You cannot disc too deep crop must be very loose and free from lumps. apart 6. Thin out the plants whon 4 to 6 inches high. Le: In no instance should the plant be closer than 36 inches tivator going every other day. To produce a good crop of pickles, three things are essential. First. Good seed that is best adapted to your soil and climate. Second. Good soil that will retain moisture: Third. Good cultivation. If any one of these are neglected, you are sure to fail. Do not try to see how much ground you can plant, but plant what you can take care of properly. 4 There is no plant so prolific as the pickle vine. It is the only vine known that wi plete crop every fortyâ€"eight hours. The pickle vine will do this, if handled properly The pickle vine has been much misunderstood. W »s funn s eug : ~h.‘ +oo 4t sibilities of this plant in taking un the study of its peculiar nature. In this pampl some of the conditions of soil, tillage, fertilizer and methods of handling, to be app ful raising of the crop. ing 1ne following is a copy of a pamphlet issued by The Grimsby Fruit Growers Limited: This Pamphlet we are giving you is arranged from clippings taken from the best authorities we can get in touch with, such as the Dominion Government Experimental Stations, U. S. Gov‘t #xperimental Staâ€" tions, H. B. Davis, Jackson, Michigan; T. Lytle & Company, Toronto; and others who all have had,great success with pickles. The following is a copy of a Plantwthe seed in rows running east and west in the row. COVER WITH ONE INCH OF MO Select land th Plow the land As soon INSTRUA( as the plants are up cultivate it you can plow from 6\to 10 inches deep as deep as subâ€"soil will permit and as ea TIONS FOR GROWING $1000 WORTH OF get moisture by deep plowing and deep and frequent cultivation. his way. In a season of excessive rain, if you have plowed deep and . you get moisture through the principle of capillary attraction. This z, and it is not claimed that it does. But for the pickle crop it does ant. For lack of this deep plowing and deep and frequent cultivation» f wheat bran and mix one gallon of black molasses and 2 Ibs of on the ground. They will eat this as well as the green forage. x one Eound Paris green with one bughel bran meal and one quart Ek Euie i npven onl ons w c w ae 2i o d P high. ‘Leave_ c_)nly one plant in a.place every 3 feet apart and hoe id west 4 ft apart. Put in one or }wu’ 1eeds every one OF MOIST DIRT. § wild, you walk a distance of eight miles in picking ad is hot, your hands are working to find pickles inâ€" ister of you and your family. You cannot find your rek with you, have become large in feeling and monâ€" s of new germination, and when you go back toâ€" )ur crop. You can find your pickles, you can pick 1e man can go over one acre in a day and pick every vay, you can go over one acre in the distance of It is the only vine known that will give a new comâ€" edk wa in contact with those laden with germination, and you not only get full germination by morning sun place your vines where you get the advantages vines in such a way that you know where your iter and phosphoric acid a liberal supply of moist loes mean that you should ed moisture. direction. ~Experienced vine men tell us that the ning the vines tq grow east, the fine spungoids receive the pollen aided by the rays of the mornâ€" threeâ€"tined pitchâ€"fork and train the vines all After the plants are thinned out, keep the culâ€" early as possible You must keep the chickens afia}. §z and burning them on the spot. Do not 1 AvIILVGL, _ it sCNCTa@lly makes Its apâ€" ole crop. I use land plaster. Cover kill them, but it will scare them away. PICKLES ON ONE ACRE OF LAND this pamphlet, we will show z, to be applied in the successâ€" Pickles need deep plowâ€" part dry wood ashes. and potash in small ire. It does not mean have the right kind of THE INDEPENDENT, GRIMSBY, ONTARIO Your land for this ind keep _ The mail for the ranch is received at Longview P.O., Alberta, and although it is twenty miles from the Fanch, the cowboys are always on hand to see that the "mail" is delivered promptly. Once a week during the summer months the boys on the ranch put on °xâ€" hifbittons of their sports for the pleasure of the visitâ€" Brs. Riding of bucking horses, roping, cowpony races Bnd the vartous other daredewil stunts dear to the Bowboy‘s heart are indulged n f Geologists will also find many opportunities for mmenflflc research as the whole formation is an overâ€" from the Old Man River south Of the Creow‘s the nearest railroad point on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, there is a good auto trail through the valley from the T. S. Ranch direct to Calgary, the meâ€" tropolis of Alberta, 60 miles away; the trip can be made by auto in three hours. From the ranch house through the hills it is 11 miles to the E. P. Ranch, the property of HR.H. the Prince of Wales. Adjoining the T. S. on the eastern boundary is the famous Barâ€"U Ranch, the property of George Lane, one of the cattle kings of the North west, who also enjoys the distinction of being the largest owner of pure bred Percheron horses in the world. Although the town of High River is 35 miles away, and The °"T. S." Ranch is situated in the Eden Valley, right at the base of Mt. Head, on the trail that leads to Banff, 603 miles to the northwest, through the Stoney Indiar reservation. Pack outfits are run from the ranch to the beautiful Kananaskis Lakes Numerâ€" ous other worth while pack trips can be made from the ranch through the Canadian Rockies. The romance of life among the cowboys on a Westâ€" ern ranch has been depicted so often in the movies that a number of people who go each year to the Canâ€" adian Rockies have said: "Why not spend our owun vacation this way? Why not take a change from the big tourist hotels and do the thing in the real wild western style?" ‘"Easiest thing in the world," said Guy Weaditk, Stageâ€"Manager for many of the great Stampedes and Frontier Day Celebrations at Calgary and elsewhere, and to make it easier istill he secured the "T. S." Ranch in the foothills of the Rockies, near the ranch recently purchased by the Prince of Wales and in partnership with Miss Flores LaDue, the World‘s Champion Lady Fancy Roper, he has underâ€" taken to entertain a few selected parties of those who desire to spend their holidays on a real Western Canaâ€" dian Ranch, where fishing and hunting are plentiful and where the mountain scenery is magnificent beyond words. (1) Guy Weadick, of the T. S. Ranch, Longâ€" view, Alberta, Canada. (2) Miss Flores LaDue, world‘s champion lady fancy roper, Mr. Weadick‘s partner. (8) Broncho Buster on T. S. Ranch. Cowboy Life on a Western The Duke of Devonshire promised Bir Auckland Geddes, by cable, that he would prestde at a dinner given to the new British Ambassador at Washington by the Canadian Club at Carada is crowing over pivits of a new Canadian Ccean Services‘~ liner, the P of France. & the Prince‘s Restaurant, Picadilly, London, England. The specific purâ€" pose of the Duke‘s visit, however, was to ittend the wedding of his daughter, ady Dorothy Cavendish, to Captain {Tarold MacMilUlan. Duke of Devonshire Keeps ’ His Dat Wmm t % "EmpRpss" _ France es roses 32 } tss $ & ; 33e $>,fttras I . ts T .t . ($ o ®Meredeteo e :::-';-';-':'f:‘:1:~':-':':-':-':fff.-':,-‘:f:-':'::':-‘:~':-'E:T':~':1:f§:-':~;¢>::~':-‘:'f>:£ the exâ€" Pacific ‘mpress He was to sail on the Empress of France. Things looked bad at the start when the boat‘s schedule read "Sailing from St. John, N. B., Mearch 13th." The 13 was a hoodoo right enough because a terrible gale set in with such fury that it was deemed advisable to delay the sailing twentyâ€"four hours. y _ Capt. Cook, the commander, conâ€" sulted by the Duke, gave a solemn promise, "Your Exceililency will be in Liverpool at the appointed time on the stroke of the clockâ€"if the ship‘s engines can manage it.‘" Bteam M mowno Bm uit One of the features of a visit to the T. S. Ranch is the fact that within a few hours after leaving the railâ€" road, one finds oneself in the wilderness amongst the baunts of the big horn sheep and grizzly bear, where the rainbow and Dolly Varden trout disport themâ€" srelvas in the clear nools of snowâ€"fed mountain streams.. Nest Pags to Bwift Current in the Glacier. Coal ofl seepages are plentiful, new ones being discovered every once in a while. f Side trips along these routes can be made with husky pack dogs, to Virgin Valleys, which have never been explored by tourists. This is a form of sport, that as yet, has never before been introduced by guides and outfittens, Dog trains can be had for winter trips, but these trips are only suitable for people prepared to put in a certain amount of hardship and "real roughâ€" ing it," as the tourist would have to do a good deal of snowshocing. tals s SS €emoueea $ _/ &\ â€" c f es ‘& ; ' .rf;’:y.'j:t;;:\-:-.i:'e:icegs,. s it \ /Â¥ & =>£ o 2 e 32‘ ; "$ 9 o § g s iA s l ol X ~ ies > tA . & 3 ‘g. .':;‘ - -::. ~.". * $s * P y 2 f ‘\'?! a â€" oo 4 : C ;.:-\..:;E"-‘.I.‘.',"Z: '}:.' T j ho‘ ,.\,-...:..'.' | & °* omm ,‘% w Just as an afterâ€"thougut, the Hoodso of the 13 tried to break the Duke‘s promise by hanging a dense fog over the Mersey, but by cauâ€" tious navigation Capt. Cook brought his great vessel to anchor opposite the Prince‘s Landing Stage at Liveorâ€" pool at six o‘clock on the morning of March 22nd, the date and howur scheduled for its arrival gauges were never so popula®, Stokers were heroes. A spirit of adventure tightened the nerves of all on board. The Duke kept his date. m Ranch S. Ranch is ng the railâ€" mongst the bear, where L $yines OUS E& ‘FuRd 3 CROS. ELEVEN #i% o m &