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tm 7 ^ ITS 'ntAGRANCC IS SEALED IN VACUUM Grew Corn Before Columbus Landed It is something of a shock to realize that, except for the recent development of hybrid corn, the ancient Americans knew just about as much as we do now. Think what the Indians were doing before Columbus sighted the New World in 1492! They were using fertilizers, building terraces and irrigation ditches. The yde- veloped special planting methods to fitdry-land areas. They had found that two non-competing crops grown in the same field â€" such as corn and beans or corn and squash â€" gave a greater total yield than either crop grown separately. They had developed practically all the basic varieties of corn by the time Columbus came â€" pop, sweet, waxy, dent, floury, fiint. The Indian corn grower didn't know anything about genes or chronio- pr'/'V''/////'/: One yard, .35-iiicli fabric for this <^arling pinafore-jumper in size 2. One yard for bolero, three rpiarters of a yard for blouse 1 She wears jum- per as sundress now, later llio whole outfit will make a hit at Kinder- garten! I'atlcrn 4827, Toddler sizes I, 2. 3, 4, S, 6. This pattern, easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. lias complete illustrated instructions. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS '(25c") in coins fstani[)S cannot he accepted) for this palli-rii. I'rint plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eight- eenth Street, New Toruiitci. Out. somes, Ijut he did notice that cer- tain plants yielded more and stood drought better. He saved the best plants for seed instead of eating them. And that's all white men did about corn breed- ing tintil 30 years ago. Origin of corn is lost in the dis- tant shadows of time. Archaeolo- gists have found ears of corn cobs in tombs, campsites and trash heaps that existed a thousand years be- fore America was discovered. Cen- tral or South America was where corn originated, researcliers guess. By the time Columbus came, corn was grown from southern Ca- nada to southern Chile. Most in- tensive corn production area was in three distinct sections â€" Mexico, Peru and the Guatemala- Yucatan area. Those areas supported the three ancient American civilizations â€" .Xztec, Inca, Mayan. But what is now the great -Am- erican corn belt supported compar- atively little corn. The open prairies did not have trees to give Indians shelter and water. And the tough prairie grasses made a sod that the Indian cultivation could not lick. Indi.ins found it easier to terrace mountains, dig irrigation ditches and kill trees. Cultivation methods were simple. If ground was bare, corn was planted in holes punched in *Iic soil will) a sliarp stick. Some- times the soil \vs worked over with wooden hoes or mussel shells. If there was much vegetation, it was cut. left to dry, then burned off. Indians learned long ago, liow to get rid of trees without a lot of work. They girdled them (hacked away the bark in a circle around the tree). Then corn was planted between the dead trunks. Once cleared, ground was plant- ed to corn until continuous crop- ping and erosion drained fertility from the soil. Then the Indians either moved on or used fertilizer. .â- \ fi.sh was placed in each hill of corn. One acre planted with fish was said to yield as mucli corn as three acres witliout fish. In South .America, the guano beds were prized as highly tlien as now. .Special tillage methods were de- veloped to fit dry-land conditions. Along the sandy Peruvian coast, dry sand siveral feet deep was dug away. Then corn was planted in the moist soil luidcrneath. In what is now the southwest United States, corn was planted in hills 6 to 10 feet apart, with as many as 15 or 20 plants in a hill. 'J his practice persists to this day. Why? It produces more corn than any other mctliod. Plants on the outside of the hills protect the in- ner plants from the hot, dry winds. Indians used the corn grain prin- cipally as food. They parched, pop- ped and ground it. They ate it as roasting ears. Early records also tell how Indians fermented corn, made alcoholic beverages. Other parts of the corn plant were not wasted. Musks were woven into sandals and mats. Stalks were tied to horizontal railings to form walls of buildings and fences. In Mexico and Cuatemala, these build- ing-, still arc common today. CROSSWORD PUZZLE (t. ('orrolRllvc of .'10. Mu.'livil show I . AcaoH.s 1. Malayan cftnoe 6. Lords' estataa 11. Hlrps tS. West Indian cllmblnir planl 1«. King of na.ilinn II. Shoulder ornament 17. Mlxed-up typ« 18. Tablet SO. Color 31. Cistern 31. Ancient Greek cllj' 34. Benso orxan as. Cook In fat 1(. Chansoa 21. Bamuel'a guide 3t. Katlng car 30. Think 31, Atmospheric moisture 33. Slender rod 3$. Footlike part 30. Novel by KIder HaKnard 37. Small valley 58. 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'-.<*C"^,^i(ufr.V HRONICLES %ingerEarm Q Gi>LietvdoUn.e D Clarke Aliiwer cUewhere on tMi page. \\'ith so many storms wandering around in this district during the last few weeks it seems marvellous that our wheat should be cut and stooked without damage or hin- drance. But so it is. However, it is still in the field and we have had another bad storm this afternoon so it will be a few days yet before wheat will be fit to come in â€" al- thougli a good, drying wind can v.ork wonders in a hurry. It has been quite a week, espec- ially last Thursday. In the morning while the men were busy with the binder I went off to get my cherries for canning. In the afternoon, in the middle of the inevitable cherry- pitting job along came Johnny â€" who makes his home here in be- tween jobs. He was in distress, his latest adventure in farming not hav- ing panned out the way it should --although through no fault of Johnny's. So here now was Johnny, bag and baggage, including a week-old calf! Then came milking time â€" and I had reached the stage of getting some of my cherries into jars. Before I could finish Partner , asked nie to phone the "vet" and to call Bob from the field as he would probably be needed. Why? A young heifer was apparently go- ing to have plenty of trouble giving birth to her first calf â€" she had al- ready been uneasy most of the day. So 1 pushed my cherries to one side aiid did as I was told. Bob, of oursc, was at the far end of the fV.rm. In due time he and I 'came down the back lane; the vet arrived from the opposite direction and when we all assembled in the barn yard we found the heifer had pro- duced her calf unaided and alone â€" probabjy about two minutes prev- iously. Actually the vet wasn't needed at all but that is sometliing you can never be sure about. It is better to be safe than sorry any- vay â€" especially with beef the price it is. Imagine what we would have lost it the heifer had died! Well, it was after supper before 1 got back to my cherries and 10.30 when I finished them. But don't accuse me of being too terribly slow â€" I did four small baskets before I was through. Next morning at breakfast I ask- ed Partner if the heifer was alt right. "Sure," he answered, "but her sister also calved during the night so now we have two fresh heifers and two bull calves." And that's the way it goes . . . never a dull moment on a farm. And when you're the busiest that is always the time when the unex- pected Happens. Oh dear, another storm coming up. Well, it may not be good for the wheat but it's grand for the clover and gardens. I am particu- larly interested in my vegetable garden this year because I am try- ing a few experiments. For one thing our garden isn't where it should have been. The garden plot and the yard surrounding it was fenced off and given over to the cows for a cuple of weeks. That was in the early spring when there was so very little iwsture and Partner figured feed for the cows was more important than garden for our- selves. Eventually I was allowed a little corner off the oat field. It was the end of June so it didn't seem worthwhile putting in very much anyway â€" a few beets, carrots, peas and beans and one dozen to- mato plants. But what we had we looked after properly. Partner car- ried gallons of water when the weather was dry and I hoed and weeded our little patch very thor- oughly. My first experiment was in plant- ing the tomatoes. Following direc- tions which I had read in the Farm- er's Magazine I dug a hole 18 inches deep for each plant; stripped off all the leaves except the last two which just rested on fop of the ground when planted. Those plants are now bigger and more healthy looking than some plants I have seen start- ed several weeks earlier than mine. I have them staked and keep the suckers nipped off. I expect the fruit will be too late to ripen but at least it will be an experiment in growing. And then the peas and beans. Peas, as you know, don't like hot weather so I am giving them a mulch treatment â€" pulling utJ weeds and laying them in thick rows either side of the peas and beans. The beans are in bloom and the peas have ever so many pods. Now I am anxiously waiting to see if the pods will fill properly with this treat- ment which should prevent the roots from drying out. . Aijd of course, once you mulch the plants your hoeing job is over as none of the rows are much more than a foot apart. That is one of Louis F.romfield's theories â€" less ground under cultivation, mulch treatment and better results. .\nd less worki .Another idea I heard about â€" but which I forgot at the time â€" is to sprinkle corn meal thickly around the root of the tomato plants when setting them in the ground. That is supposed to prevent stem rot. WDAYXCIIOOL LESSON Jiy Rev. R. B. Warren, B.A., B.D. John, Preacher of Repentance Luke 3: 7-29 Golden Text: Bring forth fruits worthy of repentance. Luke 3:8a. John the Baptist was the last prophet before the presentation of the Messiah. He had been pre- announccd. (Isaiah -tO, Maiachi 4). Plis mother, Elizal)etli. was a cou- sin of Mary, the mother of Jesus. John was a few months older than Jesus. John was sent of God to prepare the way for the ministry of Jesus. He called the people to repentance. Repentance, as John saw it, was not merely regretting that you had done wrong. It was turning from that wrong forever. These people who expressed, even with tears, their concern over their sin, but did not break with it, had no place with those in need. If there were more of that today, the seeds of Communi.sm would not find such fertile soil in our country. To the inquiring tax-collectors he said, "Exact no more than that which is appointed you." While our tax- ing .-system is different today, John's thrust at the spirit of greed and t.\t'-rtion has a thousand applica- tions. Likewise, the soldiers, who were the police of the day, must not use their ^authority to procure bribes. They were to be content with their wages. The three points lecorded have to do with wealth, 'ihose who have it, are to share it. Those who are making their living must do it in an honest and up- right way. But John was merely preparing the people for the coming of Christ, who was greater. John bap- tized with water; Jesus Christ bap- tized with the Holy Ghost. John got into trouble for his rugged preaching on repentance. Herod, living in adultery with his brothers wife, did not like being reproved. He imprisoned John. Later, at the insfigatirfn of the wicked adulteress, John was be- headed. But the judgment will vin- dicate John in his faithfulness to God and his message. Other Papers Pull Boners Too! The Better to Pull 'Em? Dentist, long established, wants to purchase small tractor.â€" -Chicago tierald and Examiner. Powerful Pussy The cat picks up the house in its mouth, carries it upstairs but never harms it.â€" Terre Haute paper. High Time U.S. Scentists to visit America. â€" Ann Arbor paper. May Blow Hia Top Pumping steam from a lluesh- ing machine engineer has been con- tinuous for several daysâ€" Council Bluffs paper. Ideas Other Women Have Found Helpful Our small boys have avoided many bruises on the edge of their sandbox since we've placed their sand inside the circle of a large, - discarded tractor tire. Painted a bright color, this adds a gay note 10 their corner of the yard. * * * A rubber heel nailed on eaclj "foot" of our household ladder pre- vents slipping on.uncarpeted floors. It keeps the ladder from marring them, too. * * * Use a handy half-bushcl basket tor serving popcorn at parties. Make a lining for the basket from bright red oilcloth. (This can be removed easily and washed after use.) Then, enamel the outside of the basket and add gay designs, such as a scallop around the top or fire- crackers. For serving bowls, I de- corate coffee tins to match the bas- ket. * • « When making pot holders, I bad no "stuffing" handy so I tried using a few of the strainer pads from our filter-type milk strainer. They quilt beautifully, wash equally well, and are already cut for round pads. 1 intend to try them in a fancier '"dress" to use as hot-dish pads on the dining-room table. â-  •* ♦ ♦ When a recipe calls for crumbled potato chips, cooky or cracker crumbs, there's no fuss or muss if you place them in a transparent plastic bag, then roll quickly with a rolling pin. You can see when the crumbs are just the right consist- ency, and there's no spilling. A ripper-top refrigerator case is ideal; otherwise, simply fold the open end over and fasten it firmly with a paper clip. * » ♦ To prevent furniture scratches on your floors, remove the cork sec- tions from bottle caps and glue to the legs of offending chairs. * » • Treat your next batch of cup- cakes to a simple and tasty frosting that's made in a minute. Just add a thin chocolate-covered cream mint to the top of each cake as \ou take the pan from the oven. The mints will melt and add an unusually delicious touch. * * « When bedroom - slipper soles wear out before the tops, I trace the outer edge of each slipper on heavy mattress ticking. Then I cut around the outline and press a J-4- inch edge under. I sew the new sole over the old one, tucking and tacking the edge under carefully. The result looks fine, wear well, and slides easily across thg floor. For added comfort, the soles can be innerlined with cotton padding or comfortable sponge rubber cut to fit. * * • Pockets on dresses and aprons won't tear at the corners if you lay a small pleat in the top of the pccket before sewing it on. This leaves plenty of room to put your hand in without strain on the cor- ner. * * « k flat curtain rod such as used for draperies makes an ideal shoe rack if fastened about four inches from the Hoor. * * ♦ Machine-stitch down the center of your cloth tape measure (a long, loose stitch) to keep it from tangl- ing easily. Makes it last longer, too. * • * Though our own children are grown up. I still have a box where ISSUE 33 â€" 1950 Upside down to prevent peeking. / dm 1 3 1 DMd 3 Ho \f 3 d V 9 1 IMS Jl N 3 ar s a o N V W wtm \/ a d I put xoy cut-outs that come am cereal boxes, paper dolls from Su»- day comic strips, and other li«tle trinkets that youngsters might «»- joy. When friends come ealtin« with their families, my surprise box keeps all the children royally e»- tertained. Crows Those who look into such matte* professionally insist that crows eat bugs, beetles and worms. Such diet- ary habits are much to be admired in birds. But the layman, particular- ly the country layman who cherishea his final hour of sleep on a summer morning, wishes that more robins, say, and fewer crows, were addicted to the early bug, beetle, and worm. Crows, to be blunt about it. get up much too early in the morning. And they get up much too fuH of noise. Noise, not song. Compared to a crow, a robin is a shy, retiring â€" virtually â€" voiceless bird. How a crow can eat anything and still make alt flie noise he does is • major mystery. Particularly in the early morning. He doesn't pause long enough between squawks to swallow a gnat. When he doe* pause for breath it is only to fly ta the next tree. Three crows can keep everybody within a mile's radius from sleeping. Four crows can rouse the whole countryside. It wouldn't be so bad if a crow could sing. All birds have a vested right in song. But the crow is simp- ly the loudmouth of birddom, the antithesis of song. If his-diet were keyed to his voice he would subsist entirely on coarse gravel, cockle- burs, rusty nails and broken glass. Instead, he eats corn and beans and fruit and little birds and small chickens and eggs â€" and, of course^ bugs, beetles and worms. And oa such a diet he manages the rough- est, toifghest, least musical sounds on wings. Of one thing we can be thank- ful. Nature saw to it that crows don't cross with owls or whippoor- wills or other night birds, it some- times seems that that fortunate circumstance is all that enables any- one in the country to get any sleep at all.â€" The New York Times. Splittinq K&um And thi RELIEF IS LASTING For fast relief from headache get INSTANTINE. For real relief get INSTANTINE. 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