Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1902 — Introducing the Date Palm. [ARTICLE]

Introducing the Date Palm.

The date palm may solve the problem of what to do with the arid and alkali lands of Arizona and other western 'states. Experiments have been made in the past, but renewed interest is being taken by section of plant introduction of the department of agriculture. According to the New York Sun Professor D. G. Fairchild, agricultural explorer for the department, nosf traveling in Africa, has procured a number of suckers, or offshoots, from the delta of the Nile, which will be distributed in the southwestern portion of this country. In the United Stajtes the date is an article of luxury, but in its native country; it is a most important food, many; regions in Arabia and the Sahara being uninhabitable but for the 4ate palm. \ t Cool. Mrs. Klose—Good morning, madam, you’ll pardon my calling so early, but I saw your advertisement for a cook. Mrs. Hiram Offen—Surely you are not after the place I Mrs. Klose—Oh, no. I need a cook myself, and I thought you might send to me all the applicants you reject.—Philadelphia Press,