The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-01-08
FARR AVE- FsREssDE.

WHITE AND RED WHrAr.-It IL said
that the hard whcats are all natives Of
warn climates, such ~ Italy, Sicily and
Barbary. The soft whcsts are from
northern climates, such az England,
Russia, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden.
There IL, however, one exception to this
general rule, ne the celebrated Polish
wheat Is hard, and for this reason II has
been contended that II was not q native
Of Poland, but wasintroduced there from
some milder climate. Tho English cli-
mate Is 80 humid that Il is impossible to
ripen wheat hard, but in many cases IL
requires artificial heat 10 harden II be
fore IL can be ground into -four. Different
soils and climate materially change the
nature and variety Of wheat. The Differ
ence between red and white wheat lie not
In variety, but IL owing chiefly TO the
variety Of soil on which 1t is grown. A
generous dressing Of wood ashes applied
to the growing wheat in the former part
Of the growing season, will exert an en-.
cellent influence In rendering wheat Of q
lighter color than II would be without
potash. Lime Is excellent, also, for the
same purpose.
The CArAwBA GRAPE.-On rich bot
tom lands Il h well-known that the grape
does not produce, the strength Of the vine
going TO wood instead Of fruit. The
grapes are small, do not ripen, and suffer
from mildew. George Hood, Of Sonoma,
has been experimenting for some years on
different varieties for the purpose Of find.
ing grape that would thrive and ripen
on bottom land. lie has upon his place
a vine Of the Catawba variety, trellised
on framework. II is just seven year,
from a graf on a native stalk. II covers
one thousand and four hundred square
feet Of surface, and II bore this season
nearly ton Of grapea The frame gave
way with the weight. The bunches are
large, and they ripen thoroughly. No
indications Of mildew has ever been no.
ticed. Those who have no land suited to
the grape culture will find that single
vine Of this variety will supply all the
grapes required for the table use and it
may be that its growth would be profit
able for wine.
UTAH BEE KEKPERs.-At the semi
annual meeting of the Utah Bee Keep
ers' Association, the general expression
seemed to prevail that bees have done
we'll in the six counties represented.
Mr.. Charles Monk had averaged forty
pounds surplus honey from his three
hundred and thirty-fve hives, valued at
thirty-ive cents per pound.
Mr.. George Bailey had met with con-
siderable loss during the past winter, but
his stocks had replenished themselves,
and the yield Of honey had been salts
factory.
w. J. Berlow, owing to i'll health, had
not been able to give proper attention to
his bees, and yet he had taken five hun
dred pounds surplus honey from thirty
hives.
Mr.. ID. Miller, had lost a number OF
hives last spring by cold East wind.
He does not, however, favorw intering in
doors, unless proper care were given, and
a suitable dry cellar could be provided.
Other gentlemen gave their experience
in bee culture, and the general impress
sion seemed to prevail that on the whole,
the industry was in a very favorable
condition, the region represented.
THE VALUE OF BRAISs.-The in
Vulnerable articles which appear continu-
ally on "How to make the farm pay" is
enough to make a horse sick. People
should know by this time that fortunes
do not grow, but are made. Once in a
while one may stumble over a fortune, as
lightning strikes tree, but these are prov.
idental occurrences, and are not in
everyday hands Of man. A man may
have the most fertile soil and raise the
biggest kind of crops, but if he had not
brains enough to know how to go about
selling what he has to the best advantage,
somebody else will reap the best profit,
not he. Or he may have the hest knowl.
edge in the world as to where the best
market is, and the best knack Of finding
out who will give the best prices but il
be has no judgment a. to what crops to
raise or how to grow them, he does not
get along. How to make the farm pay i.
altogether a matter of brains 1t is no
more Of q practical question than how to
make the mill pay, or how to make the
store pay. Not more than half the men
in the world have any brains to spare.
The other half have more than they
need. They spare little for those who
are short, but charge big interest for
the use thereof
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION IN HAY
The question Of spontaneous combustion
is undoubtedly to be credited with many
of the burnings of barns, stacks, etc.
Many fires in cities are clearly traceable
to this cause, for any substance liable to
decay, especially vegetable fiber in state
of compressor, and in connection with
moisture, will heat, and sometimes break
out into flame. In our dry climate where
hay may be thoroughly cured before
stacking, or moving, this combustion
is rare, but in England il is not uncom-
mon.
Able Moigno, in lee .Mnies, gives the iol.