Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-30
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AGR;CULTURAE1

which was dropped the first oe April. 1876
and raised until it was s months and 9 days
old. BY Mrs. Chamberlain Of Portage Prai;
re. 81. Joseph Co., Ind. Il was slaughtered
and dressed by c. vinson Of South Bend;
Ind. the 10th Of September, 1876. and
weighed - follows: The four quarters d
meat weighed s6s pounds; hide, % lh&;
rough tallov. IS lbs; making for bed, hide
and tallow 4S2 pounds, allowing for the
head. feet and other offal. lis lbs. would
make the live weight SIS pounds.
WH1Ar SowNa IN WET SIAsoNs.-T. C.
seholsy. q Yorkshire. England. writes in
the London agricultural Gazette Of Novem.
Der - that much wheat remained unsowp
IN England at that late date on account Of
the continued wet weather. His plan Of
sowing wheat il to make it follow potatoes,
of which he grows $50 acres yearly. The
ground h lightly plowed, the seed sown
evenly On the burrows and lightly narrowed
In keeping the sowing close up to the pillow.
ing. The light blowing enables the farmer
70 SOW On land too wet for ordinary working.
and BY using gang pillow, the land is less
txamped down than when heavier pillow is
used.
How LoAo TO Milk Cow.-There seems
TO be prevalent idea that it is not profit
able to milk COW more than eight or nine
months, and most dairymen dry Of their
COWS early and let them go dry three to
four months. Is this the best practiceP
We think not. A COW is kept for milk.
She should be bred for holding out her milk
q long e. she can, with due regard for
health. It has been proved in the case Of
Thousands Of COWS that have lived to good
old age. that they can be bred to give milk
ten months in the year, bear a good, healthy
and strong calf and be ready for as good
milking season the next year. We should
seek such cows and discard those that per-
sist in drying early. even if they do give
good mess for q short season.
Too MANY VARIEr1Es.-The following
from the N. Y. Weekly Sun expresses ideas
which those intending to plant fruit Of any
kind should heed: NINETY persons out Of
every hundred who set out trees for home
Csc or for market indulge in too many va
rieties. This one fatal error has ruined
more fruit growers than all other causes
combined. Nurserymen propagate their
hundreds and thous:n is of sorts simply be.
cause majority of their customers do not
know what they want all will not take the
advice of those who do. The prevailing
passion with the novice in fruit culture is to
try as many varieties as possible; and We
have known men who had just begun and
with very little capital. to 60 into nursery
and undertake to make short purse 60
long way by purchasing q tree Or two Of
each variety, instead of acting the wiser
part, selecting from number Of trees .
few Of the very best"
LARGE YIELD OF RYE FROM ONE Ss1D.-
Mr.. P. Smith, Of Saortville. N. Y. writes:
"A farmer brought into my mill. the other
day, q bunch Of rye stubble in which I
counted one hundred and nine l0e) stalks.
Did they all come from one kernel Of rye7 1t
grew on piece Of new land, sowed to wheat,
and there was little rye in the seed. The
wheat killed out. Who're the wheat did
not kill out there was only now and then a
bunch Of rye. Some Of my customers who
have seen this think that there was rye
head from which these punches came. but
this could not be as they had never raised
any rye on the farm before and never a. Q
crop" The Rxral Nep Yorker says in reference
to theproblem "Wesee no reasonfor doubt
Ing that the product was from one grain.
It is large yield, but on new ground well
prepared for wheat, and leaving the ryo
plant standing alone is not beyond . reason
able probability. It shows how large Q
product can be got from thin seeding If
every plant has fair chance"
BARKING TREES By RABBITs.-A CORES
pondsnt Of the Weekly Gvanger says: II
have recipe to prevNt the forging Of
rabbits on young fruit trees. I have prac.
tised it for eighteen years. and I know it to
be specific. intended to have given it
10 the public every winter since proved it
BY experiment, but somehow I have hitherto
tailed Twas recently reminded o& it BY
reading lengthy, troublesome and expen.
sive remedy. Mine is simple and easy.
First. catch . rabbit and kill it. IN guar.
antee that it viii quit it, depredatious. but
IL influence il not done yet. Cut Il opsn
snd take out the bowels, lungs hver. etc.
and rub them on the young trees - high -
1 rabbit can reach; when you get through
with tAa*, cut piece Of the &esh. . quarter
tor instance, and rub till You get through.
One rabbit u sufficient for i've hundred
Trees, and it will last all through the win.
tsr. Ihave rubbed them 90 in Novembsg.
and = rabbit viii not touch it al through
the winter, provided you hadno Tar or grease
previously on them"
Yxxruea Arr1ns.-A report IN TIE n. Z.
Tmes sayp: rive have tried many ways tor
the safe keeping Of apples. but We find none
better than to put into clean barrels and
head them up tightly. % - to exclude IN
the light and air possible. and store hsmtn
cool. dark. dry cellars. The nearer apples
ean be kept to the freezing point (s2 dsgTso
Fahrenheit). the longer and better they
win keep. II the mercury in tie osnR
links a,few degrees below this psi1t ap1aee
we'll headed up in the barrels win not ~
fer. as wood is non-conductor f hess -
tho life Of the apple aids in resisting essd
inst a. the life of the tree resists the rlgego
Of winter. Az the apple is the fruit q tAie
country, and is 30 conducive to health end
comfort, it is worth while 70 put up . lev
barrels with special reference TO nsEe sum-
!.sr's use. For this purpose select the laes
keeping varieties. such as Newtown Ptppd1A
Roxbury Eussets, or even Northern Spya
and after tho barrels are filed. shake doV1
among them some plaster. (sypnm) @aA
the intcrsticss arc filed. This keeps cd
the air 20 e9sctually that they asevirtaanl