The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-10-27
AeErcrLrrEAL ITEMS.

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Asa rule new fruits, originated from
seeds grown In seasons very uufavoTa.
bio To their growth, ere inferior. Our
best grapes, apples and other fruits
come from seeds grown when the
fruit attained It's greatest excellence.
The fact should be GenerslIy known
that new varieties Of corn can ne orig
mated hy planting frem The small
ears grown on the end Of the tasseI.
BY selecting the earliest Of these o
pre- disposition 10 carliness msy be
fairly expected.
The use Of binders and tight check
reins Is going out Of fashion in Err
glard. For working horse especial
ly, the check-rein Is an sbominati9D,
compelling the horse TO work in az
awkward position as man would
be with both hands tied at his
sldeg.
The straw that hes been spread
around fruit frees with advantage
during the summer as mulch, viii
now soon become dsmage rs har-
boring mice. IL should be removed
and bank OF earth b compacted
around the free or the height OF q
roof or more.
Well-dried Ash guano contains lif-
teen times as much nitrogen as the
ordinary stable manure. The use oi
fish as manure dates from the earliest
history cf the country, and its discov-
cry Is attributed to the Indians, who
used TO plant menhaden with every
hill OF curn.
Root pruning fruit trees to make
them bear often Is cften necessary.
It's objects il TO diminish the vigor o
the tree, which induces fruillulness
probably by tho instructive eHdeavol
of any plant when threatened viii
destruction 10 hasten the seed.fOrm
Ing process which It's kind Is peTpetu
ated.
One Of the best modes OF watering
stock Is 10 have cisier1 in one corn
er Of the basement. ii enclosed OF
all sides with a double wall, it vii
rarely freeze In the coldest Winters
The water that falls on a 30x40 fee
barn through the Winter will suppl.
ten head OF stock.
When the country WAS new, cor
ground was often sown with whea
without plowing, the stubs bein
partly torn down with the drag
Good wheat was then grown, but III
requirements of modern reapiog an
( binding machines demand a smeothe
, surface thsa was deemed necessar
in the olden time.
/ The Injuries TO the Western cor
crop from trusts appear to be mostl
r local rather than wide spread. Wha
a ever failure exists viii be due TO I'll
5 cold aud wet carry season, not TO prt
mature cold at the time of ripanini
II Is reasonably certain that the Gro
3 cannot bs. large enough 10 make yer
. low prices.
This Is the best time TO select see
E potatoes for next seasons planting
Go through the fields, Il possible, b.
fore tho tubers are dug, choosin
! and marking those with thrifty top,
r Then by rejecting the small and ii
formed potatoes, an improved qualit
and increased yield may he reason:
bly, expected.
In manuring fruit trees the cherr
should receive a lighter apllicaIio
than most other kinds. 1t Is nc
benefited by much stable manurt
but can be top-dressed with ashes {
anything containing potash, almo'
without stint. All stone fruits, @
E pecially those that are acid, need III
eral doses of potash.
1t usually makes little difference
the time of ripening Winter wheI
whether 1t Is sown early or late.
it gets a vigorous, though smal
growth it is just as likely to be ear
, as If scwn the last Of August or ii
, first of September. Thorough prep
y ration of the soil and heavy nlanul
. ing ere more important than ear
seeding.
George May Powell makes Il
] very good suggestion that sproutir
acorns or nuts from the forest N;
be planted with no more trouble tn
the setting out of cabbage plants, al
the training Of the young to look
ter the growth of the 'forest babie
st would be enc OF the best means
Of Inducing the incoming generation
n take an Interest in forestry. -
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